Train tickets for the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, September 14th, went on sale on August 31st. Data released by online travel platform Qunar shows that airfares and hotel prices for the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday have fallen to off-season levels. Popular travel times for train tickets on September 14th are 3 PM to 10 PM and on September 15th from 7 AM to 11 AM. Short-distance travel is popular, with routes under two hours in travel time being most in demand. The top ten most popular destinations are Beijing, Suzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Qingdao, Chongqing, Nanjing, Changsha, and Hangzhou. This year, the Mid-Autumn Festival falls between the summer and National Day holidays, resulting in lower airfares and hotel prices. Platform data reveals that the average airfare during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday has dropped by 25% compared to the summer, aligning with June prices. On September 15th, there are airfare deals available on routes like Beijing-Changzhou, Shanghai-Jinan, Guangzhou-Kunming, Chengdu-Lijiang, Hangzhou-Haikou, Changsha-Xi’an, Wuhan-Chongqing, and Nanjing-Zhangjiajie, with prices lower than those of high-speed trains. Among the top 100 destinations for hotel reservations, 30% are priced at off-season levels, including cities like Yili, Changzhou, Wuhan, Changsha, Xi’an, Qinhuangdao, Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, and Zhengzhou.
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