Online travel agency Ctrip yesterday released its 2024 May Day Holiday Travel Summary. During the holiday, Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Wuhan, Xi’an, and Shenzhen were the top travel destinations. Inbound tourism orders increased by 105% YoY, largely due to the significant effect of visa-free policies. Chinese tourists visited nearly 200 countries and over 3,000 cities worldwide, with short-haul destinations including Hong Kong, Macau, Southeast Asia, Japan, and South Korea, and long-haul destinations such as the US, Australia, and the UK. Middle Eastern countries like Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait saw outbound tourism growth exceeding three times year-on-year, while countries like Spain, Turkey, Austria, Slovenia, Italy, and Georgia experienced growth rates exceeding 1.5 times YoY.