Travellers took an estimated 314 million domestic trips during the five-day May Day holiday, a 6.4 percent increase from the previous year.
Tourist spending also rose, reaching 180.3 billion yuan, an 8 percent year-on-year jump that highlighted the sustained vitality of consumer activity.
The surge in travel during the May Day holiday across China provided a boost to the transportation, tourism and retail sectors.
In Guangxi, local governments hosted nighttime carnivals, dazzling light shows and open-air concerts aimed at revitalising the nightlife scene and encouraging people to stay out longer and spend more.
Nationally recognised nighttime cultural and tourism zones registered nearly 76 million visits during the holiday, up 5.2 percent from a year ago, according to figures released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. (Reporting by Xinhua)
Domestic trips, spending both up during May Day break
2025-05-06 HKT 16:19
