During the eight-day National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday which ended on Wednesday, cross-regional passenger trips reached approximately 2.43 billion nationwide, the Ministry of Transport announced Thursday.
From Oct. 1 to 8, a daily average of 304 million cross-regional passenger trips were made, rising 6.3 percent year-on-year and hitting a record high.
Demand for travel options such as small-group tours, self-driving trips and family-friendly trips stayed robust, underscoring the holiday travel boom.