MCT: China Domestic Trips Reach 4.237 Billion in First Three Quarters of 2024
China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism released sample survey data for domestic tourism in the first three quarters of 2024. Domestic trips reached 4.237 billion, up 15.3% year on year, while total domestic tourism spending reached RMB 4.35 trillion, up 17.9%. Urban residents made 3.270 billion trips and rural residents 967 million. By quarter, Q3 trips reached 1.512 billion, up 17.2% year on year.
Impact and considerations
Sustained double-digit growth in domestic trips and spending provides demand-side reference for hotels, airlines, ground transport and business-travel-related companies.
Key points
- In the first three quarters of 2024, domestic trips reached 4.237 billion, up 563 million or 15.3% year on year.
- Urban residents made 3.270 billion trips, up 14.9%; rural residents made 967 million trips, up 16.8%.
- By quarter: Q1 1.419 billion trips (+16.7%), Q2 1.306 billion (+11.8%), Q3 1.512 billion (+17.2%).
- Total domestic tourism spending reached RMB 4.35 trillion, up RMB 660 billion or 17.9% year on year.
- Urban residents spent RMB 3.71 trillion (+17.1%); rural residents spent RMB 640 billion (+22.5%).
Sources and time
- Primary source
- 文化和旅游部
- Other sources
- 0
- First source publication
- 21 Oct 2024, 08:00
- Page published
- 12 Sept 2026, 00:21
- Last updated
- 21 Oct 2024, 08:00
- Original links
- MCT Tourism Statistics：2024年前三季度国内旅游数据情况 (opens in a new tab)Primary source · zh · Published 21 Oct 2024, 08:00