CASS Green Book suggests extending public holidays  

社科院报告建议恢复“五一”黄金周 延长春节假期

中国社会科学院8日发布的《旅游绿皮书》建议，为应对旅游拥挤，应继续推动法定节假日放假安排的优化，包括增加2-6天法定假日，以期恢复“五一”黄金周，加长“春节”放假时间等。[查看全文]

Beijing (ECNS) – A Green Book on China's tourism issued on Wednesday by the Tourism Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) suggested the country should add another two to six days to its public holidays, of which there are now 11, in order to revive a Golden Week for May Day and extend by several days the Spring Festival holiday.

Holiday arrangements in recent years have caused social complaints, and many people hoped public holidays would be extended to ease the travel chaos during the National Holiday.

The Green Book, however, predicts that the travel congestion during the 2014 National Holiday will not lessen, but become worse.

As the decision-making department takes the public's voice serious and responds to it, the holiday system and arrangements are likely to be further adjusted to give the public more days off and more options for travel schedules, according to the book.

In addition to public holidays, the book also suggests paid leaves be ensured by joint efforts by the government and society.

What's more, the book says, vacation options need to be diversified, and less well-known scenic spots should upgrade and promote themselves to attract more tourists and ease the chaos at the most popular tourist attractions.