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Lunar New Year trips jump 74% in China

Huge crowds of Lunar New Year travellers wait to board trains at Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai on Jan 18. (Photo: Reuters)

BEIJING: Lunar New Year holiday trips inside China surged 74% from last year after authorities scrapped Covid-19 curbs that had stifled travel for three years, media reported on on Saturday.

As for travel abroad, inbound and outbound cross-border trips jumped 120.5% from last year to 2.88 million, the National Immigration Administration said.

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