China braces for Golden Week journey rush, with 2.36 billion passenger journeys anticipated throughout lengthy vacation: Ministry of Transport

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During the upcoming Golden Week vacation – one of many nation’s most vital journey intervals of the yr from October 1 to eight, inter-regional passenger journeys in China are estimated to succeed in 2.36 billion. 

It equals a day by day common of 295 million passenger journeys — up 3.2 p.c in contrast with the day by day common of 286 million journeys throughout the identical interval final yr, state broadcaster CCTV News quoted the Ministry of Transport as saying on Sunday.

At a press convention held by the State Council Information Office on Sunday, Ministry of Transport officers stated market demand is powerful for each home and worldwide journeys throughout the eight-day vacation, which mixes the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day. 

During the vacation, the general public will likely be primarily for tourism and household visits, with self-driving remaining the first mode of transportation, stated the Ministry of Transport. It is projected that, throughout the lengthy vacation, roughly 1.87 billion journeys will likely be made by automotive, accounting for practically 80 p.c of all travels. 

During peak intervals, freeway visitors is anticipated to hit 70 million automobile runs, with 14 million of these being new-energy autos. 

The peak journey day is anticipated to fall on October 1 when the variety of vacationers could exceed 340 million, surpassing the historic peak of 339 million recorded on the sixth day of the Spring Festival in 2025.

Meanwhile, information from China’s main on-line journey platforms indicated that rail, flight and automotive leases might rise in contrast with final yr’s Golden Week, as China’s customers prioritize spending on providers and cultural experiences.

Driven by the lengthy vacation impact, demand for medium and long-distance journeys, significantly in main metropolis clusters similar to Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the Yangtze River Delta, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and Chengdu-Chongqing area in Southwest China. 

Domestic and worldwide tourism is displaying robust momentum. During the vacation, demand for household and parent-child journeys is anticipated to surge, with tourism in city areas similar to Guangzhou, Chengdu, Beijing, Shanghai, Xi’an, Hangzhou, Nanjing, and Chongqing more likely to exceed final yr’s ranges. In phrases of outbound journey, there may be an anticipated vital improve within the variety of vacationers heading to international locations similar to Russia, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia, in line with the ministry.

The day by day movement of freight autos is forecasted to succeed in 5.5 to five.8 million, much like the 5.55 million throughout the 2024 National Day vacation. The demand for the transportation of key supplies, together with power, meals, minerals, and day by day requirements, will probably stay secure, with total operations in railway, port, and air cargo transport to see solely minimal fluctuations, stated the ministry.

Global Times