US media: China's Spring Festival travel rush reaches record high, with 9.41 billion people traveling in 40 days

During the 2026 Spring Festival travel rush (February 2 to March 13), the total number of inter-regional travelers in China reached 9.41 billion, an increase of 4.3% compared to the previous year, setting a new record. The data is sourced from the Ministry of Transport of China.

This Spring Festival travel rush lasted 40 days, covering the peak travel periods before and after the Spring Festival holiday. The massive scale of travel once again confirms the strong vitality of domestic tourism and personnel flow in China, as well as the continued recovery of consumers' willingness to travel.

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