BEIJING — China is gearing up for a surge in domestic tourist trips as the COVID-19 epidemic has been mostly subdued, with high-speed train tickets to many destinations already gone for the first day of the National Day holiday on Oct 1. ADVERTISEMENTThe robust travel demand is fueled by this year’s longer holiday as the Mid-Autumn Festival, which also falls on Oct 1, will overlap with the weeklong National Day holiday, giving people an extended holiday of eight days until Oct 8. “China’s National Day holiday, also dubbed ‘Golden Week’ for the tourism and consumption boom, will also see millions of Chinese hit the road for travel,” he said, adding that the combined holidays will no doubt create a bigger challenge for the transport system. “We have been forming a detailed travel plan for months since it’s the longest holiday this year,” he said. Haikou Meilan International Airport in the capital of Hainan province, for example, will add and resume more than 1,500 flights to meet the demand of the travel peak for the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 03, 2020 07:52 UTC