6.5mn Chinese to Travel Overseas for Lunar New Year`s Holiday
4 February 2018 15:48 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - At least 6.5 China citizens will be spending their Lunar New Year holiday traveling overseas. According to China Tourism Academy and Ctrip, as of today citizens from 200 cities have booked tours to over 68 countries.
These tours, covering more than 700 cities worldwide, were booked through Ctrip, a Shanghai-based online travel agent.
Each traveler is estimated to spend some RMB 9,500 or almost Rp20 million.
According to Ctrip and China Tourism Academy, the top Asian travel destinations are Thailand, Japan, Singapore and Vietnam. The United States, European countries, the UAE and North Atlantic are also on the list.
Unfortunately, Indonesia is not among those destinations.
The Chinese New Year in 2018 will start on February 16. Schools and workplaces, as well as government offices are expected to close from February 14 until 25.
ANTARA