國慶假期全國接待國內游客超7億人次

Nearly 730 million trips were made by Chinese travelers within China over the seven-day National Day holiday, a year-on-year increase of 9.43%, thanks to cheaper tickets and higher-quality travel services, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

文化和旅游部日前表示，得益于更便宜的門票和高優質的旅游服務，在7天國慶長假期間，全國共接待國內游客近7.3億人次，同比增長9.43%。

Travel and tourism-related revenue tallied between last Monday and last Sunday hit nearly 600 billion yuan, up 9.04% compared with 2017.

從上周一至上周日(10月1日至7日)，全國旅游相關收入達近6000億元，較2017年增長9.04%。

The ministry said that 981 State-level attractions lowered ticket prices, while 74 were free to the public prior to the travel boom during the break.

文化和旅游部透露，在假期旅游高峰期到來前，有981個國家級景區調降了門票價格，74個景區免費向公眾開放。

The ministry said that quality travel services were also available to travelers during the holiday. Fifty-four booths were set up in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, offering free travel information and services including mobile phone charging.

該部門稱，在長假期間，游客還享受到了高質量的旅游服務。在江蘇省揚州市設立了54個服務點，提供免費的旅游信息和包括手機充電在內的服務。

Four new transfer points opened during the seven-day break in Yangzhou to make it easier for travelers to park cars and transfer to buses. Free sightseeing buses were also made available.

在7天假期中，揚州開設了4個新的換乘中心，讓旅客可以更方便地停車和換乘公共汽車。另外該市還提供了免費觀光巴士。

Tourist attractions, according to the ministry, received 122 million visits on just the first day of the seven-day break, up 7.54% year-on-year, with revenue increasing by 7.19% to 103 billion yuan.

據文化和旅游部介紹，僅7天假日的第一天，各地景點接待游客就達1.22億人次，同比增長7.54%;旅游收入增長7.19%至1030億元。

The flag-raising ceremony at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing attracted about 145,000 travelers on Oct 1, according to the Beijing Commission of Tourism Development.

據北京市旅游發展委員會透露，10月1日，在北京天安門廣場舉行的升旗儀式吸引了約145000名游客。