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China residents made 5.307 billion domestic trips in first three quarters
China's culture and tourism ministry said residents made 5.307 billion domestic trips in the first three quarters of 2026.
That was up 6.2% from the same period a year earlier, an increase of 309 million trips.
Urban residents made 4.037 billion trips, while rural residents made 1.27 billion.
Total travel spending reached 4.95 trillion yuan, up 2.2% year on year.
Spending by urban residents rose 2.2% to 4.14 trillion yuan, and rural residents' spending rose 2.1% to 810 billion yuan.
The figures show that trip numbers grew faster than travel spending; no next step was given.
China’s domestic residents made 5.307 billion trips in the first three quarters of 2026, up 6.2% from the same period a year earlier.
Urban residents made 4.037 billion trips, while rural residents made 1.27 billion.
Domestic travel spending reached 4.95 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.2% year on year.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism released the figures on October 26.
- Who
- China’s domestic residents.
- What
- They made 5.307 billion domestic trips in the first three quarters of 2026.
- When
- The first three quarters of 2026; the figures were released on October 26, 2026.
- Where
- China.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Domestic residents made 5.307 billion trips and spent 4.95 trillion yuan.
China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism released the figures.
- Total trips
- 5.307 billion
- Year-on-year change in trips
- Up 6.2%
- Urban residents’ trips
- 4.037 billion
- Rural residents’ trips
- 1.27 billion
- Travel spending
- 4.95 trillion yuan