As of August 31st, 1,120,753 travel coupons, worth 59,380,500 RMB, were consumed according to Hangzhou Travel Committee.

Roughly 87% of the received coupons were from restaurants, travel spots and hotels.

In February and May 2009 the Hangzhou municipal government issued the travel coupons worth 0.25 billion RMB to prospective visitors in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan in an attempt to stimulate the travel market.

In a recent satisfaction poll carried out by the central Travel Bureau, Hangzhou received the highest grade, according to Zhejiang News’ website.

It is believed that the travel coupons contributed to the overall satisfaction level among travelers.