China's Domestic Travel Tops 2019 in Trips and Spending
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- Outbound travel from China surged significantly during the National Day Holiday, led by younger Chinese travelers.
- Indonesia became the top source market for Singapore's monthly visitor arrivals, with Chinese visitors staying longer on average.
- The Postcard Hotel is set to open India's most expensive hotel in Ranthambore and plans to launch several more hotels in 2024.
Trip.com said China's National Day Holiday had them recording a significant surge in outbound travel by over eight times compared with the same period in 2022. We understand the comparison, but outbound and inbound travel during 2021 and 2022 in China was non-existent.
Younger Chinese travelers, born post-90s, remained the dominant group, accounting for nearly 30% of outbound tourists, while the younger post-millennium generation exhibited the fastest growth rate with a 22% share. Destinations of choice for Chinese tourists during the Golden Week period included Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and South Korea. Long haul destinations included Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, the UK and France.
Alipay reported that the average spending of outbound Chinese travelers during the first five days of China's National Holiday surpassed the level from 2019. The W
