During the National Day holiday, Hangzhou receives 17,585,800 domestic and foreign tourists, up 48.07 percent compared to the same period last year. The total consumption amount reaches 29,474 million yuan, rising 28.9 percent.

Promotion activities are combined with the relevant policies to drive consumption. The trade-in policy boosts the rapid growth in sales of consumer goods such as automobiles and home appliances. Hangzhou Food Festival and other events lead to the recovery of catering consumption, with the total catering consumption amount of 2,589 million yuan. The turnover and tourist flow of commercial districts including Hubin, Wulin and Qianjiang New City increase significantly.

The data of Ctrip show that, Hangzhou becomes one of the popular tourist destinations during the National Day holiday, and the number of inbound & outbound travel orders hits a new high. Slow-paced tourism like county tour and holiday tour is very popular compared to the quick tour to the scenic areas.