Sanya ranks sixth for the most popular cross-provincial travel destination as well as lists fourth for the most popular family group destination for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival holiday between Sept 19 and 21, according to a report released by Ctrip on Sept 7.
The top 10 popular scenic spots in Sanya during Mid-Autumn Festival holiday are Wuzhizhou Island, Sanya Atlantis Aquaventure Waterpark, Yalong Bay Tropical Paradise Forest Park, Sanya Atlantis Lost Chambers Aquarium, Nanshan Culture Tourist Area, Tianya Haijiao Tourist Area, West Island, Yalong Bay, Sanya Atlantis C Show, and Luhuitou Scenic Area.
Since Hainan province has been reduced to a COVID-19 low-risk area, the cross-provincial group travel business, air ticket, and hotel booking business resumed on Aug 19, and Sanya's tourism market has shown a gradual recovery trend.
Between Aug 19 and Sept 1, search results on Ctrip rose by 25 percent, and the number of booking orders for Sanya scenic spots rose by 118 percent. The number of cross-provincial group travel orders on Sept 4 increased by 284 percent compared with orders on Aug 20, according to data from Ctrip.