Mid-Autumn 'Chinese Romance' Trend Lifts Long-Haul Autumn Travel

During the Mid-Autumn holiday, 'Chinese romance' and immersive traditional-culture travel became a cultural tourism highlight, with long-haul trips concentrating on autumn destinations. Tongcheng Travel data show local and nearby bookings accounted for nearly 60%, cross-province orders rose 21% versus this year's Dragon Boat holiday, and local scenic-area ticket booking heat rose 17% year on year. Meituan data show searches for 'Mid-Autumn restaurant' rose 233% week on week, 'reunion dinner' 332%, 'lantern fair' nearly eightfold, and 'intangible-heritage lantern fair' more than twentyfold. Qunar data show night-tour product bookings doubled year on year and 'autumn-chasing flight routes' bo…