The first tourism Golden Week holiday in the Year of the Tiger in celebration of the Spring Festival has just ended.

Xiamen was ranked 4^th in the list of top 10 tourist arrival cities in China, according to Ctrip.com, a leading travel portal in China.

The top 10 tourist arrival cities were Beijing, Hong Kong, Sanya, Xiamen, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Hangzhou and Nanjing. These cities generally have the characteristics of established tourism destinations: beautiful natural sceneries, rich cultural resources, convenient shopping and developed tourism-supporting facilities.

Xiamen and Sanya have both seen a marked increase in number of tourists this Spring Festival. The hotel prices in Sanya have seen a skyrocket while the hotel occupancy rate has reached 90% in Xiamen.

The final rankings was concluded by expert team from Ctrip.com, after they conducted a comprehensive study of the reservation status of hotels, air tickets and tourism products in China’s major cities and tourist destinations, and combined with Web browsing and internet searching results.

In addition, Ctrip.com has also unveiled the top 10 outbound tourist destinations during the Golden Week holiday, which were Hong Kong, Phuket, Bali, Seoul, Singapore, Phnom Penh, the Maldives, Tokyo, Taipei and Osaka.