Also known as the “May Day” holiday, Labor Day is an annual event where employers thank their workers with three days of paid time off.

Revenues reported by dining and retail companies jumped nearly 20% during the holiday, data from the Ministry of Commerce indicated. It’s a significant increase, as retail sales growth was just 10.6% in March.

As it is currently the off-season with fewer European guests, those in the tourism industry are longing for the arrival of more Chinese tourists during the Labor Day holiday and beyond.

The boom in tourism is likely to boost the Chinese economy, which is struggling to recover after the country abruptly ended its self-imposed COVID-19 isolation late last year.

With the spring blooming in its colorful glory amid balmy weather in the second half of April, around 200 million wanderlust-bitten Chinese tourists, having experienced lockdowns and social distancing over the past year, are expected to visit a lot of …