CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- The number of tourists going to venues for hot spring bathing in Chongqing has increased sharply due to the cold weather.

As the winter attacks Chongqing, the tourist market opens the winter peak season. The sudden drop in temperature arouses the pursuit for the ice-and-snow world. Spending time on the hot spring becomes a great pleasure of health tourism in the cold weather.

Ice-and-snow tourism is the most popular

According to many travel agencies in Chongqing, ice-and-snow tourism is becoming the most popular tourism product, and all travel agencies in Chongqing have opened the tour route for the Northeast.

Meanwhile, the alpine scenic spots in Chongqing began to snow last week, and the first large area of rime has come since winter, so the number of tourists for it has soared. According to statistics, last weekend, the alpine scenic spots like Fairy Mountain and Jinfo Mountain had the largest passenger flow since winter.

Tickets for hot spring jump over 10% the weekend

Because of the cold weather, the number of tourists going to venues for hot spring bathing in Chongqing has jumped, with an average increase of about 10%. Some venues equipped with water parks and naughty castles are more popular. On weekends, tickets for hot spring are higher than ordinary time.

In winter, venues in Chongqing open the peak season with ticket price of around 100 yuan which is more expensive than usual about 10% to 20% on weekends.

For example, on weekdays and weekends, the ticket per adult for Baishiyi Tianci Hot Spring is 69 yuan and 79 yuan, for Bishan Tianci Huatang Hot Spring is 68 yuan and 88 yuan, for Beity Hot Spring Tourism Resort is 118 yuan and 138 yuan, and for Shapingba Ronghui Hot Spring is 169 yuan and 199 yuan respectively. And the ticket for Ronghui Hot Spring sales 118 yuan from Monday to Thursday, 148 yuan from Friday to Sunday.

Hot spring has become tourist brand of Chongqing

Relevant people from Chongqing Hot Spring Tour Association said that Chongqing has abundant hot spring tourism resources with 146 hot spring mines whose water could be developed is about 560 million cubic meters per year. At present, only 20.2% has been exploited and more than 40 hot spring scenic spots, hotels and resorts have been built.

Hot springs have become famous tourist brand of Chongqing in terms of the statistics from Chongqing Culture and Tourism Development Committee. Last year, venues in Chongqing for hot spring received 14 million trips with the ticket revenue of 1.65 billion yuan so as to reach a comprehensive income of 7.5 billion yuan. (Translated by Jiang Yuling, Fathom Language Limited)