Record number of Chinese travel abroad for Spring Festival

Updated: 2016-02-16 07:57

By Wang Wen(China Daily)

Record number of Chinese travel abroad for Spring Festival

A Chinese woman selects handbags at a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, Feb 13, 2016. [Photo/IC]

The top 10 destinations for Chinese travelers this Spring Festival were Thailand, Japan, South Korea, the United States, Indonesia, the Maldives, France, Italy, Vietnam and Singapore, according to Tuniu Corp, one of China's largest online travel agencies.

Islands in Southeast Asia accounted for a majority of the most popular destinations, according to Ctrip and the China Tourism Academy.