Must-pack list now includes pocket Wi-Fi for many tourists

The Internet has become such an integral part of modern life that people want to stay online all the time, even when they are on an exotic vacation.

According to Ctrip.com International Inc, the largest online travel agency in China, the Internet "addiction" of many Chinese outbound tourists means that travel pocket Wi-Fi is a necessity.

In a report released earlier this month, the agency said that compared with very costly mobile Internet roaming services from Chinese telecom operators and the difficulties of using unstable public Wi-Fi facilities overseas, renting a travel pocket Wi-Fi is seen by most Chinese tourists as the obvious solution.