South China Morning Post

China’s National Day holiday sees uptick in longer trips, overseas travel

China’s National Day holiday saw travel remain broadly stable as the break – an extended length of time compared with 2025 – supported longer-distance trips, though cinema cooled sharply, offering mixed signals on efforts to revive consumer spending. Over the seven-day break, which ended on Wednesday, China recorded 2.142 billion cross-regional passenger trips, averaging 306 million a day, up 0.7 per cent year on year, according to the Ministry of Transport, as reported by state broadcaster CCTV

By South China Morning Post

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China’s National Day holiday sees uptick in longer trips, overseas travel
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