May 3, 2020

China's tourism sector is "warming up," media reports showed, citing data recorded in the first several days of the May Day holidays, as China cautiously reopened its tourism industry on the first major public holiday period since the COVID-19 outbreak began. 

The first three days of this year's 5-day-long May Day holidays saw a combined tourist volume of 85 million, raising hopes for a recovery of the nation's 6 trillion yuan ($850 billion) tourism sector, which has been one of the hardest hit during the COVID-19 epidemic. 

Initial data disclosed by media reports showed that 84.99 million tourists hit the road from Friday to Sunday, generating a combined total of 35.06 billion yuan in tourism revenue across the country, according to information released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The revenue figure already exceeded the 8.26 billion yuan generated by the 3-day-long Qingming Festival in April.

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