Diversified tourism industry stimulates market vitality, scenic spot revenue hit a single-day record high and the whole area of tourism fashion new products spring up... During May Day holiday, Qingdao, with green mountains and blue sea, became the heart of many tourists.
72 A-Class Scenic Spots Welcomed 2,245,700 Visitors
It is reported that the 72 A-class scenic spots received a total of 2,245,700 visitors during the holidays, with a business income of 79,230,000 yuan, an increase of 12.08% on comparable basis over the same period in 2019; the 64 star-rated hotels monitored, with an average occupancy rate of 73.28% and a total business income of 45,890,700 yuan, an increase of 13.95% on comparable basis over the same period in 2019. The strong recovery of Qingdao's holiday tourism market shows strong mobility, activity and spending power.
In Fushan Bay on holidays, white sails are competing in the blue sea, a group of tourists feel romantic moments near the waves. Cruise ship are in non-stop service so that more and more tourists experience visiting Qingdao on the sea. The experiencer of sports sailing, motorboats, yachts and other projects also increased significantly.
During May Day Holiday, Laoshan Scenic Area received 219.3 million visitors, to achieve business income of 15.3446 million yuan. Driven by this, the special cultural and creative products in Laoshan Shufang sell hot. In Taiqing wharf, the visitors waiting to experience the drift boat lined up in long lines ...... more than 2,000 visitors here every day to experience the charm of Laoshan on the sea.
Qingdao Fantawild Dreamland received 6.49 million visitors, although the number of visitors has not fully reached the level before the epidemic, but the scenic business income on comparable basis increased 28.28% compared with the same period in 2019.
Urban Area + Rural Area Special Tour
During the festival, all districts and cities in Qingdao combined their own regional cultural characteristics to launch numerous cultural tourism exhibition activities and tourism products. The Shinan District plans to launch a series of high-end fashion bazaar, the West Coast New Area combined with the unique natural tourism conditions to hold thematic activities, Chengyang District came in a number of new tourist attractions, Jiaozhou District hold flower picking and other activities in a number of towns, Pingdu District attract many tourists by the main parent-child tour, rural tourism and Laixi District launched the first rural tourism festival. The creation of distinctive cultural tourism products and services has tended to diversify and differentiate Qingdao's cultural and tourism supply, forming a prosperous cultural tourism market combining fashionable tours in urban areas + experiential tours in rural areas.
Red Tourism Helps Surging Popularity
Red tourism is also a popular choice for Qingdao tourism this holiday season. Various scenic spots and cultural venues highlighted revolutionary tradition propaganda and patriotic education and carryed out a series of red culture-themed propaganda, exhibition and display activities to provid more choices for tourists and citizens.
Railway, Highway and Airport Are Expected to Transport 1.77 Million Passengers
During the holiday, the popularity of tourism and consumption is soaring, driving a sudden increase in traffic demand According to the statistics of the Municipal Bureau of Transportation, from May 1 to 5, the total number of transportation passengers in Qingdao's important transportation hubs, such as railway, highway and airport, are expected to reach 1.77 million. Among them, Qingdao railroad and subway both set new highs in passenger flow.
Ten Key Trade Enterprises Achieved Sales of 720 Million Yuan
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On the afternoon of May 5, the Municipal Bureau of Commerce released the consumption data of Qingdao during the May Day holiday: During the holiday, under the premise of solid implementation of the epidemic prevention and control policy, Qingdao's key trade enterprises carried out more than 100 promotions to prosper the holiday consumption market in Qingdao, the ten key trade monitoring enterprises (groups) achieved a total of 720 million yuan in sales, an increase of 31% over the same period last year.
(By Fanying)
