Some 68.1 million people spent their Golden Week holidays at major tourist attractions or events this year, an increase of roughly 14.3 million from last year, the National Police Agency said Monday.

The figure was the third-largest since the NPA began taking a tally in 1986.

Agency officials attributed the jump to the holiday period being two days longer than last year and the generally good weather during the nine days spanning April 29 to May 7.