On June 22, a coach with 50 tourists from Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, arrived at Chexi Folk Custom Tour Site, marking the resumption of cross-provincial tourism of the scenic area this year.

　　Zhang Chunyu, a local guide from Yichang Tour Guide Association with over 12-year work experience, says that her peers have already begun to share travel information and tourist routes in Moments since cross-provincial tour resumed.

　　On the resumption day, Yichang welcomed tour groups from other provinces. It is learned from Yichang Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism that Hubei Youzi Travel Service and Yichang Strait Travel Service received sightseeing tours from Hunan, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces on June 21, and tourists from Yunnan, Shaanxi provinces visited Three Gorges Tribe Scenic Spot, Chexi Folk Custom Tour Site as well as Three Gorges Bamboo Sea Ecological Scenic Spot on June 22.

　　Taking the opportunity of the operation of Zhengzhou-Chongqing High-speed Railway, many scenic areas have launched ticket-free policy for high-speed railway travelers, a way to boost cross-provincial tourism. For example, ChaiBuxi National Forest Park provides free visits for tourists with railway tickets of Hubei terminals; Yichang Three Gorges International RV Camp and Bailihuang Alpine Grassland Tourist Area are open for free to tourists with railway tickets of Xingshan terminal. In addition, catering and hospitality sectors have also benefited from the resumption of cross-provincial tourism. For example, reservations in Taohualing Hotel in Dianjun district have reached 85%.

　　Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Yichang tourism has suspended five times. In order to stabilize the industry, Yichang has released Supporting Measures to Promote the Recovery and Development of Market Entities in the hope that tourism economy can be revived. (Reporter Xiong Donghua & Shen Yuan; Correspondent Tan Ling & Wang Juan)