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The Ailao Mountains in Yunnan province saw a surge in visitors during the National Day holiday from Tuesday to Monday, following a viral mineral-collecting adventure video posted by a vlogger.
Following a 36.1 percent surge in visitors during the weeklong National Day holiday, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's government and business community are hoping that year-round inbound travel numbers and consumer spending will bounce back to pre-COVID levels.
Chinese tourists have shown an ever increasing enthusiasm for traveling abroad, embarking on trips during this year's weeklong National Day holiday to more niche destinations, such as countries and regions involved in the Belt and Road Initiative and Africa.
A rising trend of visiting Africa has emerged as Chinese tourists increasingly set their sights on the continent, especially experienced tourists who travel abroad frequently and younger adventurers with a thirst for more exotic experiences.
Thanks to intensified international exchanges and optimized policies, China has seen a rapid growth in inbound tourism this year, with the number of foreign visitors in the first nine months expected to reach 95 million — a 55.4 percent year-on-year increase, according to official data released on Monday.
The average daily number of inbound and outbound travelers during the National Day holiday is expected to reach 1.75 million, an increase of 18.5 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the National Immigration Administration's forecast issued on Friday.
China is poised to experience an estimated 1.94 billion cross-regional trips during the upcoming week-long National Day holiday, starting Tuesday, Li Yang, vice-minister for transport, said in Beijing on Friday.
The number of overseas visitors in Hainan province has been increasing thanks to the convenient immigration policies of the Hainan Free Trade Port, local authorities said.
Inbound travel orders have surged by 60 percent for the upcoming National Day holiday, which falls from Oct 1 to Oct 7, and the number of trips and tourism consumption are expected to hit a record high.
Shanghai Disney Resort will adopt a new real-name ticketing policy targeted for launch before year-end, according to official announcement Tuesday.
Hebei's efforts in tourism are well reflected by a slogan it has been promoting in recent years — Close and beautiful as Hebei is, enjoy your weekends here. The slogan targets residents in neighboring Beijing and Tianjin and has had widespread influence.
A Chinese tour group of over 20 people hailing from Xiamen, Fujian Province, arrived at Taiwan-administered Kinmen and Matsu islands on Sunday on a two-day, one-night sightseeing itinerary.
In early March, my college classmate, who now works at a foreign trade company in Cixi, Zhejiang province, booked a two-night stay at a hotel in Singapore to attend a Taylor Swift concert.
The LEGOLAND Shanghai Resort unveiled plans for its opening in 2025 at the 35th Shanghai Tourism Festival on September 14.
On the morning of Sept 12, a luxury cruise ship CM-Viking carrying over 600 international and domestic passengers docked at the Zhoushan Archipelago International Cruise Port.
Experts have estimated that China's inbound tourism market will maintain its continuous recovery for the rest of the year and could return to the pre-COVID level reached in 2019, in view of its good performance in the first half of the year.
Since the mutual visa-free policy between China and Singapore was implemented on Feb 9, travel between the two countries has surged, significantly boosting tourism and fostering cultural exchanges and people-to-people connections.
The 35th Shanghai Tourism Festival will take place from Sept 14 to Oct 6 with about 200 themed tours, activities, and products introduced alongside the iconic float parade.
Certified as the world's largest indoor real-snow skiing facility, the Shanghai L+SNOW Indoor Skiing Theme Resort officially opened on Sept 6 in the Lin-gang Special Area in Shanghai.
The "AI Hangzhou" service platform for foreigners was launched during the 7th Hangzhou International Day inaugurated in Zhejiang Province on Thursday.
The Shanghai Pudong International Airport has welcomed 2.25 million foreign arrivals so far this year, the highest among all airport ports in China, statistics of the airport showed.
For the first time, Jiuzhai Valley, located in Huanglong in Sichuan province and designated a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site, will be connected to the railway network.
China's homegrown regional jetliner, the ARJ21, took off from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport and arrived at Daocheng Yading Airport after a 44-minute flight on Sunday.
The Palace Museum in Beijing has implemented technical measures to prevent scalpers from hoarding tickets, as Chinese authorities intensify efforts to crack down on the illegal resale of tickets for tourist attractions.
Visitors to the Badaling section of the Great Wall have been able to order food and emergency supplies on the platform, and their orders have been dropped off not by delivery workers on electric bikes, but by unmanned aerial vehicles.
The Chinese mythological hero Wukong, whose popularity has surged worldwide thanks to a new video game, has also sparked a tourism boom as travelers seek out certain destinations with ancient architecture and heavy Chinese vibes.
The Chinese-funded cruise ship Blue Dream Melody is set to embark on a 33-night ultra-long-haul voyage from Shanghai on November 26, marking the end of a decade-long absence of such extensive itineraries from domestic ports.
The Palace Museum in Beijing is fighting ticket scalping in order to provide an orderly visit experience for tourists, as it recently disclosed that during some peak hours of visit, 99 percent of ticket buyers turned out to be ticket scalpers.
Misty sunrise scenery in a rural mountain village in Bazhong City, southwest China's Sichuan Province.
With many regions in China seeing scorching temperatures this summer, more and more travelers are seeking respite in some cities that boast cool weather.
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