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Shanghai International Airport Company said Friday that its 2017 net profits are expected to grow 31.3 percent to 3.68 billion yuan (584.6 million U.S. dollars).
The number of domestic trips by tourists hit a record high of 386 million, a year-on-year increase of 12.1 percent, during the seven-day Spring Festival holiday, according to a report released on Wednesday by the China National Tourism Administration.
Airlines are cashing in after thick fog over Hainan Province left many Spring Festival holiday travelers stranded on the island.
More than 13,000 vehicles remained in line for ferry transportation from Hainan province on Thursday evening due to heavy fog that continued to affect normal ferry services at Haikou ports, local authorities said.
More Chinese travelled by air during the just-concluded week-long Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, official data showed Thursday.
The popularity of planes leaving the coastal city Haikou is no less than that of Noah's ark, as stranded tourists on Hainan Island were eager to finish their tour when the weeklong Lunar New Year holiday ended Wednesday.
A social media campaign to attract more Chinese visitors to the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, has been hailed a success with tourist numbers shooting up by 40 percent.
A heavy fog has disrupted ferry services on the Qiongzhou Strait in south China, stranding over 100,000 passengers and more than 10,000 cars in Hainan island, local authorities said Wednesday, the last day of Spring Festival holiday.
A social media campaign to attract more Chinese visitors to the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, has been hailed a success with tourist numbers shooting up by 40 percent.
The surge in outbound tourism shows no signs of abating over Spring Festival as Chinese travelers continue to embrace their wanderlust.
