LINE

Text:AAAPrint
Society

More road, water journeys made during National Day holiday

1
2016-10-11 11:44Xinhua Editor: Mo Hong'e ECNS App Download

Both boat and road travel proved popular with people traveling during the National Day holiday, with a large number of travelers opting for self-drive tours, official data revealed Monday.

There were more than 662 million journeys made by road and water during the "Golden Week" national holiday ending on October 7, representing an increase of 1.7 percent from last year, said the Ministry of Transport (MOT).

The growth rate this year was faster than the 1 percent rate registered in 2015, evidence that Chinese are increasingly willing to spend on tourism and leisure activities on the back of their rising purchasing power.

Breakdown numbers showed that 649 million journeys were made by road in the Golden Week, an increase of 1.5 percent from the prior year, and 13.2 million passengers chose to travel by boat, up 7.7 percent from a year earlier, said the MOT.

Self-drive tours have become a popular way to vacation in China, as 284 million journeys were made by vehicles using toll roads across the nation, a solid gain of 7.8 percent from the previous year. Almost 84 percent of these journeys were self-drive tours, official data showed.

On the same note, 108.34 million passengers made train journeys from September 28 to October 7, a record high, the China Railway Corporation announced Saturday.

China's National Day falls on October 1, and the Golden W

  

Related news

MorePhoto

Most popular in 24h

MoreTop news

MoreVideo

News
Politics
Business
Society
Culture
Military
Sci-tech
Entertainment
Sports
Odd
Features
Biz
Economy
Travel
Travel News
Travel Types
Events
Food
Hotel
Bar & Club
Architecture
Gallery
Photo
CNS Photo
Video
Video
Learning Chinese
Learn About China
Social Chinese
Business Chinese
Buzz Words
Bilingual
Resources
ECNS Wire
Special Coverage
Infographics
Voices
LINE
Back to top Links | About Us | Jobs | Contact Us | Privacy Policy
Copyright ©1999-2018 Chinanews.com. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.