Starting Thursday, another 550 million people are expected to travel for China’s national holiday and mid-fall holiday, and continue to advance the 8 days of Golden Week, the Guardian reports.
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The term “revenge journey” has appeared in the Chinese media lately, and Quartz defines the concept as “the government’s hope that other people will travel or consume more than they usually consume. . . because of the repressed call to be locked up. “
Photos posted through Getty on Wednesday and Thursday show crowds at an exercise station in Wuhan, the Great Wall in Beijing and the Giant Buddha in Leshan.
According to the South China Morning Post, 15 million flights are expected to take off between October 1 and 8, while hotel reservations for Golden Week have increased by 50%, according to Reuters.
“The call for tourism that has been suppressed for nine months will be made known within 8 days,” speculated a spokesman for Trip. com.
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More than 500 “scenic venues” will offer free or reduced access to attract visitors, the Guardian reports, as officials expect customer expenses and travel during the festive week to bring an improvement in the economy. Golden Week, a “critical battle” for the tourism industry as a whole.
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However, tourism will inevitably be a little more than years past due to the pandemic; Approximately 800 million more people are believed to have traveled to China’s Golden Week in 2019.