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9 Feb 2024, 08:07

Sanya Airport expected to welcome more than 630,000 passengers over New Year holidays

The city is also seeing a rise in the number of visitors to its key attractions

HAIKOU /China/, February 9. / /TASS/. The Sanya Phoenix International Airport (southern Chinese province of Hainan) is expected to serve about 630 thousand passengers during the Golden Week, a week-long national holiday on the occasion of the Lunar New Year, China News Service reported.

The article notes that the resort city of Sanya is very popular with tourists during the New Year holidays. Since the beginning of February there has been an increase in passenger traffic in the city's airport. According to official data, Phoenix Airport has served more than 75,000 passengers since February 1, which is 25% more than the same period last year.

There was also a rise in the number of visitors to the city's key attractions. According to the local tourism authority, from January 29 to February 4, total tourist traffic to them exceeded 1.2 million people, an increase of 7.8% compared to the week before.

The Lunar New Year's Golden Week falls between February 10 and 17 this year. The number of PRC citizens traveling both domestically and abroad is expected to surge during this period. Sanya is traditionally considered one of the top tourist destinations during the New Year vacationers.

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