Self-driving tour has become the standard for National Day Golden Week travel in 2021, and the popularity rises by 150% according to Mafengwo.

From October 1 to 7, UnionPay online transactions totaled 2.72 trillion yuan, with 4.863 billion transactions, and the average number of daily transactions increased by 31.73% year on year.

UnionPay data show that "food, housing, transportation, tourism, entertainment, and shopping" are the main force of holiday consumption. Among them, the average daily consumption of shopping, catering, and ticket sales in scenic spots increased by 31%, 28%, and 24% respectively compared with last year's National Day holiday.

From October 1 to 7, China saw 515 million person-trips, a year-on-year decrease of 1.5%r, and recovered to 70.1% in the same period before the epidemic.

The domestic tourism revenue reached 389.061 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 4.7%, and recovered to 59.9% in the same period before the epidemic. Tourist satisfa...

WeChat Pay transactions for the tourism industry increased by 43% year-on-year during the recent 3-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, and the payment amount increased by 27% year-on-year, according to a joint report by WeChat and LY.com.

The short-haul getaway trips are the top options for many; the transactions on WeChat Mini Programs increased by 123.52% YoY.

In response to the call for epidemic prevention and control, many scenic spots have moved their services from offline to online. During the Dragon Boat Festival, the scenic spots provide services such as travel booking through the WeChat Official Account (OA) and Mini Program (MP).

The number of transactions on WeChat OA grew by 38.54% YoY and that on MP increased by 123.52% YoY. Guangzhou Changlong, Beijing Happy Valley, and Shanghai Disneyland have become the top three that saw most WeChat Pay transactions during this holiday.

Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Hangzhou have become the top 3 popular tourist destinations in C...