Tourists visit Tianjin Ancient Culture Street. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Sun Fanyue
Tianjin, May 2 (Xinhua) -- During the "May Day" holiday, Tianjin hotel reservations were hot, traffic was busy, and the flow of scenic spots increased... Consumers are enthusiastic about traveling.
100% occupancy rate in many homestays
During the "May Day" holiday, many tourists wandered the streets and alleys of Tianjin's Fifth Avenue, and designer Li Wenshuang operated a number of homestays on Tianjin's Fifth Avenue. After graduating from the School of Architecture of Tianjin University, she applied the design concept to small western-style buildings to create "experienced" life scenes and interpret the connotation and beauty of Western-style buildings for more tourists.
Li Wenshuang said that since the beginning of this year, the occupancy rate of homestays has been relatively high, attracting many foreign tourists to visit. "During May Day, 33 guesthouses we operated were completely booked."
"Some guests told me that staying here, even the creaking old staircase has become a wonderful music of the years." Li Wenshuang said, "I look forward to the development of the tourism and homestay industry in the future, and I hope that more people will pay attention to the small western-style houses in Tianjin." ”
According to data from a travel platform, on the first day of the May Day holiday, the total order volume in Tianjin increased by 950% compared with the first day of the May Day holiday last year, and increased by 159% compared with the first day of the May Day holiday in 2019. On the first day, the number of hotel bookings in Tianjin increased by 1124% year-on-year.
During peak hours, one flight takes off and lands in 2 minutes
Tianjin Binhai International Airport, a plane arrived and left in an orderly manner.
Wang Li, director of the tower control room of the control and operation department of the Tianjin Air Traffic Control Branch of Civil Aviation, introduced that during the "May Day" holiday, Tianjin Binhai International Airport took off and landed about 450 flights per day, and there were one flight every 2 minutes during peak hours. "Arriving and departing planes are waiting in an orderly manner, there is an endless stream of vehicles picking up and dropping off passengers near the terminal, and the airport is very busy."
During the May Day holiday, Tianjin Binhai International Airport is expected to carry 270,000 passengers, with an average daily passenger throughput of about 54,000.
Passengers waiting at Tianjin West Railway Station. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Weizhen
Wang Qi, deputy general manager of the marketing department of Tianjin Binhai International Airport Co., Ltd., said that with the further adjustment of the inbound flight policy, the demand for outbound travel by passengers will be released, and the resumption of growth of route flights will further expand the range of options for outbound (border) travel. "In order to meet diversified travel needs, we continue to diversify flights and take various measures to improve passenger service."
According to reports, on the first day of the "May Day" small long holiday, Tianjin Station and its jurisdictional stations sent more than 200,000 passengers.
"Expressways are an important window for observing economic and social operations and the recovery of tourism consumption." Chen Chang, deputy general manager of the operation division of Tianjin Expressway Group Co., Ltd., said that in order to provide citizens and tourists with safe and high-quality highway services, the staff carried out a series of special inspections on highway infrastructure and road environment in advance to ensure the smooth operation of the expressway.
On the first day of the holiday, key commercial and trade enterprises "absorbed" 290 million yuan
Watching exhibitions, shopping, tasting food... In the past few days, Tianjin Aqua City has been very lively. "Recently, the traffic and sales of shopping malls have increased significantly." Fang Fang, general manager of Tianjin Aqua City Commercial Management Co., Ltd., said.
Consumers shop at Tianjin Aqua City. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Weizhen
Fang Fang said that with the synchronous recovery of retail, catering and other industries, cinemas, KTV, children's entertainment venues and art education, sports and fitness and other formats in the mall drive each other, which has played a good effect in stimulating consumption.
This holiday, Aqua City also introduced elaborate "pop-up shops", which not only attract consumers to form interactions, but also provide a platform for the display and promotion of cultural and creative products. According to reports, new consumption forms such as the "pop-up economy" will inject new momentum into the recovery of business districts and play a more positive role in promoting consumption upgrading.
Data show that on the first day of the "May Day" holiday, 232 commercial and trade circulation enterprises monitored by the Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Commerce achieved sales of 290 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 38.2% and an increase of 19.7% over 2019; Passenger traffic reached 1.563 million, a year-on-year increase of 27.1%.