A child rides bicycle at a resort in Jilin, Northeast China's Jilin province, May 1, 2021. (Photo/Xinhua)
Short-distance family trips during weekend have become a popular type, accounting for 40.5 percent of weekly passenger flows, the report said. Meanwhile, people prefer customized travel products and services, instead of package tours, driving up the ratio of family trips.
With a steady recovery of domestic tourism consumption, this year, it's expected to see the consumption of domestic family trips recover to the level in 2019, and some regions are even predicted to surpassed the pre-epidemic level, the report added.
Due to the impact of international pandemic, some tourists chose to travel within the country rather than abroad. China's family trip market will enter a boom in this year's summer vocation, Wang Xingbin, a senior tourism export, said.
However, in terms of travel contents and types, more innovations should be carried out, and develop diversified children-oriented products, he said. Short and medium line trips are expected to be top choice for more tourists, Wang added.
