Hong Kong is likely to remain one of the more favoured destinations for travellers leaving mainland China during the period – also known as Labour Day, scheduled to last from May 1 to 5 – and Southeast Asia stands to benefit most from any resurgence, research from tourism platforms and statements from analysts showed.
Since last week, domestic airfare orders for the holiday surged 21 per cent compared to last year according to Chinese ticketer Umetrip – a 41 per cent increase over the figure from 2019.
Hotel orders for smaller county-level cities on Chinese travel platform…