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Making the '3 Days Leave for 13 Days Off' Travel Wave Land Smoothly

The Mid-Autumn and National Day holiday '3 days leave for 13 days off' strategy has drawn attention, with travel trends showing earlier booking cycles, a four-wave domestic travel pattern, and parallel growth in long-haul deep tours and county-level relaxed travel. Tuniu data shows some European long-haul group products sold out over a month in advance. GZL's report shows 8-11 day cross-province long-haul products became mainstream this year. Tongcheng Travel data shows that as of August 24, bookings for county-level destination travel products grew over 60% compared to July. The article suggests the industry respond with product innovation, coordinated governance for multi-wave passenger f…

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Impact and considerations

The multi-wave passenger flows and consumption tiering from extended leave create higher demands on tourism companies' product design, resource allocation, and operational capabilities, with long-haul deep tours and county-level travel becoming growth directions.

Key points

  • The Mid-Autumn and National Day '3 days leave for 13 days off' strategy has drawn wide attention, with booking cycles significantly moving earlier.
  • Tuniu data shows some European long-haul group products departing September 24-26 and covering the National Day holiday sold out over a month in advance.
  • Domestic travel is expected to form a 'four-wave' pattern: September 25-26, September 28, October 1-3, and mid-holiday.
  • GZL's report shows 8-11 day cross-province long-haul products became mainstream this year, up from 'niche deep travel' in previous years.
  • Tongcheng Travel data shows that as of August 24, bookings for county-level destination travel products grew over 60% compared to July.
  • The article suggests the industry respond with product innovation, coordinated governance for multi-wave passenger flows, and calls for implementing paid annual leave.

Sources and time

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中国旅游新闻网
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First source publication
15 Sept 2026, 08:00
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16 Sept 2026, 00:05
Last updated
15 Sept 2026, 08:00
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