Domestic trips in China reached 5.307 billion in the first three quarters of 2026, up 6.2% compared with the same period last year. Domestic tourism expenditure increased by 2.2% to 4.95 trillion yuan.

According to figures released by China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Chinese residents made 309 million more domestic trips during the first nine months of the year than in the corresponding period of 2025.

Total spending on domestic travel reached approximately US$695 billion. The ministry reported that expenditure rose by 110 billion yuan compared with the same period a year earlier.

The figures show that growth in domestic travel volumes outpaced the increase in tourism expenditure, with trip numbers rising by 6.2% against spending growth of 2.2%.