Domestic travel in China to reach record high in 2025, says Minister of Culture and Tourism

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) — China's domestic travel volume has reached a record high in both 2025 and the 2026 Spring Festival holiday, Minister of Culture and Tourism Sun Yeli said Saturday.

During the nine-day Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) holiday from February 15 to 23, the country recorded 596 million domestic trips, and tourism spending exceeded 800 billion yuan (approximately $115.93 billion). Both figures were record highs, Sun Yeli announced at a press conference during the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress.

For the full year 2025, the number of domestic trips by Chinese residents exceeded 6.5 billion, an increase of more than 16 percent year-on-year, and tourism spending reached 6.3 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.5 percent. New records were set for both indicators. -0-

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