With the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays approaching in 2026, data released by several tourism agencies recently shows a significant increase in bookings for the holiday travel market, with demand for both domestic long-distance travel and outbound travel rising simultaneously.

Data from Tongcheng Travel shows that as of August 24, search popularity for keywords related to "Mid-Autumn Festival" and "National Day" on the platform increased by 116% month-on-month, and bookings for travel products during the holidays more than 30 days in advance increased by over 20% compared to the same period last year. Data from Flightradar24, the official direct sales platform for civil aviation, shows that as of August 14, domestic flight bookings for travel dates from September 25 to October 7 exceeded 1.91 million, and inbound and outbound flight bookings exceeded 1.35 million. Data from Qunar shows that advance bookings for hotels in popular cities during the holidays increased by nearly 40% year-on-year. Domestic long-haul travel became the main trend; Tongcheng Travel data shows that bookings for domestic long-haul flights (over 1200 kilometers) departing during the holidays increased by 56% month-on-month. Airbnb China's "2026 Super Golden Week Outbound Travel Trends Report" shows that Chinese travelers' search popularity for outbound travel has increased several times compared to this year's May Day holiday, with an average trip length of 7 days. (Source: People's Daily Overseas Edition)