Shanghai Attracted 8.8 million Tourists in National Day Holiday

More than 8.8 million tourists flocked to the city during the weeklong National Day holiday - a year-on-year increase of 15.8 percent, officials said yesterday.

Tourism revenue over the holiday break that ended yesterday rose 10.5 percent to 8.26 billion yuan (US$1.35 billion), said the Shanghai Holiday Coordinating Office.

Fine weather, plus a variety of activities during the Shanghai Tourism Festival which ended on Monday, helped bring the hike in visitor numbers to a total of 8.81 million, according to the office.

Among the most popular destinations were the Yuyuan garden area, the Nanjing Road Pedestrian Mall and the Bund.

They attracted 3.3 million, 8.1 million and 5.22 million people respectively, the office said.