Hangzhou opens booking for digital economy-themed tourism

Online booking platform for 10 touring spots themed with digital economy in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, has been put into operation in June, the Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, TV and Tourism said on Wednesday, ThePaper reported.

Digital enterprises and parks such as Alibaba, Hikvision, Yunqi town, Turing town and Robot town are among the 10 spots.

These firms and parks will normalize their openness to commercial tourists. Take Alibaba for example, it has designed three touring routes covering the visitor center in its Xixi park, Xinchengli shopping mall, real-time data displays of Hema Fresh supermarket and smart hotels.

The launching of the 10 touring spots themed with digital economy by the bureau is the first attempt of its kind in China, which for now is open to applications only for group tourists via WeChat.