BEIJING — Travelers from mainland China stayed near home in Asia during the Lunar New Year, the first holiday after Beijing eased Covid-related border controls.
Hong Kong and Macau were the top destinations, Trip.com said, citing flight bookings on its platform for the first 4 days of the Lunar New Year. The seven-day vacation began on Saturday.
Listed below are the next three hottest overseas destinations for continental tourists, based on Trip.com:
3. Bangkok
4. Singapore
5. Phuket, Thailand
Flight bookings for travel from the continent to overseas destinations in the first 4 days of holidays have quadrupled in comparison with last 12 months, Trip.com he said.
In late December, Beijing announced that from January 8, travelers will not should quarantine upon arrival in the mainland, and Chinese nationals will give you the chance to resume leisure travel abroad. The change ended nearly three years of border controls.
Nonetheless, Japan and South Korea — popular with Chinese tourists — subsequently imposed temporary restrictions on travelers from China, including visa restrictions and the quarantine of Covid-positive people.
Singapore has not announced any changes, while Thailand has scrapped its plan to require international visitors to point out proof of Covid vaccination, just days after the announcement.
China experienced a wave of Covid infections after Beijing ended most of its domestic Covid controls in early December. A negative Covid test remains to be required for mainland travel.
In response to Euromonitor International, Chinese foreign tourists spent $54.7 billion on shopping in 2019.