Labor Day vacation extension leads to more travel plans

In response to an appeal from the public, the State Council said in March that the Labor Day holiday this year will be extended from one to four days. Following the announcement, more people started making plans to travel.

On online travel site Ctrip, the number of searches for tours to popular destinations in South China increased by more than seven times as compared to the previous week, and the search volume for international tickets increased by five times.

Liu Yuanju, a researcher with the Shanghai Institute of Finance and Law, said that longer public holidays can boost the domestic tourism sector.