During the May Day Holiday, Yichang received 1.862 million tourists and achieved tourism revenue of 672 million Yuan, up 15.88% and 20.65% year on year respectively.

　　During the May Day weekend, 8 major scenic spots received 463,900 tourists by the various promotions at the tourist sites as listed below.
　　

　　In addition, many scenic spots launched rural themed expeditions including backpack fishing, hiking, camping, mountain adventures, rural self-driving tours, ravine stream rafting and water fitness, which were very popular among tourists. With flowers as focus, a series of rural tours were launched though the year in Yiling District, including the Cherry-picking tours at Wenxian Cave and Fuyu Mountain. The activity at Wenxian Cave attracted over 8,000 tourists and the sales of cherry was over 150,000 yuan RMB. The agritainment at Jiuwan River, Lianzi Cliffs Qiao Jiaping, Lepingli became popular destinations for people to experience the folk customs and rural life. During the May Day weekend, the accommodation rate of the agritainment of the city reached 80%.

Most hotel rooms have been booked before the holiday and the accommodation rate of hotels of three stars and above reached over 87%.The occupancy rate of Junyao Jinjiang international hotel, Taohualing Hotel, Xiazhou Hotel, the Great Wall Hotel, and Yiling Hotel was 100% On May 2.Meanwhile, the Urban Tourism Comprehensive Law Enforcement Team strengthened the law enforcement during the holiday and ensured there was no major complaints and major security incidents. (Reporter Wang Yin, correspondent: Chen Ling and Shi Zhan)