Lunar New Year: China tourism spending tops pre-Covid level - BBC News

Figures for the start of the Year of the Dragon show millions of people made trips during the break.

11 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsLunar New YearImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, This year's Lunar New Year saw huge crowds at tourist attractions across ChinaBy Peter HoskinsBusiness reporterTourism spending in China during the Lunar New Year break jumped above pre-Covid levels, official data shows.

Domestic tourism spending hit 632.7 billion yuan (£69.7bn), about 47% more compared to the same holiday period last year according to government figures.

The celebrations came after years of pandemic lockdowns and restrictions, which were lifted in early 2023.

The data was also boosted as the holiday was a day longer than usual.

The figures for the start of the Year of the Dragon showed that 474m domestic trips were taken during the eight-day break, which ended on Sunday. That was more than 34% higher than last year and 19% above pre-pandemic levels in 2019.

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