Chinese Demand for Travel Jumps as Beijing Opens the Floodgates
- Flight bookings surge by 254% on Trip.com within 24 hours
- Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong among the most-booked cities
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A surge in holiday bookings shows China’s vast population is ready and hungry for travel as the country dismantles border controls and emerges from nearly three years of self-imposed isolation.
After the announcement that travelers won’t be subject to quarantine from Jan. 8 onwards, bookings for outbound flights from mainland China jumped 254% Tuesday morning from the day before, according to Trip.com Group Ltd. data.