China expects surge in travel over Chinese New Year holidays

Travellers wearing face masks with their luggage prepare to catch their trains at the West Railway Station in Beijing, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. China expects a sharp jump in travel during the Lunar Chinese New Year holidays, with about 2.1 billion trips - by air, land and water - to be made over the period, twice as much as the same time last year. - AP

BEIJING, Jan 6 (Bloomberg): China expects a sharp jump in travel during the Lunar Chinese New Year holidays, with about 2.1 billion trips - by air, land and water - to be made over the period, twice as much as the same time last year.

The recent relaxation of Covid restrictions is likely to spur people to return home to visit families, as well as take vacations, Vice Transport Minister Xu Chengguang said at a briefing in Beijing on Friday.