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Hello rental bookings rose more than 120% over China’s National Day holiday
More than 600,000 people rented cars through Hello during China’s National Day holiday, and bookings rose by more than 120%.
The holiday is a busy travel period in China, and more people are using rental cars to explore destinations by road.
Rentals lasting more than eight days increased by over 200%, while 70% of customers booked within three days of departure.
About 30% of bookings involved picking up a car at an airport or high-speed rail station.
Customers also used options such as free cancellation and returning a car in a different place.
Hello said it removed nearly 10,000 listings it identified as showing fake vehicle availability and offered replacement cars when a rental provider could not fulfil a booking.
The company said it will continue working on vehicle supply, service and price protections.
Hello rental bookings rose more than 120% over China’s National Day holiday, according to a report released by the platform.
More than 600,000 users chose Hello rental for holiday trips.
Bookings for rentals lasting more than eight days increased by more than 200%.
Seventy percent of users booked within three days of departure.
Thirty percent of bookings involved picking up a car at an airport or high-speed rail station.
- Who
- Hello rental reported the booking figures. More than 600,000 users rented through the platform.
- What
- Bookings rose by more than 120% over the National Day holiday.
- When
- During China’s National Day holiday; the report’s publication date was October 12, 2026.
- Where
- China.
- Why
- The article links the increase to demand for flexible trips, longer stays and rental cars picked up at travel hubs.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The platform will continue to strengthen safeguards for vehicle supply, service and pricing, helping more people travel farther with ease.
- Total users
- More than 600,000
- Booking growth
- More than 120%
- Long-rental growth
- More than 200% for rentals lasting more than eight days
- Late bookings
- 70% booked within three days of departure
- Travel-hub pickup
- 30% of bookings included pickup at an airport or high-speed rail station
Sources
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