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China’s Lunar New Year Travel Rush in Numbers

A glance at the data behind travel and spending that finally reached pre-pandemic heights during China’s holiday season

China’s travel and tourism finally roared back to pre-pandemic levels during the recently concluded Lunar New Year holiday season. Tourists celebrated the Year of the Dragon by taking 474 million domestic trips over the past two weeks.

People headed across the country from the frozen Harbin to the beaches of Sanya, or went abroad to Singapore (only recently became visa-free for Chinese travelers) and beyond for a well-earned break. The boom in spending has also given a welcome lift to the economy.

Here are some of the key data points from China’s Lunar New Year travel rush:

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