CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- Though more than half a month away from the National Day holiday, with multiple advantages, tourists are already prepared for their trips. According to Ctrip’s data, in early September, the bookings of domestic tourism products have increased nearly five times compared with last year. The week-on-week growth of air tickets, homestays and other businesses exceeds 50%, and the orders for scenic spots tickets doubled.

From the searches one month in advance, we can see how hot the National Day tourism market is. As of August 30, Ctrip's big transportation market search index shows that the searches of domestic air ticket during the National Day holiday in 2023 have exceeded 190% of that of 2022 and recovered to 104% of 2019; The popularity of hotels is higher still than that of big transportation, for the researches of domestic hotel rooms during holiday has reached more than four times that of 2022, with an increase of nearly 120% compared with 2019.

The soaring demand from consumers has driven up the price of air tickets. The per capita unit price of domestic air tickets during the holiday is 1,293 yuan, 20% higher than that in summer. According to the current reservations, Shanghai, Beijing, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Xi'an, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Nanjing and Changsha rank among the top ten popular destinations.

It is worth mentioning that, with the help of Asian Games, Hangzhou stands out from a number of tourist cities and ranks third. Many sports event enthusiasts book hotels early before going to watch the Hangzhou Asian Games. Data show that the hotel bookings in Hangzhou from September 23 to October 8 have increased by over 8 times compared with last year and over 5 times compared with a month ago.

Different from previous years, more consumers "reversely" chooses niche destinations to enjoy their National Day holiday. The orders in Shangri-La, Jingdezhen, Anji, Nanyang, Changzhou, Foshan, Huai'an, Yanji, Jieyang and Antu all have more than doubled compared to the 2019 National Day.

Concerts and music festivals continue to gain popularity, which should bring immeasurable economic benefits to the tourism of destinations. In Nanyang, Henan, the Midi Music Festival, as to be held in Nanyang during the National Day this year, the bookings of hotels in Nanyang has soared 57 times than that of last year, which has also promoted the tourism development of Luoyang, a neighboring city, as the bookings of holiday hotels in Luoyang has increased 7 times than that of 2022. (Translated by Wang Zhong, Fathom Language Limited)