China’s ‘super golden week’ forecast to spark journey growth at house and overseas

Total journeys outdoors mainland China are forecast to succeed in between 8 million and eight.4 million – greater than double the three.8 million recorded for the vacation in 2024 – in accordance with journey advertising and know-how firm China Trading Desk on Monday.

Demand is “surging” for visa-free locations akin to Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, the agency stated. Long well-liked with Chinese vacationers, all three have scrapped visa necessities for the reason that pandemic.

Russia has additionally seen an increase in bookings by Chinese residents following the introduction of a visa exemption rule in September, in accordance with Fliggy, Alibaba Group Holding’s journey platform. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post.

South Korea, a perennially well-liked spot for Chinese travellers, rolled out visa-free entry for tour group members on September 29 – a transfer that would have an “impact”, enterprise consultancy Dragon Trail International stated in a September 23 journey sentiment report.

The annual vacation, dubbed “golden week”, will last more than standard this yr. Coinciding with each the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, it runs from October 1 to eight.

The prolonged break will give travellers a head begin and the prospect to “cleverly” mix annual depart with the vacation, Fliggy stated.