Chinese spring festival travel up 56% from last year - official

Passenger trips during Chinese spring festival travel rush reached 892 million from Jan. 7-29, down 46.9% from 2019 but up 56% from 2022, a transport ministry official said on Monday at a press conference.

The number of trips into China jumped 123.2% during the 7-day spring festival holiday as of Friday, versus last year, while the number of trips out of the country surged 117.8%, an official with China's immigration authority said at the same press conference.

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