2026 National Day holiday: 826 million domestic trips

On October 9, 2026, China Tourism News reported that during the 7-day 2026 National Day holiday, there were 826 million domestic trips nationwide, with total domestic travel spending of 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 footfall 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, the cumulative nationwide cross-regional movement of people was estimated at 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 special culture and tourism events, Shanghai coordinated more than 2,800 culture, commerce, tourism, sports and exhibition events, Fujian carried out more than 2,600 culture and tourism events, 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. On October 10, 2026, Pinchain Tourism reported that, according to estimates by the Data Center of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, during the 7-day 2026 National Day holiday there were 826 million domestic trips nationwide, with total domestic travel spending of 738.375 billion yuan, up 6.3% and 4.3% year-on-year respectively on a comparable daily-average basis compared with 2025. The same day, the China Tourism Association released the "2026 Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day Tourism Market Insight Report," citing the above data estimated by the Data Center of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism; Pinchain Tourism compiled data from various provinces and cities, with Guangdong ranking first among provinces in both visitor arrivals and tourism revenue at 62.789 million person-times and 58.44 billion yuan, followed by Shandong and Jiangsu, while at the city level Chengdu ranked first with 26.065 million person-times received, Xi'an led with 18.605 billion yuan in tourism revenue, Sanya had the highest per capita spending at 3,178.49 yuan, Beijing received 126,000 inbound tourist visits with spending of 1.37 billion yuan, and Guangdong's inbound tourist visits increased 17.3% year-on-year on a daily-average basis.