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China outbound travel bookings skyrocket
On the back of China outbound travel returning, Trip.com recorded an immediate surge in bookings.
It saw a 254% increase in mainland China’s outbound flight bookings.
Flights bound for Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan and Thailand led the surge.
Singapore was the fastest-growing destination, with flight bookings up six-fold,.
Long-haul flights to the UK, the United States and Australia also grew.
Shanghai, Beijing and Hangzhou are the most popular departure cities.
Trip.com data shows that bookings for inbound flights spiked 412%
Jane Sun, CEO of Trip.com Group, said, “It creates enormous opportunities for both the inbound and China outbound travel markets.”
Searches for outbound visas skyrocketed 300% as soon as news of China’s border reopening broke.
Lunar New Year holiday travel searches for package tours were up six-fold.
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