"May Day" Dalian's key blocks attracted 2.4068 million visitors
2025-05-07 10:38

During the May Day holiday, the consumption vitality of Dalian cultural tourism market was strong, and the key blocks received about 2,406,800 tourists; The city received a total of 21,600 inbound tourists, a year-on-year increase of 64.89%; The occupancy rate of star-rated hotels in the main urban areas of the city has been rising one after another. On May 2nd and 3rd, the occupancy rate of star-rated hotels in the main urban areas such as Furama Hotel, Shangri-La Hotel and New World Hotel was 100%.

New projects, new experiences and new scenes creates new consumption of cultural tourism. During the holidays, the cultural tourism market is concentrated on new products. On May 1st, Dongguan Fair on Dongguan Street opened lively. 66 market stalls with different styles were lined up along the street in an orderly manner, 101 brand-new shops opened together to receive customers, and more than 50 wonderful activities were staged in the streets and lanes in turn. According to statistics, during the May Day holiday, Dongguan Street received more than 390,000 tourists. On May 1st and 5th, Dalian InBev Haifa Football Team ushered in two home games at Barracuda Bay Football Stadium, where more than 120,000 fans gathered. Taking Dalian competitions as the medium, we will build a "Dalian Football Carnival" that integrates watching games, performing arts, consuming and interacting. At the same time, new cultural tourism projects such as Dalian Hengshan Market, the 27th Traditional Temple Fair in Dalian Yingchengzi in 2025 and the 2nd Han and Tang Folk Culture and Art Week, and Jinshitan Fanghua Sweet Moon Tour opened intensively. Liu Laogen's big stage opened its doors on May Day to receive guests, with eight consecutive performances and an audience of nearly 3,000 people. The immersive drama "The Old Tavern" audition was a big hit. There are more than 7,000 people watching various performances in the city during the holidays.

The Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism has planned and launched more than 100 cultural tourism activities in eight categories to promote the in-depth integration and high-quality development of cultural and sports tourism businesses in key blocks of the city. A total of nearly 300 actors participated in the flash performance in East Fifth Street; Russian Style Street launched immersive experiences in four characteristic plates; Tianjin Street has created an exclusive happy field for young people, and more than 200 merchants have joined hands to spread welfare; The "Balcony Blind Box Shadow Play" held by Dalian Cultural Center was staged brilliantly in Youjian Nanshan Block. The city's state-owned museums innovatively launched the activity of "Big Coffee Comes, Curator Face to Face", held 38 social teaching and research activities, and launched 10 excellent exhibitions. The museum memorial hall in Dalian received more than 260,000 visitors, an increase of 25.8% over the same period of last year.