May Day Holiday To Boom China Outbound Tourism

China will see a boom in outbound tourism during the coming May Day holiday, reflecting the vigorous tourism demand among the Chinese people after the country adjusted its Covid-19 response.

This is according to a report that was released in China on Tuesday.

The report said that China’s tourism industry would continue to surge as people showed strong desire to travel during the holiday, which would start on April 29 and end on May 3.

It said that overseas bookings on Trip.com had increased by 18-fold from a year ago.

The report als said that some destinations in Africa and Europe, such as Egypt and France, might witness increased visits with improved airline capacities, thanks to optimised Covid-19 management policies.

Similarly, a report by a Chinese travel portal, said that destinations including Thailand, New Zealand and the Maldives remained popular choices for Chinese travelers.

Meanwhile, an analyst from the country’s major online travel agency Trip.com Group, Fang Zexi says “Suppressed traveling desire will be unleashed at the May Day break, with both domestic and overseas destinations benefiting from the huge travel and consumption demand.”

According to him, the number of bookings for May Day holiday trips as of Thursday had overtaken that recorded in 2019, the number was up sevenfold compared with the same period last year.

NAN/Confidence Okwuchi