China's inbound, outbound travel during Spring Festival holidays is set to soar

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By Yin Yeping (Global Times) 09:35, January 02, 2025

Other statistics that the Chinese travel ticketing platform ly.com shared with the Global Times on Wednesday show that the average ticket price for international flights during peak periods of the Spring Festival travel rush is close to 4,000 yuan ($548), which is an increase of nearly 20 percent compared with regular ticket prices. The most popular routes include the lines between Shanghai and Tokyo as well as Guangzhou and Bangkok, per ly.com.

Yang said that the foreign visitors coming to China during this period can be divided into two main categories - those who want to experience the atmosphere of traditional Chinese festivals as well as those who are married to Chinese citizens, or overseas Chinese with foreign nationalities who are returning to visit family.

"Given the current trend, during the upcoming Chinese New Year holidays, the inbound tourism is expected to see further growth compared with the same period last year, and there is a possibility that it could reach new highs," Yang projected.

(Web editor: Tian Yi, Zhong Wenxing)