The domestic tourism orders surged 168 percent year-on-year, and the outbound travel orders jumped 388 percent year-on-year during the three-day 2024 New Year holiday (Dec 30-Jan 1), according to the latest report from online travel agency Trip.com Group.

The per capita spending of tourists in high-end resort hotels and customized tours also showed increase, the report said.

The report pointed out that holiday travel remains a necessity of life for people and various forms of New Year's Eve activities and pro-consumption policies launched around the country during the holiday continued to drive the tourism economy to development.

More tourists are willing to hire a professional to design their vacation during a holiday. According to the report, customized tour orders for the New Year holiday climbed 290 percent year-on-year, seeing an increase of 25 percent from the same period in 2019.

As major cruise ships began to restart China departure routes, many people reserved the cruise tours for their holiday. During the three-day holiday, the booking volume of cruise tours increased 231 percent month-on-month.

The maiden commercial voyage tickets of Adora Magic City, China's first homegrown large cruise ship, were sold out one and a half months before the departure date on the Trip.com Group platform.

In addition, niche destinations with fewer tourists and beautiful views remain popular. Zibo in East China's Shandong province took the first spot among the top 10 dark-horses tourism destinations during the New Year holiday, with the tourism orders soaring 1,628 percent from a year earlier on the Trip.com Group platform.

Now, let's take a look at the top 10 dark-horse tourism destinations during the New Year holiday in China.

No 10 Changzhou, East China's Jiangsu province

Tourism orders growth: 775 percent year-on-year

People visit a lantern show in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, Dec 28, 2023. (Photo/VCG)

No 9 Tai'an, East China's Shandong province
Tourism orders growth: 795 percent year-on-year

Tourists visit Taishan Mountain in Tai'an, Shandong province, Dec 24, 2023. (Photo/VCG)

No 8 Jingdezhen, East China's Jiangxi province
Tourism orders growth: 1,037 percent year-on-year

People stroll down a cultural street in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, Oct 14, 2022. (Photo/VCG)

No 7 Weifang, East China's Shandong province
Tourism orders growth: 1,081 percent year-on-year

Visitors enjoy the scenery in an ancient city scenic area in Weifang, East China's Shandong province on Jan 1, 2024. (Photo/VCG)

No 6 Deyang, Southwest China's Sichuan province
Tourism orders growth: 1,250 percent year-on-year

People visit the Sanxingdui Museum in Deyang, Sichuan province, Dec 9, 2023.(Photo/VCG)

No 5 Weihai, East China's Shandong province

Tourism orders growth: 1,281 percent year-on-year

Tourists marvel at the spectacle of swan flocks in Rongcheng, a county-level city of Weihai, Shandong province. (Photo/Li Xinjun/For chinadaily.com.cn)

No 4 Shaoxing, East China's Zhejiang province
Tourism orders growth: 1,333 percent year-on-year

Tourists visit an ancient town scenic spot in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province, Dec 31, 2023. (Photo/VCG)

No 3 Jiaxing, East China's Zhejiang province
Tourism orders growth: 1,380 percent year-on-year

People stroll down a shopping street in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, Dec 31, 2023. (Photo/VCG)

No 2 Zhenjiang, East China's Jiangsu province
Tourism orders growth: 1,568 percent year-on-year

This photo taken on May 26, 2023 showed the Jinshan Temple in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province. (Photo/VCG)

No 1 Zibo, East China's Shandong province
Tourism orders growth: 1,628 percent year-on-year

A folk performance called datiehua (spray molten iron) is given in Zibo, Shandong province, Dec 30, 2023. (Photo/VCG)

Source:chinadaily.com.cn

Editor: Tan Qikuan