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Hundreds of millions in China to go travelling this week despite COVID-19 pandemic – ABC News
Overseas travel may be out of the question, but around 600 million people are expected to go touring inside China this week — despite the ongoing COVID-19 pande…
If the coronavirus pandemic had not happened, Shengwei Ye would be spending this month’s “Golden Week” holiday in Australia.
Key points:
- An estimated 600 million Chinese are expected to go travelling during Golden Week
- In non-pandemic times, this period would usually see a rise in overseas travel
- China wants to boost domestic tourism to help drive economic growth
Mr Ye said the relaxing lifestyle in Cairns, the amazing coastal scenery on the Gold Coast, and t…
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