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Chinese tourists skip Australia, embrace Singapore, Thailand’s visa-free travel

As Chinese tourism booms to visa-free countries in Southeast Asia, Australia is losing out, with more cost-conscious mainland travellers also choosing cheaper destinations closer...

Chinese travelers visit tourist hot-spots across Asia as travel exceeds pre-pandemic levels

Chinese travelers flocked to tourist hot-spots across Asia over the Lunar New Year break, with visitor numbers and spending in destinations including Singapore,...

‘Revenge travel’ soars, but where are Chinese tourists heading to?

What happened: The Year of the Dragon has brought with it a tourism and travel spending recovery, according to Alibaba’s financial subsidiary Ant Group’s...

Chinese flock to Southeast Asia during Lunar New Year in boost to travel sector

Bookings to Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia combined jumped more than 30 per cent from February 10-17 compared with 2019, according to travel website operator...

China’s travel spending during Chinese New Year holidays beats pre-COVID levels

Analysts at Goldman Sachs said in a note on Sunday that domestic tourism data during the Chinese New Year holiday improved from the New...

China’s holiday travel rush: extra trains, packed airports and stranded tourists

Chinese transport authorities were bracing for the busy Lunar New Year travel period to reach its peak on Friday, as holidaymakers make their way...

Lunar New Year visitors to China’s Hainan caught out by return ticket shortages

“This is my first time on a road trip to Hainan … I did not think that buying a return ticket would be a...

China hopes tourism will boost economy. But what about foreign travellers?

Revenue from domestic tourism is expected to bounce by 23 per cent to 6 trillion yuan (US$839 billion) from 2023 to 2024 – exceeding...

Chinese travellers give Lunar Year of the Dragon a fiery start

Chinese travellers are back on the move for the festive season, with the number of trips around the country up by more than a...

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