Online travel services on the rise

BEIJING - The Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday this year caused problems for some employees because working days and rest days were split.

However, it had little effect on sales of flights and hotel bookings as China's burgeoning travel market enjoyed a seasonal boom.

The country's largest online travel agent, Ctrip.com International Ltd, said the number of orders during the Mid-Autumn Festival and the National Day holiday had increased year-on-year, especially for hotels and flights to Shanghai, where the World Expo was held this year.