China News Service, Beijing, February 17 (Reporter Liu Liang) Data released by the Chinese online travel platform Qunar on the 17th showed that during the Spring Festival holiday this year, Chinese tourists visited 115 countries around the world, covering 1,754 cities around the world.
According to statistics from the Qunar platform, during the Spring Festival holiday this year, Chinese tourists visited 115 countries around the world, including Ethiopia and Madagascar in Africa; Uruguay in South America; and Lithuania, Monaco, and Malta in Europe. On the platform, international hotel bookings during this year’s Spring Festival increased 4.7 times compared with the same period last year, and international air ticket bookings increased by as much as 14 times.
Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, the three countries that have recently exempted Chinese tourists from visas, have seen significant growth in travel bookings during the Spring Festival holiday. On the Qunar platform, the number of air ticket bookings from China to Singapore during this year’s Spring Festival increased 29 times compared with the same period last year, Kuala Lumpur increased 20 times, and Bangkok increased 16 times.
Many outbound tourism niche destinations also attract Chinese tourists. Go to Hurghada, Egypt to feel the sunshine, go to Genoa, Italy to see the ancient ruins, and go to Tromso, Norway to experience the cold Arctic... During this Spring Festival, travel orders on the Qunar platform have covered 1,754 cities around the world, with more than 400 in Europe alone. City.
Destinations with direct flights of more than 10 hours include Melbourne in Australia, London in the UK, Istanbul in Turkey, Auckland in New Zealand, and Cairo in Egypt. They have become popular cities for Chinese tourists to travel abroad during the Spring Festival. Among them, the number of air ticket bookings to Dubai has the highest growth rate, increasing more than 10 times compared with the same period during the Spring Festival in 2023. (over)