October 5, 2020

At least 425 million trips were made across China during the first half of the National Day holiday, 78.4 percent of last year's number, according to data released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Monday.

The tourism turnover was 312 billion yuan ($45.9 billion), which is 68.9 percent of the same period last year. Domestic tourism warmed up this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the travel restrictions of different countries.

Even with attractions putting in place an upper limit of visitors at 75 percent of the whole capacity, ticket sales in many areas increased. According to Ctrip, an online travel booking platform in China, bookings at attractions rose 100 percent year on year. 

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