China hits record tourist numbers, spending over Spring Festival

Wed, 25 Feb 2026

During the nine-day Spring Festival holiday, China’s tourism surged, with 596 million domestic trips—95 million more than 2025—and spending reaching 803.5 billion yuan ($116.7 billion), up 126.5 billion yuan from last year.

China logs 3.5bn domestic trips during Spring Festival travel rush

Tue, 17 Feb 2026

China has recorded more than 3.5 billion passenger trips during the first 15 days of this year’s Spring Festival travel rush, which began on 2nd February, according to data released by the Ministry of Transport.