The survey by the China Tourist Hotel Association also showed that three-star restaurants led the rebound with an occupancy rate of 34.50 percent, followed by four-star and five-star restaurants.
Of the six cities, Shenzhen registered the highest average hotel occupancy rate, surging to 46.51 percent, a rise of 24.96 percentage points from the first day of June.
China's tourism sector has been severely affected by SARS, and at the end of April and early May, the occupancy rate of some hotels dropped to nearly zero.



