Leisure Market in China: 6.52 Billion Domestic Trips and an Experience Economy

Leisure market in China

China leisure market in key figures Chinese residents made more than 6.5 billion domestic trips in 2025, up over 16%, according to People’s Daily. Tourism spending reached RMB 6.3 trillion, up 9.5%, and both numbers were records. The nine-day Spring Festival of 2026 alone brought 596 million trips and more than RMB 800 billion in […]

China’s hotel market: Demand is back, with more hotel chains

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Since 2024, China’s hotel market’s post-pandemic recovery-driven growth has come to a complete end, with the country returning to pre-2020 market levels. Demand remains strong, but revenue growth stagnates China’s hotel demand has largely recovered, but revenue growth has stagnated. Domestic trips grew 16% year-on-year in 2024, and nationwide occupancy returned to around 65–70%, close […]