Affluent travelers opting for polar trips

High-end tourists from China are setting new benchmarks in terms of the locations they prefer to spend their holidays, with a growing number of them opting for polar destinations such as the South Pole.

China's largest online travel agency Ctrip said it has received an unusually large number of enquiries for its South Pole tours this year and estimates that more than 1,000 Chinese tourists would be staying at the South Pole during the upcoming Spring Festival holidays in February 2018.

The best season to visit the South Pole is usually between December and February as it is summer time there.