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China’s Golden Week Travel Spending Lags Pre-Pandemic Levels

While Chinese people demonstrated a strong desire to travel domestically during the National Day Golden Week holiday period which ended Monday, they were less keen to spend while travelling.
Customers shop for luxury goods at the Hermès flagship store in Shanghai, China, on September 26, 2024.
The number of domestic trips and total travel expenditure during China's week-long National Day holiday exceeded last year's numbers, but per capita spending lagged pre-pandemic levels, according to the culture and tourism ministry. (Getty)

The number of domestic trips and total travel expenditure during China’s week-long National Day holiday exceeded last year’s numbers, but per capita spending lagged pre-pandemic levels, according to the culture and tourism ministry.

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