Here's where mainland Chinese traveled overseas for the Lunar New Year - CNBC
Hong Kong and Macao were the most popular spots, said Trip.com, citing flight bookings on its platform for the first four days of the Lunar New Year.
Flight bookings for travel from the mainland to overseas destinations during the first four days of the holiday quadrupled from a year ago, Trip.com said.However, Japan and South Korea — both popular among Chinese tourists — subsequently imposed temporary restrictions on travelers from China, including limits on visas and quarantining Covid-positive individuals.In 2019, Chinese outbound tourists spent $54.7 billion on shopping, according to Euromonitor International.Hong Kong and Macao were the most popular spots, said Trip.com, citing flight bookings on its platform for the first four days of the Lunar New Year.The seven-day holiday kicked off on Saturday, and marks the first leisure travel period after Beijing relaxed its Covid-related border controls..