China's Leap | ​China’s Domestic Travel Hits Record in 2025 with Rural Spending Surging 21.4%

China’s domestic tourism showed robust growth in 2025, with total trips reaching 6.522 billion, a 16.2% year-on-year increase, according to data released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Rural residents led the surge, with travel spending jumping 21.4% to 1 trillion yuan. Urban travel expenditure rose 7.5% to 5.3 trillion yuan. Overall, domestic tourism revenue totaled 6.3 trillion yuan, up 9.5%, reflecting a broad-based recovery in consumption across both urban and rural markets.(Photo/AI)

By Wang Xinyuan,Li Yuanyuan,Zhang Lingxi(intern),Xia Jin/China Youth Daily