During Labor Day Holiday, 300 Million Chinese Travel Domestically

Travel Spending Scale Reaches 31.5 Trillion Won

During the Labor Day holiday period (May 1-5), the number of domestic travelers in China surged to nearly 300 million.

On the 6th, China's state-run Xinhua News Agency cited data from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China to report this. According to the data, the number of domestic travelers during this period reached 295 million, an increase of 7.6% compared to the same period last year.

Chinese tourists visiting the Forbidden City during the final days of the golden holiday.
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Compared to the same period before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, this represents a 28.2% increase.

The total spending by domestic travelers also reached 166.89 billion yuan (approximately 31.5 trillion KRW), which is 13.5% higher than during Labor Day in 2019.

Chinese tourists focused on cultural tourism, frequently visiting the Beijing Palace Museum exhibiting relics from the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Sanxingdui Museum showcasing ancient Chinese civilization relics, and the Yinxu Museum where the Shang dynasty civilization can be experienced.

Major cultural tourism sites centered on nighttime activities also saw about 72.58 million visitors, an increase of 6.9% compared to last year.

Due to the expansion of air routes and visa-free countries, both foreign travel to China and Chinese outbound travel increased significantly.

During the five-day holiday, approximately 1.78 million foreign tourists visited China, while about 1.9 million Chinese travelers went abroad.

Additionally, according to the Ministry of Transport, the total interregional population movement during this holiday period reached 1,358,462,700 person-trips. This averages to about 271,693,000 people per day, marking a 2.1% increase compared to the same period last year.