国庆出游超5亿人次，旅游消费和交运数据出炉

根据文化和旅游部数据中心测算，国庆假期，全国国内旅游出游5.15亿人次，按可比口径恢复至疫情前同期的70.1%；实现国内旅游收入3890.61亿元，恢复至疫情前同期的59.9%。国庆假期，居民出游热情和消费需求得到释放，限量、预约、错峰出游已成常态。

A tourist site in east China's Jiangxi Province, October 5, 2021. /CFP

China saw a total of 515 million trips made across the country during the seven-day National Day holiday, which ends on Thursday, slightly down from last year, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Tourism recovered to 70.1 percent of the pre-pandemic level and dropped by 1.5 percent from last year's holiday, which was the first National Day break after the pandemic began, the ministry revealed on Thursday.

Consumption has declined more as several COVID-19 outbreaks have emerged recently in the country, causing some tourist sites to remain under lockdown and prompting potential travelers to opt for staycations or short trips.

The country generated 389.06 billion yuan ($60.35 billion) in tourism revenue during the holiday, down 4.7 percent year on year, and recovered by 59.9 percent from the pre-pandemic level, the ministry revealed.

Graphic by CGTN's Wang Xinlei

The National Day holiday, known as "Golden Week", is one of the busiest travel seasons of the year.

The week-long holiday was extended to October 8 last year as it coincided with the Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional Chinese festival that falls on the 15th day of the eighth month on the lunar calendar.