China’s holiday passenger trips surged 163% on year, tourist trips up nearly 20% from 2019-level
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China’s holiday passenger trips surged 163% on year, tourist trips up nearly 20% from 2019-level
DATA MACRO

China’s holiday passenger trips surged 163% on year, tourist trips up nearly 20% from 2019-level

 

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China recorded 270.2 million passenger trips during the May Day holiday, an average of 54.04 million per day, rising by 162.9% from a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Transport.

In breakdown, railway passenger trips reached 90.88 million, an average of 18.18 million per day, soaring 464.4% from a year earlier; road passenger trips reached 163.1 million, an average of 32.62 million per day, surging 99.1%; waterway passenger trips at 6.8 million, an average of 1.36 million per day, rising by 114.2%; air passenger trips reached 9.42 million, an average of 1.88 million per day, soaring 507.5%, showed the data.

In addition, Chinese tourists made 274 million domestic trips during the May Day holiday, surging 70.83% from a year earlier and representing 119.09% of 2019-level, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

China’s domestic tourism revenue reached 148 billion yuan, surging 128.9% from a year earlier and representing 100.66% of 2019-level, said the ministry.