Platform data shows that Spring Festival travel orders in many small airport cities in China have increased significantly.

　　China News Service, Beijing, February 14 (Reporter Liu Liang) Data released by the Chinese online travel platform "Qunar" on the 14th showed that three days before this year's Spring Festival holiday (the first to the third day of the Lunar New Year), many small airport cities in China Travel orders have increased significantly.

　　The small airports here refer to airports located in third-tier cities and below in China (excluding popular tourist cities such as Lijiang and Dali). According to statistics from Qunar, there are 186 such airports in China. On the platform, the number of air ticket bookings for flights to small airports from the first to the third day of the Lunar New Year this year nearly tripled compared to the same period during the Spring Festival last year. Among them, Foshan's growth rate reached more than 7 times, Yanji's growth rate was 4 times, Ordos' growth rate was 3.5 times, and Pu'er's growth rate was 3.4 times.

　　The arrival of tourists has led to an increase in hotel bookings. As of the third day of the Lunar New Year this year, hotel bookings during the Spring Festival in small airport cities such as Shigatse, Jingdezhen, Weihai, Quanzhou, Datong, Luoyang, and Mudanjiang increased 1.7 times compared with the same period last year. During the peak hotel occupancy period on the second day of the Lunar New Year, hotel bookings increased by 6.2 times in Jingdezhen, more than 6 times in Shangrao, 4.8 times in Datong and Baoshan, and 4.5 times in Luoyang.

　　Compared with the same period during the Spring Festival last year, in the three days before this year's Spring Festival holiday, among the high-star hotel bookings in destinations where small airports are located, luxury hotel bookings increased by 105%, and high-end hotel bookings increased by 186%. At the same time, the bookings of tickets for scenic spots in some small airport cities also performed well. The bookings for scenic spots in Shangrao and Taizhou increased by 4.5 times and 5.2 times respectively compared with the same period last year during the Spring Festival. (over)