Holidaymakers choose short trips amid outbreak of virus
2 years, 8 months ago

Holidaymakers choose short trips amid outbreak of virus

China Daily  

Tourists go sailing in boats at the Summer Palace to enjoy springtime in Beijing. Rural homestays benefit as people stay closer to home for Qingming Festival Local tours are the most popular option for the upcoming Qingming Festival holiday on April 3-5, as travelers have shortened the radius of their travel to reduce risk amid the pandemic, business insiders said. Data from online travel agency Qunar show that, suburb tour reservations for this year's holiday increased by 30 percent year-on-year. "Since the outbreak of the pandemic, leisure travel to suburbs and rural areas are in demand among tourists," a manager of Qunar was quoted as saying by Beijing Daily. Moreover, during this year's Qingming Festival, some upscale hotels and homestays in rural areas have cut their prices by about 30 percent, attracting many tourists to choose countryside travel, the manager said.

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Earlier summer travel surge expected this year
6 months ago

Earlier summer travel surge expected this year

China Daily  

Chinese tourism agencies are gearing up for an earlier-than-usual summer travel surge, fueled by pent-up demand. However, platforms like Tuniu predict the first wave this year will hit as early as late June due to people's growing desire to travel and optimized visa processes. Data from Trip.com Group highlights this shift, with summer trip bookings to domestic destinations already significantly …

County travel craze sparks tourism market potential
7 months ago

County travel craze sparks tourism market potential

China Daily  

Tourists visit the Wooden Tower in Yingxian county, Shanxi province, on May 4. CHEN YAN/FOR CHINA DAILY Untapped potential The country boasts more than 2,800 county-level administration zones, according to a 2023 national research report on the high-quality development of such tourism. Wang Yalei, an analyst from Trip.com Group's research center, said the potential for tourism growth in those lower-tier …

County travel craze sparks tourism market potential
7 months ago

County travel craze sparks tourism market potential

China Daily  

Tourists visit the Wooden Tower in Yingxian county, Shanxi province, on May 4. CHEN YAN/FOR CHINA DAILY Untapped potential The country boasts more than 2,800 county-level administration zones, according to a 2023 national research report on the high-quality development of such tourism. Wang Yalei, an analyst from Trip.com Group's research center, said the potential for tourism growth in those lower-tier …

Hotels buzz with visitors during national holiday
10 months ago

Hotels buzz with visitors during national holiday

China Daily  

After dinner at a restaurant in the DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Hainan Lingshui Hot Spring on Lunar New Year's Eve, which fell on Feb 9, a family poses for a photo amid a dragon-themed display. Hotels nationwide were bustling during the 2024 Spring Festival holiday, which witnessed 474 million domestic trips, a year-on-year rise of 34.3 percent. According to the …

Hotels buzz with visitors during national holiday
10 months ago

Hotels buzz with visitors during national holiday

China Daily  

After dinner at a restaurant in the DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Hainan Lingshui Hot Spring on Lunar New Year's Eve, which fell on Feb 9, a family poses for a photo amid a dragon-themed display. Hotels nationwide were bustling during the 2024 Spring Festival holiday, which witnessed 474 million domestic trips, a year-on-year rise of 34.3 percent. According to the …

Hotels buzz with visitors during national holiday
10 months ago

Hotels buzz with visitors during national holiday

China Daily  

By Song Mengxing | China Daily | Updated: 2024-02-24 16:43 After dinner at a restaurant in the DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Hainan Lingshui Hot Spring on Lunar New Year's Eve, which fell on Feb 9, a family poses for a photo amid a dragon-themed display. Hotels nationwide were bustling during the 2024 Spring Festival holiday, which witnessed 474 million domestic …

China's tourism consumption boosted by bustling New Year travel
11 months, 1 week ago

China's tourism consumption boosted by bustling New Year travel

China Daily  

The Harbin Ice-Snow World opens to public in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province on Dec 18, 2023. BEIJING - China's tourism consumption has seen a surge thanks to a bustling New Year holiday travel spree to cultural events, sightseeing as well as ice and snow amusement spots across the country. On the eve of the New Year, about 140 foreign …

China's tourism roars back during New Year's Day holiday, topping pre-pandemic levels
11 months, 3 weeks ago

China's tourism roars back during New Year's Day holiday, topping pre-pandemic levels

China Daily  

China's tourism industry roared back to life during the just-concluded New Year's Day holiday, surpassing pre-pandemic levels in both visitor numbers and revenue. Domestic destinations welcomed a staggering 135 million visitors over the three-day break, a staggering 155.3-percent surge compared to the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said on Monday. The holiday proved equally lucrative, …

China's tourism roars back during New Year's Day holiday, topping pre-pandemic levels
11 months, 3 weeks ago

China's tourism roars back during New Year's Day holiday, topping pre-pandemic levels

China Daily  

China's tourism industry roared back to life during the just-concluded New Year's Day holiday, surpassing pre-pandemic levels in both visitor numbers and revenue. Domestic destinations welcomed a staggering 135 million visitors over the three-day break, a staggering 155.3-percent surge compared to the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said on Monday. The holiday proved equally lucrative, …

China's tourism roars back during New Year's Day holiday, topping pre-pandemic levels
11 months, 3 weeks ago

China's tourism roars back during New Year's Day holiday, topping pre-pandemic levels

China Daily  

By Cheng Si | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-01-01 23:32 China's tourism industry roared back to life during the just-concluded New Year's Day holiday, surpassing pre-pandemic levels in both visitor numbers and revenue. Domestic destinations welcomed a staggering 135 million visitors over the three-day break, a staggering 155.3-percent surge compared to the same period last year, the Ministry of Culture and …

As economic decline hits, record number of Chinese to spend holidays at home
1 year, 2 months ago

As economic decline hits, record number of Chinese to spend holidays at home

Firstpost  

Even while more Chinese are still hesitant to spend money on nice-to-haves like vacations abroad, how much money they do spend domestically over the holiday will be a crucial indicator of consumer hunger and a key factor in the possible long-term growth of the world’s second-largest economy This Golden Week holiday, a record number of Chinese people are choosing to …

China's holiday tourism rebound to pre-Covid levels boosts outlook
1 year, 7 months ago

China's holiday tourism rebound to pre-Covid levels boosts outlook

India Today  

China's tourism rebounded to pre-Covid 19 levels in the May Day holiday as the number of domestic trips rose by more than two-thirds from a year earlier, government data showed on Wednesday, a welcome boost for the world's second-biggest economy. The figures from this year's May Day holiday - the first travel season since the pandemic without restrictions - are …

China expects travel spree during May Day holiday
1 year, 7 months ago

China expects travel spree during May Day holiday

China Daily  

Domestic travel bookings for the five-day holiday that starts on April 29 this year have seen a surge of over 700 percent from the same holiday last year, the latest data from online travel agency Trip.com Group showed. China is poised to see a boom in travel demand during the upcoming May Day holiday, as the world's second-largest economy regains …

China expects travel spree during May Day holiday
1 year, 7 months ago

China expects travel spree during May Day holiday

China Daily  

Domestic travel bookings for the five-day holiday that starts on April 29 this year have seen a surge of over 700 percent from the same holiday last year, the latest data from online travel agency Trip.com Group showed. China is poised to see a boom in travel demand during the upcoming May Day holiday, as the world's second-largest economy regains …

China travel bookings recover to pre-Covid levels, expects May Day holiday boom
1 year, 8 months ago

China travel bookings recover to pre-Covid levels, expects May Day holiday boom

Hindustan Times  

Travel bookings in China have recovered to pre-pandemic levels after being suppressed last year by zero-Covid policies and are set to boom for the upcoming May Day holiday, according to data from popular booking apps. China travel bookings recover to pre-Covid levels, expects May Day holiday boom By April 6, orders of domestic travel for the holiday had reached pre-Covid …

Travel bookings surge as holidays approach
1 year, 8 months ago

Travel bookings surge as holidays approach

China Daily  

Tourists enjoy cherry blossoms at Yuyuantan Park in Beijing, March 29, 2023. Domestic travel demand in the spring season has continued its strong recovery since the Spring Festival holiday, and is expected to hit a new peak during the upcoming May Day holiday, said Shuai Mengting, in charge of Fliggy spring outing project. According to online travel platform Ctrip, the …

China’s most scenic destinations packed with tourists despite covid risks
1 year, 10 months ago

China’s most scenic destinations packed with tourists despite covid risks

Hindustan Times  

China’s most scenic destinations have been inundated during the Spring Festival holiday, as Beijing’s shift away from Covid Zero spurred a travel frenzy despite the country’s ongoing omicron outbreak. Almost 34,400 tourists visited the jagged mountain ranges of Huangshan in Anhui province on Jan. 24, the highest daily figure during Chinese New Year since 2018, the area’s management group said …

Countryside road trips hot amid Beijing's epidemic control during May Day holiday
2 years, 7 months ago

Countryside road trips hot amid Beijing's epidemic control during May Day holiday

China Daily  

Countryside road trips have become a favored choice during the five-day May Day holiday, which ended Wednesday, as the Chinese capital city intensified restrictive measures against COVID-19 to curb cross-infection. Visiting urban parks as well as cycling, camping and touring countryside scenic sites and rural bed and breakfasts are Beijingers' holiday travel options, with three suburb districts of Yanqing, Pinggu …

Countryside road trips hot amid Beijing's epidemic control during May Day holiday
2 years, 7 months ago

Countryside road trips hot amid Beijing's epidemic control during May Day holiday

China Daily  

Countryside road trips have become a favored choice during the five-day May Day holiday, which ended Wednesday, as the Chinese capital city intensified restrictive measures against COVID-19 to curb cross-infection. Visiting urban parks as well as cycling, camping and touring countryside scenic sites and rural bed and breakfasts are Beijingers' holiday travel options, with three suburb districts of Yanqing, Pinggu …

Holidaymakers choose short trips amid outbreak of virus
2 years, 8 months ago

Holidaymakers choose short trips amid outbreak of virus

China Daily  

Visitors take photos in an oilseed rape field of blooms in the rural area of Baofeng county, Henan province, on March 30. The surge in local tours presents opportunities for the homestay and hospitality industry, which can tackle the industry's lackluster performance due to the effects of the pandemic, business insiders said. The report on tourism operations of 2021 and …

Holidaymakers choose short trips amid outbreak of virus
2 years, 8 months ago

Holidaymakers choose short trips amid outbreak of virus

China Daily  

Tourists go sailing in boats at the Summer Palace to enjoy springtime in Beijing. Rural homestays benefit as people stay closer to home for Qingming Festival Local tours are the most popular option for the upcoming Qingming Festival holiday on April 3-5, as travelers have shortened the radius of their travel to reduce risk amid the pandemic, business insiders said. …

Holidaymakers choose short trips amid outbreak of virus
2 years, 8 months ago

Holidaymakers choose short trips amid outbreak of virus

China Daily  

Tourists go sailing in boats at the Summer Palace to enjoy springtime in Beijing. Rural homestays benefit as people stay closer to home for Qingming Festival Local tours are the most popular option for the upcoming Qingming Festival holiday on April 3-5, as travelers have shortened the radius of their travel to reduce risk amid the pandemic, business insiders said. …

Domestic tourism recovers during Mid-Autumn holiday
3 years, 3 months ago

Domestic tourism recovers during Mid-Autumn holiday

China Daily  

Visitors take photos at the Universal Beijing Resort as the Universal Studios theme park opens to the general public on Sept 20, 2021. The domestic tourism market has seen a stable recovery over the three-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, though sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks have brought side effects to the market, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said. According to latest figure …

Another staycation summer
3 years, 4 months ago

Another staycation summer

China Daily  

Visitors snap reminders of their holidays in a village resort in Huzhou, Zhejiang province. The trans-provincial tour bookings made for the summer season through the country's major online travel agency Trip.com surged more than 400 percent over those for last summer. The Beijing-based online travel agency Qunar dealt with trip cancellations that were 10 times higher than usual on Aug …

Another staycation summer
3 years, 4 months ago

Another staycation summer

China Daily  

Visitors snap reminders of their holidays in a village resort in Huzhou, Zhejiang province. The trans-provincial tour bookings made for the summer season through the country's major online travel agency Trip.com surged more than 400 percent over those for last summer. The Beijing-based online travel agency Qunar dealt with trip cancellations that were 10 times higher than usual on Aug …

Summer holiday to give tourism a welcome boost
3 years, 5 months ago

Summer holiday to give tourism a welcome boost

China Daily  

An aerial view of a pool filled with bathers at an aquatic park in Chongqing this summer. CHINA DAILY China's domestic tourism market is looking forward to a revival during the two-month summer holiday. Starting from July 1, the summer holiday is expected to bring 750 million trips made by rail passengers, about 15 million more than the same period …

Summer holiday to give tourism a welcome boost
3 years, 5 months ago

Summer holiday to give tourism a welcome boost

China Daily  

An aerial view of a pool filled with bathers at an aquatic park in Chongqing this summer. CHINA DAILY China's domestic tourism market is looking forward to a revival during the two-month summer holiday. Starting from July 1, the summer holiday is expected to bring 750 million trips made by rail passengers, about 15 million more than the same period …

Visitor numbers blossom amid spring's colorful arrival
3 years, 9 months ago

Visitor numbers blossom amid spring's colorful arrival

China Daily  

Visitors aboard tourist boats enjoy rapeseed flowers in Qianduo, Xinghua city, Jiangsu province. Flights to and from Beijing doubled right after the capital announced on March 12 that it no longer requires those arriving from other low-risk areas to undergo nucleic acid tests or two weeks of health monitoring from March 16, according to major online travel agency Trip.com. Searches …

Uptick in tourism during holiday signals rebound
3 years, 9 months ago

Uptick in tourism during holiday signals rebound

China Daily  

A woman takes a photo of flowers in a park in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, on Feb 6, 2021. The nation's tourism market saw a steady recovery during the Spring Festival holiday, pointing to a continued upturn after being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic last year. Many spent a special and meaningful holiday in the locations where they …

Journeys through the New Year
3 years, 11 months ago

Journeys through the New Year

China Daily  

An opera performance on a street of Huzhou, Zhejiang province, draws visitors on Jan 2. Increased pandemic prevention and control measures ensured a steady tourism market during the recent New Year holiday. Although sporadic COVID-19 cases emerged around the period, domestic tourism players and tourists stayed calm and rational, especially amid the country's effective pandemic response. Right before the New …

The year tourism was saved from the brink
4 years ago

The year tourism was saved from the brink

China Daily  

Wuhan's landmark Yellow Crane Tower reopens to the public on April 29. As the year draws to a close and the industry is yet to make a full recovery, we look back on major tourism stories of the year, marking a tumultuous period of ups and downs. Consumption incentives In March, the Nanjing government offered coupons worth 318 million yuan …

The year tourism was saved from the brink
4 years ago

The year tourism was saved from the brink

China Daily  

Wuhan's landmark Yellow Crane Tower reopens to the public on April 29. As the year draws to a close and the industry is yet to make a full recovery, we look back on major tourism stories of the year, marking a tumultuous period of ups and downs. Consumption incentives In March, the Nanjing government offered coupons worth 318 million yuan …

Consumer spending up during national holiday
4 years, 2 months ago

Consumer spending up during national holiday

China Daily  

Consumers shop at a duty-free store in Haikou, capital of South China's Hainan province, Oct 4, 2020. On the first two days of the eight-day holiday, Chinese consumers spent 628 billion yuan by UnionPay card, up 11.8 percent year-on-year, according to UnionPay. On National Day, Oct 1, which overlapped with the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, transaction volume recorded by UnionPay …

Consumer spending up during national holiday
4 years, 2 months ago

Consumer spending up during national holiday

China Daily  

Consumers shop at a duty-free store in Haikou, capital of South China's Hainan province, Oct 4, 2020. On the first two days of the eight-day holiday, Chinese consumers spent 628 billion yuan by UnionPay card, up 11.8 percent year-on-year, according to UnionPay. On National Day, Oct 1, which overlapped with the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, transaction volume recorded by UnionPay …

Consumer spending up during national holiday
4 years, 2 months ago

Consumer spending up during national holiday

China Daily  

By ZHU WENQIAN | China Daily | Updated: 2020-10-05 07:16 Consumers shop at a duty-free store in Haikou, capital of South China's Hainan province, Oct 4, 2020. On the first two days of the eight-day holiday, Chinese consumers spent 628 billion yuan by UnionPay card, up 11.8 percent year-on-year, according to UnionPay. On National Day, Oct 1, which overlapped with …

Rural tourism rebounds ahead of China's National Day holiday
4 years, 3 months ago

Rural tourism rebounds ahead of China's National Day holiday

China Daily  

Visiting suburban areas has emerged as the most preferred choice among travellers. Key villages for rural tourism in East China's Jiangsu province received 4.45 million tourists in August, up 14 percent from the previous month, the provincial department of culture and tourism said Thursday. The province earned a total revenue of 33.55 billion yuan from rural tourism in the first …

Rural tourism rebounds ahead of China's National Day holiday
4 years, 3 months ago

Rural tourism rebounds ahead of China's National Day holiday

China Daily  

Visiting suburban areas has emerged as the most preferred choice among travellers. Key villages for rural tourism in East China's Jiangsu province received 4.45 million tourists in August, up 14 percent from the previous month, the provincial department of culture and tourism said Thursday. The province earned a total revenue of 33.55 billion yuan from rural tourism in the first …

Surge in domestic visitors as virus restrictions lifted in China
4 years, 4 months ago

Surge in domestic visitors as virus restrictions lifted in China

China Daily  

On July 25, travelers celebrate at Shanghai South Railway Station on their trip to Lanxi, Zhejiang province. After almost two weeks into a resumption of trans-provincial group tours in China, hotels and homestays across the country have seen reservations surge following a long period of bleak earnings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, business insiders said. Hotels in traditional holiday destinations …

Surge in domestic visitors as virus restrictions lifted in China
4 years, 4 months ago

Surge in domestic visitors as virus restrictions lifted in China

China Daily  

On July 25, travelers celebrate at Shanghai South Railway Station on their trip to Lanxi, Zhejiang province. After almost two weeks into a resumption of trans-provincial group tours in China, hotels and homestays across the country have seen reservations surge following a long period of bleak earnings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, business insiders said. Hotels in traditional holiday destinations …

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