Millions of domestic tourists travel in the week before and after January 1 in a typical year. “The trend is taking a train to visit cities within the reach of one hour,” the company said. The hottest train tickets are for trips between Chengdu and Chongqing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, and Shanghai and Hangzhou, according to Qunar.com. Huang Li said she decided against going to Sanya, on the southern island of Hainan, after the government told people to avoid unnecessary travel. Zhou Weihong, deputy general manager at Spring Tour, the travel arm of Shanghai-based Spring Group, said her agency had rolled out new offerings aimed at local tourism.

Source: Hindustan Times December 30, 2020 05:19 UTC