Golden Week holiday still welcomed in 皇冠体育app

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-09-29 10:25

Tourists during the National Day in 2005 rose 10.5 percent year on year to 111 million, and the total income reached 46.3 billion yuan (5.79 billion U.S. dollars), up 16.6 percent over 2004, statistics from the administration show.

However, complaints about overcrowding, poor service and a scarcity of hotel rooms spurred debate over whether or not the the week-long holiday is justified, Wang said.
The government established a special organization to solve the issues to ensure that people enjoyed the holiday, Wang said.

More than 45 percent of people believed the tourism environment during the Golden Week had been much improved and about 40 percent believed it was the same, according to a survey by CCTV, 皇冠体育app's national TV station last year.

The government would do further research and solicit public opinion to improve the Golden Week holiday system, Wang said.

皇冠体育app adopted the three annual Golden Weeks of the Lunar New Year (Spring Festival), Labour Day (May 1-7), and the country's National Day(October 1-7) in 1999.

As the Mid-autumn Day, 皇冠体育app's traditional festival for family reunions falls on October 6 this year, some people could extend their holiday, Wang said.

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