The Latest Breaking News from Golden Week

World Cup boosts Chinese tourists' interest in Spain as flight searches soar

Spain’s World Cup triumph has sparked a surge in flight searches from China to Barcelona, Tenerife and Malaga, with increases of up to 33-fold.

Euronews · Jul 23

Inflation, Hotel Prices Curtail Japanese 'Golden Week' Travels

Japan's annual "Golden Week" holiday period gets into full swing Saturday, but inflation and hotel prices sent soaring by record inbound tourism have left domestic travellers less eager to pack their bags.

International Business Times · May 3, 2025

Hong Kong Faces Uphill Battle To Lure Back Chinese Tourists

The Lo Wu arrival hall on Hong Kong's border used to throng with visitors during mainland China's "Golden Week", but as the five-day tourism bonanza kicked off on Wednesday, the queues there were modest.

International Business Times · May 1, 2024

Can Toyota’s ‘must-win’ combo go all the way after Fuji win?

After qualifying for last week’s Golden Week classic, there would have been short odds on a Honda victory, with NSX-GT crews starting first and third. Without a power steering issue for the #8 ARTA car, it might have been three Bridgestone Honda squads starting ahead of the #36 TOM’S Toyota…

Motorsport · May 8, 2023

Honda’s Yamamoto admits he was “lacklustre” at Fuji

From pole position, Yamamoto and Makino finished a distant second in the Golden Week race, ending up some 28 seconds down on the #36 TOM'S Toyota GR Supra of Sho Tsuboi and Ritomo Miyata.

Motorsport · May 8, 2023

Fuji 450km SUPER GT – schedule, how to watch, entry list

A total of 41 cars, 15 in GT500 and 26 in GT300, are entered for the annual Golden Week classic, the first of five 450km races on this year's schedule.

Motorsport · May 1, 2023

Survey: Spending set to increase over Golden Week holiday period

People plan to spend an average of 27,870 yen during the upcoming Golden Week holiday period, 1.7 times more than last year, according to a survey by research company Intage Inc.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Apr 20, 2023

Govt eyes Golden Week for COVID downgrade

The government is considering lowering the classification of COVID-19 under the Infectious Diseases Control Law around the Golden Week holiday period in early May.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 21, 2023

China's COVID worries to take shine off Golden Week holiday

Travel during China's Golden Week holiday, which begins on Saturday, is set to hit its lowest in years, analysts say, as COVID-19 concerns spur calls for people to avoid travel and keep to their cities, while economic woes damp spending.

Reuters · Sep 28, 2022

Will Songkran be a washout?

The Thai New Year festival of Songkran is recognised as the most important annual event in the country, similar to Golden Week in China and Japan when a torrent of people are expected to hit the road for a long holiday.

Bangkok Post · Feb 23, 2022