The fifth day of the National Day holiday witnessed a stable number of visitors in Hunan's scenic spots. Self-drive travelling, short trips to suburb areas, and group travelling for families have seen vigorous growth, with the great development of leisure economy. The average occupancy rate of Hunan's hotels reached 95%, and related tourism consumption in areas like transportation, accommodation, catering and entertainment increased greatly.
According to the statistics, 42 provincially-monitored tourism areas or sites received a total of 1.02 million tourists, an increase of 5.4% compared with the same time of the previous year. Hunan scored ticket revenue of about 75.73 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.94%. The top ten major tourist spots in terms of tourist arrivals are Wulingyuan Core Scenic Area, Yuelu Mountain, Hengshan Mountain (Southern Mountain), Junshan Island and Yueyang Tower, Langshan Mountain, Shaoshan (Birthplace of Mao Zedong), the Window of the World, the Underwater World, Memorial Hall of Comrade Liu Shaoqi, Nanshan Mountain, and Fenghuang Ancient Town.
In addition, owing to the effective measures taken in advance, Hunan has no traffic congestion and stranded visitors in its scenic spots.
