Russia displaced Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan as a top destination for mainland Chinese travelers during the holiday, and welcomed 103.1% more visitors during the peak period.
Chinese outbound tourist trips grew in number and diversified in destinations during the past week-long National Day holiday, official data showed.
Singapore times new sale period to match Chinese national holiday as retail slumped for 6 months. Seoul, Hong Kong are also among cities eyeing for the visitor traffic.
Some 250,000 tourists are set to visit the city in early October thanks to China' National Day holiday week, according to Seoul Metropolitan Government.
Over 600 million Chinese tourists will travel abroad in next five years, according to data from China National Tourism Administration (CNTA).
Ten major international airports including Munich Airport and Narita International Airport will begin to accept Alipay payments starting from this October.
Wanda Group is set to open second Wanda City theme-park complex in China, a project debut to escalate the conglomerate’s rivalry with Disney.
Former U.S. Treasury official finds data ‘suspicious’, saying travelers may be funneling money abroad while on holiday.