Chinese Tourists Drive Record โฃSpending โDuring golden โWeek
BEIJING – October 7,2025 โ- Chinese tourists unleashed a surgeโฃ in domestic โคtravelโ spending during the eight-day Golden week โคholiday,contributing significantly to the nation’s economic recovery. Preliminary dataโ indicates total tourism revenueโข reached 796.8 billion yuan (approximately $110.2 โbillion USD) – a 13.9% increase compared to โthe same periodโ last year, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
The holiday, traditionally a peak travel season coinciding with the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, saw 886 โmillion domestic trips, a โฃrise of 11.3% year-on-year. Thisโ marks a continued rebound in travel confidenceโ following the liftingโฃ of stringentโค COVID-19 restrictions.
Popular destinations included major cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Xi’an, โas well as scenic areas in provinces such as Sichuan and Yunnan. Travel โขtrendsโ indicated a preference for immersive cultural experiences and outdoor activities.
The Golden Week holiday has become โคa crucial โขbarometer ofโ consumer โขsentiment and economic health in china. The substantial increase โขin spendingโค thisโ year suggestsโ a growing willingness โขamong Chinese consumers to spend on leisure and travel, bolstering theโ service sector and providing โa positive โคoutlook for the remainder of 2025. However,analysts note that the long-term sustainability of this growthโ will depend on broader economic โconditions and continued government supportโข for theโ tourism industry.