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Here’s where mainland Chinese traveled overseas for the Lunar New Year


BEIJING — Travelers from mainland China were stranded near their homes in Asia during the Lunar New Year, the first holiday after Beijing eased Covid-related border controls.

Trip.com said Hong Kong and Macao were the most popular destinations, citing flight bookings on their platforms during the first four days of the Lunar New Year. The seven-day holiday begins on Saturday.

Here are the next three most popular overseas destinations for mainland travelers, according to Trip.com:

3. Bangkok

4. Singapore

5. Phuket, Thailand

Flight bookings from the mainland to abroad in the first four days of the holiday quadrupled compared to a year ago. Trip.com speak.

At the end of December, Beijing announced that starting January 8 Visitors will no longer need to be quarantined upon arrival on the mainland, and Chinese nationals can begin to resume leisure travel abroad. The change ended nearly three years of border control.

However, Japan and Korea — both are popular among Chinese tourists — subsequently imposed temporary restrictions on travelers from China, including restrictions on visas and quarantine of individuals who tested positive for Covid.

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Singapore have not announced any changes yet, while Thailand canceled its plan to require international visitors to present proof of Covid vaccination, just days after the announcement.

China has seen a wave of Covid infections after Beijing ended most Covid control measures in the country in early December. A negative Covid test is still required to travel inland.

In 2019, China’s foreign tourists spent $54.7 billion on shopping, according to Euromonitor International.

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