826 million domestic trips during the 2026 National Day holiday

On October 9, 2026, China Tourism News reported that during the 7-day 2026 National Day holiday, nationwide domestic trips totaled 826 million person-times, and total domestic tourism spending was 738.375 billion yuan, up 6.3% and 4.3% year-on-year respectively compared with 2025 on a comparable basis (daily average). During the same period, 180 large-scale performances were held nationwide, including 125 concerts and 55 music festivals; national-level nighttime culture and tourism consumption cluster areas recorded a cumulative nighttime visitor flow of 107 million person-times, up 5.6% year-on-year. Another report the same day said that from October 1 to 7 during the National Day holiday, nationwide cumulative total cross-regional personnel flows are expected to reach 2.144 billion person-times, a daily average of 306 million person-times, up 0.7% year-on-year; Beijing launched more than 3,000 distinctive culture and tourism activities, Shanghai coordinated more than 2,800 culture, commerce, tourism, sports and exhibition activities, Fujian carried out more than 2,600 culture and tourism activities, Guangdong issued 30 million yuan in culture and tourism consumption vouchers, Chongqing issued about 17 million yuan in holiday comprehensive consumption vouchers, and Sichuan issued more than 54 million yuan in culture and tourism consumption vouchers.