As 2026 kicks off, China’s New Year holiday sparked a wave of spending, with travel, dining and entertainment all lighting up across the country 🎉. Preliminary data shows a robust surge in both supply and demand, setting a positive tone for the year.
Holiday travel ignited consumer enthusiasm 🚗💨. Increased mobility boosted services like transport and hospitality, while energizing a multi-layered spending chain: from live concerts and local markets to digital entertainment subscriptions. Experts Liu Qiang and Yan Youliang highlight this as a clear sign of rising consumer confidence and the domestic market’s power to stabilize growth.
Why it matters to you 🌏: Whether you’re booking a flight on your favorite regional carrier or ordering from a local food stall, these trends show how everyday choices can shape bigger economic waves. For brands and entrepreneurs across South and Southeast Asia, this points to fresh opportunities in tourism, digital services and cultural experiences.
Looking ahead, if this momentum holds, China’s domestic demand could remain both the “primary driver” and the “ballast stone” of global economic stability. Keep an eye on travel apps, food delivery platforms and online entertainment hubs—they might just ride this wave next 🚀.
Stay tuned for more insights as the year unfolds, and let this New Year boost remind us of the power of collective spending to fuel growth—one ticket, one meal, one show at a time.
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New year data signals robust release of China's domestic demand
cgtn.com
