Wuhan welcomes first tourist group since COVID-19 lockdown lifted

Wuhan City, capital of central China’s Hubei Province, welcomed its first group tour guests on Monday since the lockdown was lifted over 100 days ago, as tourism resumes widely in China.
Once the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in China, Wuhan is now again a culturally rich city, opening arms to tourists.
This group came from the neighboring Hunan province, consisting of eight tourists whose ages range from 12 to 82.
The local travel agency arranged the best tour guide and a sterilized bus to ensure the tourists’ safety as well as a satisfying travel experience.
Tourists sat separately on the spacious bus and were distributed with masks and sanitizers after temperature tests. They will be heading to several of Wuhan’s most symbolic landmarks such as the Yellow Crane Tower, Chu River Han Street, and Hubu Lane in a four-day tour.
“We got some free tickets for out tourists and enhanced the accommodation level to the five-star-rated hotel where they could enjoy sumptuous buffet for dinner,” said Qian Wenkang, tour guide with the travel group.
“The resumption of inter-provincial travels is a great benefit to the entire tourism industry as well as a hopeful sign for the market to recover,” said Lei Wenjie, CPC committee secretary of the Hubei provincial department of culture and tourism. (Reuters)