BEIJING: A total of 135 million domestic trips were made in China during the three-day New Year holiday from Dec 30, 2023 to Jan 1, 2024, statistics from the country’s Culture and Tourism Ministry showed.
According to Xinhua news agency citing the ministry, the amount is 155.3 percent higher than the same period last year and 9.4 percent higher than the figure from 2019.
During the period, the total revenue in China’s tourist market surpassed 79.73 billion yuan (about US$11.27 billion), doubling the figure for the holiday season last year and increasing by 5.6 per cent year on year from 2019, the ministry added. –Bernama-Xinhua
