What is the best way to manage holiday arrangements in China?
BB: Educate visitors and employers. Stagger holidays. Teach people to avoid the peak periods, and avoid the hot-spots. China has so much to offer, there is no need to pack more people into Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong (both in northern Sichuan). However, I understand that these sites are in competition with each other for increasing visitor numbers, and are held up as a successful example for others to follow! This is sanctioned by the World Heritage Office. A very bad example. UA: The negative effects of these arrangements outweigh the positive ones. A more scattered arrangement of holidays would certainly be better. ZC/MP: Introducing extended national holidays brings the potential to significantly promote domestic tourism–Chinese tourists visiting destinations within their own country, and learning about Chinese cultures in other provinces. There are several potential dangers of focusing tourism on two small time periods of the year: 1) Destination communities may become dependent on t
