Tourism spending power index rises for third straight year

The 10 popular destinations for Chinese tourists were Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Taipei, Cambodia and the Philippines.

Chinese tourists to Thailand and Japan accounted for over 30 percent of the outbound travelling.

Tourists from Shanghai spent most in domestic travelling at 3,416 yuan, and tourists from Beijing, Guangzhou, and Hanzhou also spent over 3,000 yuan.

During this Spring Festive holiday, the young travelers aged from 25 to 34 accounted for 40.9 percent of the total travelers, a 6 percent increase from 34.8 percent in 2017.

Ctrip said the post-1980s become the main force of travel during the holiday, accounting for over a quarter of the total travelers and the post-2000s accounted for 22 percent.

Those over 50 preferred group tours arranged at offline travel agencies.

The family trip hit the mainstream with the figure accounting for 46 percent during the holiday, and proportion of travelling with friends reached 26 percent, according to Ctrip.

Tencent's report also said the post-70s, post-80s and post-90s generations accounted for 90 percent of consumption during the holiday, with the post-80s generation accounting for 40 percent, and the post-2000s generation surpassed the post-50s generation on holiday consumption.