In the just-concluded China’s 75th National Day holiday, Qingdao welcomed a total of 8.4261 tourists, picking up 15.91% year on year; tourist spending amounted to RMB9.913 bln, increasing by 13.02% from the year before.

According to data from Tuniu, an online travel agency, Qingdao was included among Top 10 destinations for domestic tourists. Ctrip, another online travel agency, ranked Qingdao among the most sought-after destinations for inbound tourists who were primarily from South Korea, America, Japan, Singapore, Australia, Germany, Britain, Thailand, Russia and Malaysia. Innumerable posts about the beauty of Qingdao appeared online. Tourists could not help giving likes to Qingdao-related posts on social media, and were reluctant to finish their trips in Qingdao.

In the 7-day-long holiday, many tourists from other places took a Citywalk in the historic urban area of Qingdao with the performers in the Qingdao Comedy Festival. The “Tribute to China by Dancing” event put on thousands of performances in 13 locations including Zhongshan Road, Sifang Road, Dabaodao and Shangjieli. Night skies over the Olympic Sailing Center were lighted up by the UAV performance named Xun Meng Cang Hai. Numbers of visitors going to Qingdao Beer Museum, a top rated tourist attraction, have reached the limit. The Qingdao Joint Operation Center for Marine Tourism recorded 5,200 voyages that transported 180,000 tourists, a year-on-year surge of 266%. The Laoshan Mountain Scenic Spots welcomed 350,000 tourists, increasing by 14.6% from the same period last year.

The 2024 music season event on the Old Stone Man Beach in celebration of the National Day holiday offered a music feast to tourists and citizens on beach. In the second fluttering red flag festival held in the Qingdao Mingyue Shanhaijian Scenic Spot, Chinese dragon drum and lion dance performances epitomized the times of peace and prosperity. The Yezai coastal camping site in the Golden Beach Beer City, the CHILLWAVE camping ground and the A Duo Hua Jie camping lawn were frequented by citizens and tourists to enjoy autumn scenery. Citizens and tourists could travel around Qingdao while watching races. The 2024 China Sport School Federation Teenager Laser Shooting Tour (Qingdao) attracted the participation of nearly 1,000 contests from across the country.

In the National Day holiday, a wide range of tourist products in Qingdao were a testament to the inevitable upgrading of consumer market as well as the vigor and vitality of the city.  (Ma Xiaoting)

In the National Day holiday, the historic urban area is packed with tourists who eat delicious food of all kinds or watch street performances to enjoy their leisure time. By Xing Zhifeng