Outbound travel spree expected during upcoming Spring Festival
By admin on 2014-12-26

As the Chinese Spring Festival is around the corner, Xiamen citizens’ enthusiasm for outbound travel has buoyed many travel agencies.
 
Xiamen’s major travel agencies have launched various outbound travel packages as the most important festival of the year is approaching. “People are willing to take outbound trips as long as there are packages available,” said Mr. Zhang, an executive of a Xiamen travel agency, adding that they have never expected such an optimistic situation as this spring festival.
 
Long-haul outbound trips are the most popular, with many citizens intending to take trips to Australia, New Zealand, Africa and the Maldives, followed by short-haul trips to other regions in Asia such as Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia, according to the agency.
 
Most outbound tour packages have been booked up a month ago and there are only a few left which are bound for Southeast Asian countries, he said.
 
Industry insiders believe that due to the rising ticket prices and hotel fares during the Spring Festival holiday, the prices of tour packages will be pushed up by 20-30%.