Original title: Shanghai International Tourist Resort has received 66 million visitors in 4 years Source: Xinhua News
Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai, April 26 (Reporters Xu Xiaoqing and Yang Kai) On the 26th, the Shanghai International Tourist Resort, which includes important Sino-foreign cooperation projects such as Shanghai Disney, announced a “report card” for the 4th anniversary of operation. The resort has received 66 million visitors. In 2019, the total revenue of the resort tourism industry exceeded 10 billion yuan, an increase of 17% over the previous year.
In recent years, the Shanghai International Tourist Resort has aimed to create a “good place for leisure and vacation” and a “demonstration zone for integrated cultural tourism development”, focusing on radiating the Yangtze River Delta while serving tourists from all over the country. In terms of global tourism, the resort completed all government approval procedures before the construction of the “Crazy Animal City” theme park of the Shanghai Disneyland expansion project to fully guarantee the construction of the project. At the same time, special events such as X Games Extreme Sports Shanghai Station, the Shanghai Jazz Festival, and the Wheat Field Music Festival were introduced, adding to the resort's brand connotation.
In terms of promoting the development of the film and television industry, the resort cooperated with the Shanghai International Film Festival to host the “Belt and Road” Film Week and the Film Summit Forum.
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, a joint prevention and control mechanism has been established within the Shanghai International Tourist Resort. Currently, 317 enterprises have resumed work in the region. The resort's Yioulai Shopping Village, Disney Town, Star Wish Park, and Shanghai Disneyland Hotel have reopened in a phased manner since March, and have been well received by consumers. (end)