'Golden Week' boosts Ningbo's tourism market
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- Category: Ningbo News
- Published: Tuesday, 08 October 2013 11:25
The number of tourists to Ningbo's major attractions had totaled 882,400 in the first four days of the "golden week", or the 7-day National Day holiday, according to the Municipal Tourism Bureau. Twenty-five scenic spots received an average of over 10,000 tourists per day.
The tourist numbers in Xikou scenic spot, Songlanshan tourist resort and Dongqian Lake reached more than 50,000O on October 4, leading other tourist attractions in Ningbo. Besides, eight tourist attractions including Xiangshan Film Studios, Cixi Daqiao Ecological Farm, and Xiangshan Shipu Fishing Dock received more than 20,000 tourists. The hotel occupancy rate reached 80 percent, higher over previous day.
Besides, factory tours are turning hot among tourists to Ningbo. During the first four days of the holiday, self-drive tours, suburban tours and countryside tours are popular among tourists. The city's major tourist attractions saw an increasing tourist number compared to the same period in 2012. New forms of tourism like leisurely trips and factory tours become highlight this year. Tours to villages in the outskirts, coastal villages in Xiangshan, and Dongqian Lake are increasing. "The first four days of the holiday shows factory tours are increasingly important development trend during this golden week," said an official of Municipal Tourism Bureau. Currently, Ningbo has nine factory tour attractions on national and provincial level, which can provide the real flavor of a region’s unique culture and history to tourists home and abroad. In 2012, companies represented by Zhejiang Shipyard and Hangzhou Bay Base of Geely Automobile have been rated as factory tour attractions on provincial level. In 2013, more than 10 companies including Ningbo Sonluk Battery Co., Ltd., Oulin Kitchen Utensils Co., Ltd, Helen Piano Co., Ltd are competing for provincial or municipal factory tour spots.
