China's tourism market is set to flourish during the upcoming Spring Festival holiday, bookings multiplied over the same period last year. A report (release) earlier this week by Chinese online travel giant Ctrip shows that bookings for domestic, outbound (出境的), and inbound travels all have been experiencing significant year-on-year (grow).
Travel bookings to Harbin in northeast China's Heilongjiang province (increase) more than 14-fold to date compared with the same period last year, (primary) by tourists from the south of the country. Sanya in south China's Hainan province and Kunming in Southwest China's Yunnan province are the destinations of choice for many north) tourists.
As a time known for family reunions, the Spring Festival holiday will see more families (hit) the road. Bookings on Ctrip show that 47 percent of all tourists are choosing to travel with their families. Among them, most have chosen to rent cars, book tailor-made trips, take bus tours with local guides.
Tourists from Japan, the United States, South Korea and many other countries have chosen to visit Shanghai, Beijing and some renowned tourism attractions in China. Harbin, one of the (hot) destinations in the country this winter, has also attracted the attention of foreign media, is also a top choice for overseas travelers.
