Shanghai hotel booking popularity rose nearly 10 times week-on-week during the CIIE

From November 5 to November 10, 2026, the 9th CIIE was held in Shanghai. Tongcheng Business Travel data shows that during the exhibition, Shanghai hotel booking popularity rose nearly 10 times week-on-week, and air ticket booking popularity for destinations in Shanghai rose about 6 times week-on-week. Hotel search popularity around the National Exhibition and Convention Center and the Hongqiao area climbed most noticeably; hotels within a 3-kilometer radius of the venue and high-end hotels along subway lines were most favored. Mehood Lestie (Shanghai Hongqiao National Exhibition and Convention Center Branch) was fully booked from November 5 to 10. Subsequent reports and earlier reports are consistent in their statements on the increase, area popularity, and full-booking situation.