During the three-day May Day holiday, tourist destinations across Qinhuangdao received a total of 2.118 million tourists, a year-on year increase of 30.02 percent. The tourist industry raked 2.068 billion yuan in revenue, up 30.02 percent from a year earlier. The average occupancy rate of star-rated hotels in the city reached 71 percent, official data from Municipal Tourism Commission showed on May 1st afternoon.
The fine weather during the holiday was good for travel. While self-driving tour was the top choice of tourists, the neighboring provinces and cities such as Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, and Liaoning were the main source of tourists. For residents of our city, the suburbs and surrounding areas were the main destinations. The number of tourists in recreational parks like Boulevard Park, Forest Sports Park and scenic spots in city’s suburbs like Immortal Seeking Places of Qinshihuang (the first emperor) significantly increased. Tulips in the Rotary-island Park and the Qinhuang Botanical Garden were very riotous and attracted a large number of citizens.
In order to provide tourists with more special tourism products, on the eve of May 1st, many scenic spots such as Biluo Tower had opened their doors so that tourists could have more choices during the three-day holiday. Fishing Island Hot Spring Resort received a total of 15,900 tourists in 3 days, an increase of 183.93 percent compared with the same period of last year; Biluo Tower Park received a total of 25,500 tourists in 3 days, an year-on-year increase of 69.57 percent; Changli Tourism and Sandboarding Activity Center received1.37 million tourists in 3 days, up 57.22% from a year earlier.
Rural tourism was also hot. A continuous stream of visitors came to experience rural life, enjoy the rural happiness and taste the countryside meals. Banchangyu Scenic site received a total of 0.39 million visitors in three days, which was a year-on-year increase of 210%.
In order to welcome all tourists, the city's various scenic spots launched a variety of theme activities and pushed the city's tourism to a new peak. Beidaihe district held the 14th International Skating Festival, attracting tens of thousands of domestic and foreign roller-skating enthusiasts to gather there. The exciting skating competitions, thrilling extreme performances, and vibrant carnival activities created a unique landscape to Beidaihe; The Kite Festival held by Sand Sculpture and Ocean Park launched a series of activities like flying a 2018-meter-long giant zither, stunt kite-flying contest, kite master show, kite culture exhibition, etc. It received 18,200 visitors in 3 days, a year-on-year increase of 43.31%. Shanhaiguan Scenic Area offered tourists the theme activity "Smelling spring in Ancient Town, enjoying an intellectual Parent-child tour ". In the form of parent-child games, participants could not only visit the major attractions in the ancient city, but also let the children understand the cultural and historical knowledge of the scenic spots. 123,000 visitors were received in 3 days, an increase of 22.75% compared with the same period last year; Zushan scenic spot meticulously organized a series of exciting performances and interactive projects including antique style show, children's group performances, Tai Chi show, customs clearance and treasure finding game, etc., which attracted a total of 13,100 visitors during the three days.