China's National Day Golden Week ends, with 700 million people traveling to a new high, with consumption reaching 372.6 billion

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(Beijing Comprehensive News on the 9th) The eight-day National Day Golden Week holiday in China has finally come to an end. The China National Tourism Administration Data Center released the latest figures. During the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays, China received a total of 705 million domestic tourists. The number of tourists hit a new high, and tourism revenue was approximately 583.6 billion yuan (approximately RM372.6 billion).

There are more than 6 million outbound tourists, but it is worth noting that Taiwan, which is blocked by China, and South Korea, which has a stalemate due to the THAAD anti-missile system, are not among the top 10 popular overseas short-term tours.

According to statistics from the National Tourism Administration Data Center, China received a total of 705 million domestic tourists during the eight-day holiday, about 112 million more than the 593 million it received last year, an increase of 11.9%, and tourism revenue was about 583.6 billion yuan. With the improvement of high-speed rail and highway networks, travel has become more and more convenient. Self-driving tours have replaced tour groups as the mainstream of travel, and fast travel and slow travel have become a new way of travel.

Beijing is experiencing its peak return journey. After exiting the Beijing West Railway Station, passengers are preparing to take the subway to leave the station area. The waiting queue is more than 300 meters long.

>Travel to 88 countries Thailand, Japan and India are the most popular

In terms of outbound tourism, the proportion of tourists in tour groups continues to decline, while the proportion of self-guided tourists increases. The China National Tourism Administration's outbound group tour system and network big data show that the number of outbound tourists during the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays exceeded 6 million, including 641,900 group tourists. Tourists departed from nearly 300 cities and went to 88 countries and regions and 1,155 overseas cities around the world.

Tuniu Travel released a report on Sunday saying that during the National Day Golden Week, Thailand, Japan and Indonesia became the top three most popular short-term travel destinations for Chinese tourists, while Taiwan and South Korea, which are blocked, were not in the top ten. The top three long-term travel destinations are the United States, Canada, and Australia. In terms of shopping, Thailand, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Hong Kong have become the destinations where tourists are most willing to spend money on shopping.

According to monitoring by the Ministry of Commerce, from October 1st to 8th, retail and catering companies nationwide achieved sales of approximately 1.5 trillion yuan, with average daily sales increasing by 10.3% compared with last year’s National Day Golden Week.

Travel without your mobile phone 4G traffic soared during the long holiday

Chinese people cannot live without their mobile phones, even when sightseeing. According to data from China Mobile Zhejiang Company, during the National Day holiday this year, the 4G traffic in Zhejiang Province increased 1.17 times compared with last year, and the 4G traffic in the West Lake Scenic Area increased 2.07 times compared with daily levels. What people do most when visiting scenic spots or while driving is actually watching videos online on their mobile phones.

China Mobile staff said that in order to ensure communication guarantee during the National Day period, the company has launched an emergency support plan two months in advance to increase the capacity of base stations in hot spots such as the West Lake Scenic Area, train stations, and commercial centers, increasing the peak capacity by up to 5 times, and the download rate for a single user has exceeded 180Mbps.

Sun Lin, a tourist from Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, said that when traveling in Hangzhou, she mostly used mobile phones to pay for food, clothing, housing and transportation, and she only spent more than 100 yuan in cash in four days. Wu Kai, a tourist from Jiangsu Province, said that he used his mobile phone to read news and check Moments when he was in the car. When he went to scenic spots, he was busy uploading photos. When he had free time, he used his mobile phone to watch videos or play games.