China’s New Year Holiday: 142M Trips & $12B Spent
Mainland China’s New Year holiday saw 142M domestic trips and nearly ¥84.8B ($12.1B) in tourism spending, with rail and cross-border travel surging.
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Mainland China’s New Year holiday saw 142M domestic trips and nearly ¥84.8B ($12.1B) in tourism spending, with rail and cross-border travel surging.
China’s 2026 New Year holiday travel is led by short-distance road trips, with daily expressway traffic hitting 37M vehicles and rail travel peaking at 18.25M on Jan 1.
Passenger trips on the Chinese mainland’s rail network jumped 6.4% to 3.95 billion in Jan-Oct 2025, boosted by high-speed routes and easier mobile booking.
The China–Laos Railway has surpassed 600K cross-border passenger trips, boosting connectivity and people-to-people ties between the Chinese mainland and Laos. 🚆🌏
China’s railway network gears up for a massive surge during the Dragon Boat Festival with extra trains and cultural extras enhancing the travel experience.