SHENZHEN played host to a total of 2.91 million tourists during the week-long National Day holiday which ended Monday.

　　The figure was 178,000 more, or an increase of 6.51 percent over last year’s National Day holiday week, according to the municipal holiday affairs office.

　　The city also raked in 2.159 billion yuan (US$259 million) in tourism revenue, 187 million yuan more, or an increase of 9.48 percent over last year’s holiday.

　　Of the 2.91 million tourists, 370,000 were overseas travelers.

　　Popular tourist venues such as Happy Valley, Window of the World and Minsk World Military Theme Park each attracted as many as 100,000 people during the holiday period.

　　Fast food restaurants witnessed booming business during the holiday week with revenue up 86.4 percent over the same period last year.

　　Surveys show that 97 percent of the tourists visiting Shenzhen were satisfied with the environment and services. As many as 30 percent said they were very pleased.

　　Among the major complaints filed by tourists were that there were not enough tourist facilities in the city, many tourist destinations were too crowded and inconvenience caused by traffic jams.