Qingming Holiday Visitor Growth
On April 5, data from the tourism and statistics department of Wulingyuan District in Zhangjiajie showed that during the Qingming Festival this year, Wulingyuan, the core scenic spot in Zhangjiajie, received 349,800 tourists, a year-on-year increase of 93.88%; 40,800 people visited the mountains at one time, a year-on-year increase of 51.54%; and achieved tourism revenue of 200 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 118.46%.
Rise in Independent and Self-Drive Tourists
The number of self-guided tourists and self-driving tours has increased significantly this year. During the Qingming Festival holiday, core scenic spots received 76% of self-guided tourists. It has received 28,000 self-driving vehicles, and self-driving tourists mainly come from Changsha, Zhuzhou, Xiangtan, Yiyang, Changde, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangdong and other places.
During the short holiday, the Wulingyuan District Government organized tourism, public security, traffic police, transportation, highways, industry and commerce, and food and drug administration departments to implement a 24-hour duty system. All receptions in the scenic area were in order, and transportation facilities such as environmentally friendly passenger vehicles, Tianzishan Cableway, Bailong Elevator, and Yangjiajie Cableway operated smoothly, and there were no long queues. There was no valid travel complaint, quality complaint or travel-related safety accident during the holiday.