China domestic travel recovers to 70% of 2019 levels during 2021 National Day holiday

China's Ministry of Transport, via its official WeChat account, reported (07-Oct-2021) domestic travel reached 515 million during the National Day holiday between 01-Oct-2021 and 07-Oct-2021, a decline of 1.5% from the comparable period in 2020 and down 29.9% from the comparable period in 2019. Domestic tourism revenue declined 4.7% year-on-year and down 40.1% compared to 2019 to CNY389 billion (USD60.3 billion).