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  1. Pinchain Tourism

    Tongcheng Travel: One-Day Premium Small-Group Orders Up Over 70% Year on Year

    Tongcheng Travel data shows search interest in short-duration destination small groups rose over 110% year on year for the 2026 Mid-Autumn and National Day holiday. As of September 29, searches for 'half-day tour' and 'one-day tour' keywords on the platform rose 128% year on year, and one-day premium small-group orders grew over 70%. Bookings for 2-3 day short-haul small groups and intercity combo products rose over 65%, with families and group travellers dominating. Short-duration small groups unbundle travel services rather than forcing flight and hotel packages.

Sep 24Thu
  1. China Tourism News

    China Briefing: 6 Cruise Ships to Operate 14 Voyages Over Mid-Autumn and National Day Holidays

    On 24 September, the State Council Information Office held a briefing on transport service arrangements for the Mid-Autumn and National Day holidays. Li Yang, spokesperson and vice minister of the Ministry of Transport, said six cruise ships will operate 14 voyages across Shanghai, Tianjin and Shenzhen during the holiday period. No-destination sea cruises have grown quickly this year, with three rounds already run: Adora Magic City carried 4,000 passengers on its first sailing in Shanghai in June, and Ideal operated two voyages in Tianjin in August, with 2,700 passengers on the first. The product is a 3-day, 2-night coastal cruise without land calls, aimed mainly at younger travellers and f…

  2. China Tourism News

    Holiday Booking Data: Earlier Departures, Longer Trips, Multi-Country Outbound Travel Gains

    Booking data from multiple travel companies show changed travel rhythms and preferences for the 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday: earlier departures, longer itineraries, deeper experiences and farther destinations. Tuniu data show that among users whose trips span Oct 1-7, over 35% departed before the National Day holiday and over 10% left before Mid-Autumn to avoid the first peak on Sept 25. Meituan data show over half of travellers chose to depart before Sept 30. Ctrip data show cross-province travel rose to 82% during the National Day golden week. Tongcheng data show bookings for domestic long-haul flights over 1,200 km rose 34% year on year, outbound travel search heat…

  3. China Tourism News

    China's Culture and Tourism Ministry Warns of Rain and Temperature-Drop Risks Over Mid-Autumn and N…

    On 24 September, the Market Management Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued a work notice requiring local culture and tourism authorities to strengthen consultation and assessment, focus on small and medium rivers, slopes and gorges, and flash-flood gullies, strictly implement 'call-and-response' early-warning mechanisms with follow-up feedback, and promptly evacuate visitors from danger zones. According to the National Meteorological Centre, the Mid-Autumn holiday will bring heavy rain from western China to the Huang-Huai region, with rain and weak cold air in the northeast and northern north China; parts of Sichuan, Chongqing, Shaanxi, Hubei, Henan, Jiangsu, Anhui and…

  4. China Tourism News

    China State Council: Mid-Autumn and National Day Holiday Air Passenger Volume Expected at 31.19 Mil…

    On September 24, the State Council Information Office held a press conference. Ma Bing, Deputy Director of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, said that from September 25 to October 7, national civil aviation is expected to transport 31.19 million passengers, averaging 2.4 million per day, up 3.6% year-on-year, with a single-day peak expected to exceed 2.6 million. Daily ticket bookings at the top ten aviation hubs exceeded 490,000, up 3.9% year-on-year;特色 tourism cities such as Hulunbuir, Dehong, and Altay are expected to drive local air passenger volume growth of over 30%. International ticket bookings increased 22.5% year-on-year, with flights to neighboring countries up 20% and…

  5. China Tourism News

    Holiday Hotel Bookings Peak as 13-Day Leave Strategy Drives Longer Stays

    With only three days between this year's Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday, the 'take 3 days off for 13 days' leave strategy has gone viral, pushing hotel bookings into a peak period. Meituan data show Shaanxi's overall culture and tourism bookings rose 50% year on year during the holiday, with hotel and homestay bookings up 49%. Gao Wen, manager of Xi'an Yaman Oriental Courtyard Hotel, said Mid-Autumn was the hottest period, with occupancy near 80% on Sept 25-26, while the National Day peak shifted to Oct 2-3. Platform data show users booking flights to two or more destinations rose 70% year on year. Hoteliers report a rising share of 4-5 night stays, with both average spend and…

Sep 23Wed
  1. Pinchain Tourism

    Beijing Issues Holiday Travel Consumption Advisory

    On Sept 22, the Beijing Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau issued a Mid-Autumn and National Day holiday travel consumption advisory, recommending off-peak travel, monitoring scenic area visitor flows, and purchasing tickets for Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace and Badaling Great Wall via the 'Jingtong' mini-program. It also requires verifying operator qualifications before joining tours, warning against unlicensed entities organizing tours under the guise of 'conference services' or 'travel consulting', signing written contracts, and avoiding induced optional purchases. For outbound travel, travelers should check destination safety advisories and avoid high-risk countries and regions.

  2. Pinchain Tourism

    China's Traffic Management Bureau Issues Mid-Autumn and National Day Holiday Road Safety Advisory

    China's Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security assessed road-safety risks for the Mid-Autumn and National Day holiday period, identifying five prominent risk categories: overlapping tourist and family-visit traffic, surging expressway volumes, serious traffic violations, concentrated rural agricultural and migrant-worker travel, and alternating cold-warm air masses. During the National Day holiday, expressways are toll-free for passenger cars with seven seats or fewer, and tidal traffic flows are expected on expressways in and out of major city clusters including the Pearl River Delta, Yangtze River Delta, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, and Chengdu-Chongqing. The bureau advise…

  3. China Tourism News

    China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism Issues Mid-Autumn and National Day Travel Notice

    Ahead of the 2026 Mid-Autumn and National Day holidays, China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued a travel notice urging tourists to prepare thoroughly, monitor weather and transport conditions along routes and at destinations, check scenic-area opening arrangements and ticket reservation requirements in advance, avoid undeveloped or unsafe areas, and closely follow the security situation in outbound destinations while avoiding high-risk areas. The notice also calls for stronger safety precautions: checking vehicles before self-driving trips, avoiding fatigued and drunk driving, wearing seatbelts throughout, wearing life jackets on boats as required, and paying attention to fire safety…

Sep 21Mon
  1. China Tourism News

    Shanxi Culture and Tourism Department Issues Mid-Autumn and National Day Travel Advisory

    On September 19, the Shanxi Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism issued a 2026 Mid-Autumn and National Day travel advisory covering six areas: itinerary planning, consumption precautions, travel safety, activity participation, civilized travel and rights protection. It urges visitors to follow official information on weather, transport, scenic-area reservations and visitor caps and to travel off-peak; to use licensed travel agencies with signed contracts and reject abnormally low-priced tours; and for self-driving, to check vehicles, avoid fatigue and speeding and drive cautiously on mountain roads. Disputes can be reported to local culture-tourism authorities or the 12345 hotline,…

Sep 17Thu
  1. IHG Newsroom

    IHG Launches Early Bird Offer for Holiday Travel Across Greater China

    IHG Hotels & Resorts announced on 17 September 2026 in Shanghai an early bird booking offer for the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays. IHG One Rewards members can receive up to 24% off stays at participating hotels across Greater China when booking at least 14 days in advance. IHG highlighted three travel trends in Greater China this season: longer, more immersive trips (e.g. Western Sichuan), continued popularity of short breaks close to home (e.g. Huzhou, Ningbo, Suzhou, Wuxi, Nanjing), and growing interest in emerging destinations (e.g. Qinhuangdao, Chongli, Wugong Mountain, Wushan, Luoyang). IHG's 14 brands offer accommodation options in these areas.

Sep 11Fri