An inflow of foreign tourists is expected during China's upcoming National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, with dozens of cities across the country seeing a spike in international airline and hotel bookings, according to online travel booking platforms. The holiday period will run from Oct 1 to 8 this year. Data showed that as of Friday, bookings for inbound and outbound air tickets exceeded 800,000, and international hotel reservations reached 2,852 cities worldwide. The bookings indicate that a rush of foreign tourists are planning to visit China during the holiday to experience the festive atmosphere. International visitors have booked stays covering nearly 100 cities in China, with the largest increases in the cities of Hefei, Quanzhou, and Guiyang. Another attractive destination, Zhangjiajie City of central China's Hunan Province, is drawing inbound tourism with its beautiful natural scenery and unique traditional culture. Bookings for the holiday period have also surged at many village guesthouses. Deng Kaiyou, who manages a local farm stay, said that compared to previous years, bookings by foreign tourists have increased significantly. In addition to the traditionally expected visitors from European and American countries, bookings by tourists from SCO member states increased significantly. Shotlist: China - Recent: 1. Various of aircraft landing, taxiing at airport; 2. Various of people at airport; Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, central China - Recent 3. Various of mountain scenery, tourists; 4. Various of tourist spots, visitors; 5. Various of performance on stage; tourists; 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Anastasia, Russian tourist (full name not given): "I'm also very interested in the local folk culture and cuisine of Zhangjiajie. My mom will soon come here, and we all are waiting and we are all looking forward to the upcoming journey."; 7. Various of visitors at tourist spot; 8. Aerial shot of farm stay; 9. Resort swimming pool, visitors around table surrounded by pool; 10. Various of people at hotel reception; 11. Various of exterior of hotel building, people; 12. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Deng Kaiyou, person in charge, local farm stay (ending with shots 13-14): "Our farm stay is nearly 100 percent reserved for the first three days of the National Day holiday, and over 90 percent for the following days. Foreign guests accounted for around 40 percent of our stays."; 13. Visitors handing documents to receptionist at farm stay lobby; 14. Various of foreign tourists at farm stay; China - Recent 15. Various of people at airport; 16. Various of aircraft taxiing, taking off. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]