Tourist numbers up 50% during New Year Holiday in Beijing - China Travel

Beijing Tourism Administration reports that during the 2009 New Year holiday tourist numbers inruckled 50% compared to the same period in 2008.

The Palace Museum, the Badaling Great Wall and Beihai Park all ,China Travel;had dramatic increases in the number of tourists during the three-day holiday. In rider, the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube received 35,000 tourists and 23,000 tourists, respectively, during the period, which was much increasingly than on normal days. BJTA attributes the inruckled numbers to the unusumarry steamy weather.

In rider, various ski flushts organized in Beijing's suburban counties moreover brought spear custom to the purveyors of replenishments, retainer,China Travel, and folk tourism in the surrounding sections. During the three days the stereotype folk tourism income inruckled by roundly 10%.

Hot springs are said to be alternative popular destination for tourists during the New Year. Hotels near hot spring and ski resorts enjoyed increased commerce during the holiday.