China Braces for Busy Lunar New Year Travel Rush, Despite Winter Weather Risks

China's cross-border trips during Lunar New Year expected to rebound to pre-pandemic levels, with 1.8 million inbound and outbound trips forecasted.

Major airports projected to see peak passenger flows from Thursday through Sunday as well as the closing weekend of the holiday period.

China's weather administration has warned transport could be disrupted by "complex" winter weather across the country.

The Gongbei Port between Zhuhai and Macau expecting about 305,000 daily transits during the festival period.

Top overseas destinations for Chinese tourists this year include Maldives, Thailand, Singapore, Russia, Japan and New Zealand according to a newspaper poll.