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Dragon Boat Festival Holiday Sees Domestic Tourism Boost: Journal

CHINA PRESS
MNI (Singapore)

Domestic tourism accelerated in China during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival last week though still down on year, with Shanghai and Beijing returning to Top 10 traveling destinations as Covid-19 curbs ease, the China Securities Journal reported. Revenue from domestic tourism was CNY25.82 billion during the holiday, falling 12.2% y/y and recovering to 65.6% of the pre-pandemic level, the newspaper said citing data by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. A total of 79.61 million trips were made across the country, a decrease of 10.7% y/y and 86.7% of the same period in 2019, the newspaper said.

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