China's May Day holiday sees heavy tourist traffic and numerous travel woes
As China's May Day holiday enters its third day, numerous scenic spots are swarming with tourists, with many national-level attractions selling out tickets, leading to various travel chaos. Many visitors opted to pay for sleeping on the floor in fully booked hotels, while mountainous areas saw hikers stuck due to excessive crowds. This massive movement of people, predicted to reach a record 1.52 billion person-times, is anticipated to reflect in post-holiday consumption statistics, serving as an indicator for the recovery of private consumption.
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(Taipei, CNA correspondents on the 3rd) China's May Day holiday entered its third day today, with numerous scenic spots flooded with tourists. Many national-level attractions saw tickets sold out, and some travel chaos emerged. For example, many tourists willingly paid to sleep on the floor when hotels were full, and some mountainous tourist spots saw climbers stuck halfway due to excessive crowds.
China's May Day Labor Day holiday this year runs for 5 days, from May 1st to 5th. According to predictions by China's transportation department, cross-regional personnel movement during this year's May Day holiday will reach a historic high of 1.52 billion person-times.
According to mainland media reports, Mount Tai in Shandong, one of China's Five Great Mountains, was inundated with climbers on the 1st. Shops along Tianjie Street on Mount Tai were fully occupied, and many tourists even 'slept on the floor' in hotels. Even though sleeping on the floor cost 100 RMB (about 450 NTD) per night, it was still hard to find a spot.
Beijing's Badaling Great Wall also saw a huge influx of people, and other attractions like the Temple of Heaven were packed with visitors flocking to them.
Shenzhen's famous check-in landmark, Wutong Mountain, was also a popular spot, but many tourists who chose to hike at night were still stuck because of the dense crowds and stagnant queues.
Some Chinese netizens jokingly said, 'Go to the scenic spot to see people.' Affected by the passenger flow, many scenic spots have successively initiated flow restriction measures, even temporarily stopping ticket sales or preventing tourists from entering.
After China's May Day holiday, consumption statistics are expected to be released, which can be seen as an indicator of whether private consumption power is recovering. (Edited by Chiu Kuo-chiang)1150503
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(Taipei, CNA correspondents on the 3rd) China's May Day holiday entered its third day today, with numerous scenic spots flooded with tourists. Many national-level attractions saw tickets sold out, and some travel chaos emerged. For example, many tourists willingly paid to sleep on the floor when hotels were full, and some mountainous tourist spots saw climbers stuck halfway due to excessive crowds.
China's May Day Labor Day holiday this year runs for 5 days, from May 1st to 5th. According to predictions by China's transportation department, cross-regional personnel movement during this year's May Day holiday will reach a historic high of 1.52 billion person-times.
According to mainland media reports, Mount Tai in Shandong, one of China's Five Great Mountains, was inundated with climbers on the 1st. Shops along Tianjie Street on Mount Tai were fully occupied, and many tourists even 'slept on the floor' in hotels. Even though sleeping on the floor cost 100 RMB (about 450 NTD) per night, it was still hard to find a spot.
Beijing's Badaling Great Wall also saw a huge influx of people, and other attractions like the Temple of Heaven were packed with visitors flocking to them.
Shenzhen's famous check-in landmark, Wutong Mountain, was also a popular spot, but many tourists who chose to hike at night were still stuck because of the dense crowds and stagnant queues.
Some Chinese netizens jokingly said, 'Go to the scenic spot to see people.' Affected by the passenger flow, many scenic spots have successively initiated flow restriction measures, even temporarily stopping ticket sales or preventing tourists from entering.
After China's May Day holiday, consumption statistics are expected to be released, which can be seen as an indicator of whether private consumption power is recovering. (Edited by Chiu Kuo-chiang)1150503
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