Holidays spark shopping spree

Travelers are expected to spend more than $1,560 on average in top cities

Big-spending Chinese tourists are embracing a longer vacation as this year's Mid-Autumn Festival falls close to the National Day holiday in October.

Ctrip, China's leading online travel service provider, said the number of tourists who booked long-distance trips during the National Day holiday increased by 150 percent compared with the same period last year.