Qingming holiday travel is expected to increase by 6%, with cross-province trips accounting for over 54%

People’s Finance Network, April 4: Today is the first day of the Qingming holiday. China Mobile’s Wutong Big Data analysis has found that this year, some primary and secondary schools’ spring break overlaps with the Qingming holiday, boosting people’s travel enthusiasm. It is expected that the overall number of people traveling during the Qingming holiday will increase by 6% compared with the same period last year. Wang Jibin, General Manager of the Data and Process Management Department of China Mobile’s Digital Intelligence Business Unit, said that in terms of travel types, trips within the province account for 46%, while trips across provinces account for 54%. Among them, the proportion of travelers taking trips across provinces has increased by 12 percentage points compared with the same period last year. Overall, the extension of the holiday has expanded people’s travel radius. The data shows that in spring break areas, places such as museums, major scenic spots, patriotic education bases, and theme parks have seen passenger flows since the spring break increase by 18% compared with the same period last year. (CCTV News)