On October 7th, reporters learned from the Chenzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Tourism, Radio, Television and Sports that during the National Day this year, the city received a total of 7.1465 million tourists, an increase of 18.91 percent over the previous year, achieving a total revenue of 4.941 billion yuan, an increase of 25.52 percent over the same period last year. The tourist arrivals and tourism revenue continue to be the highest in the province.
Under the correct leadership of the municipal Party committee and municipal government, due to the early planning, early deployment and early arrangement of the whole city, a series of colorful holiday cultural festival activities and its powerful safeguard measures have greatly satisfied the needs of the people's holiday tourism, and the number of tourist arrivals and comprehensive income have climbed to a new height, which showed the maximum benefit of the integration and development of culture and tourism, the quality of tourism supply, the standardization of management services, and the good development results of safety management.
Tourism economy has reached a new high. During the National Day holiday, the city's weather was clear, suitable for travel, and the tourist receptions and income achieved double growth. According to statistics, the city received 7.1465 million tourists of all kinds, an increase of 18.91 percent over the same period last year, and realized a total tourism income of 4.941 billion yuan, an increase of 25.52 percent. The tourist arrivals and tourism revenue continue to be the highest in the province. Among them, 650,300 overnight tourists received and 615 million yuan in overnight tourism revenue, an increase of 7.14 percent and 17.31 percent respectively; 6.4962 million one-day tourists received and 4.323 billion yuan in one-day tourism revenue, an increase of 20.23 percent and 26.79 percent respectively; the city's star-rated hotel rental rate reached 90.6 percent, ranking the forefront of the province.
During the National Day, in order to implement the relevant requirements of ticket reduction in key state-owned scenic spots, Chenzhou authorities and scenic spots responded positively. During the National Day, Dongjiang Lake, Feitian Mountain, Wangxianling, Suxianling, Wanhua Rock, Banliang Ancient Village and other scenic spots carried out ticket reduction and preferential activities, attracting a large number of tourists. During the National Day, the tourist area around Dongjiang Lake received 310,000 tourists and realized a comprehensive tourism income of 46 million yuan; Mangshan Mountain received 164,000 tourists and realized a comprehensive tourism income of 29.8 million yuan; Feitian Mountain Scenic Spot received 83,000 tourists and realized 5.9 million yuan of comprehensive tourism income; Jiulong River Scenic Spot received 52,000 tourists and realized 5.2 million yuan of comprehensive tourism income; Suxianling-Wanhua Rock scenic spot received 47,000 tourists and realized 1.003 million yuan of ticket income.
This year's National Day Golden Week was a golden week for leaders with the highest attention, the most detailed arrangements and the most adequate preparations. The quality of service has been significantly improved, and all counties and cities, relevant departments and tourism enterprises have made all preparations.