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Many Chinese tourists come to Vietnam during Golden Week

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04/10/2024

Vietnam is a Southeast Asian destination that many Chinese tourists book tickets to travel to during Golden Week - National Day holiday from October 1-7.

This year’s Golden Week flights show that Chinese travel preferences are changing. According to Fliggy, a major travel booking platform owned by Alibaba Group, Chinese travelers are booking more overseas trips for this year’s National Day holiday (October 1-7) thanks to lower fares.

Travelers are heading to many of their favorite destinations in Asia-Pacific, including Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and the United States. In addition, Chile, Croatia, Belgium, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Finland, Norway, the Netherlands, the UAE and Sri Lanka are the destinations that have recorded the fastest growth in bookings.

Du thuyền 5 sao Costa Serena từ Hong Kong cập bến Cảng tàu khách quốc tế Hạ Long vào 8h ngày 30/9. Ảnh: Lê Tân

The 5-star cruise ship Costa Serena from Hong Kong docked at Ha Long International Passenger Port on September 30. Photo: Le Tan

Also during the Golden Week, the number of international trips reached 95 million, an increase of more than 55% over the same period last year and a recovery rate of more than 93% compared to the level of 2019. This result was achieved after the visa relaxation policy for tourists from 54 countries was applied, according to the website of the State Council of China.

This year, Chinese tourists also traveled abroad for longer. On average, Chinese tourists spent 7 days traveling. In European countries, their stay was twice as long, 14 days. The rate of Chinese tourists booking 5-star hotels in Europe was 3 times higher than in Asia - Pacific. Australia, the US, New Zealand, the UK, France, and Spain led the list of long-haul destinations.

Nearly 30% of Chinese visitors to Europe take multi-destination trips, while 80% of visitors to Asia-Pacific choose to visit only one destination. More than 75% of holidaymakers visiting Asia-Pacific this holiday season are Gen Y (born between 1981 and 1996).

Khách Trung Quốc xếp hàng để lên tàu tại tỉnh An Huy dịp nghỉ lễ Quốc tế Lao động 1/5. Ảnh: Xinhua

Chinese tourists line up to board a ship in Anhui province during the May 1 International Labor Day holiday. Photo: Xinhua

This year, tourists applied for visas an average of 68 days in advance (from the departure date), 29 days earlier than last year. This shows that Chinese tourists have regained confidence in traveling internationally after the pandemic. Lesser-known or visited destinations in Asia and Europe are also popular vacation destinations this time. They are skipping popular destinations such as Tokyo and Kyoto in Japan and heading to places like Yokohama, Takayama and Ito. In Vietnam, Chinese tourists are also showing an increasing interest in Phu Quoc Island, according to Trip.com.

According to data from Beijing-based online travel agency Qunar, people in smaller cities (third-tier cities) in China have also started to choose to travel abroad more, up 2.5 times compared to the same period last year.

Anh Minh (Theo CNBC)