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China saw 314 million domestic trips during the five-day May Day holiday from Thursday to Monday, up 6.4 percent year on year, according to data from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, as culture-themed tour packages and holiday discounts fueled a surge in market demand.
Total domestic tourism spending reached 180.269 billion yuan (24.79 billion U.S. dollars), marking an eight percent year-on-year rise.
To meet the growing and diversified demands, local governments rolled out an array of cultural activities, travel packages, and public benefit initiatives, proving to be welcomed by holidaymakers.
Most trips made during the May Day holiday were via rail, with total train trips made during the holiday standing at 112 million, up 10.5 percent year on year. On Monday, as returning passenger flow picked up, railway trips were estimated to hit 21.1 million in a single day.
National highways and expressways across China also experienced a significant rise in returning passenger flows, with an estimated 244.93 million people traveling via road on Monday alone, as road travel remains a predominant option for short and medium-distance trips.
As to airline services, civil aviation saw robust growth as well. Around 2.32 million air passenger trips were expected on Monday. Over the entire holiday period, airlines were expected to handle 11.15 million trips, averaging 2.23 million per day, an 11.8 percent increase compared to the same period in 2024. A total of 91,000 flights were estimated to operate during the holiday, up 5.5 percent year on year, with an on-time performance rate of 89 percent, an improvement of 1.97 percentage points from last year.