China’s tourism industry saw robust growth in both revenue and the number of visitors during the week-long Spring Festival holiday, according to data from the Chinese Tourism Academy.
China recorded a total of 415 million trips made by tourists and grossed 513.9 billion yuan in tourism revenue between Feb 4 to 10, an increase of 7.6 percent and 8.2 percent, respectively, year-on-year.
More Chinese traveled by air during the just-concluded week-long Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, official data showed Monday.
A total of 12.59 million air passenger trips were made from Feb 4 to 10, up 10.6 percent from last year's holiday, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
Traveling by air has become increasingly popular in China thanks to expanding air networks and rising household income.
Hundreds of millions of Chinese go back to their hometowns to celebrate the Chinese New Year, creating an annual travel rush around the festival that often puts the transport system to the test.
