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Outbound trips, mainly to Southeast Asia, have risen by almost 40 percent."

Sun Liqun, manager of China International Travel Service, said Beijing residents are traveling outside of the city during the six-day holiday designated by the government for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings, mainly to warmer places with cleaner air. Tour sales have seen tremendous growth, compared with the same period of last year, since the government announced the Nov 7-12 public holiday early last month.