May Day Holiday Travel Frenzy Infographic: Deng Zijun/GT
Few things are more beautiful than taking a trip in the springtime, an experience that however has been complicated by the COVID-19 epidemic. For consumers in the world’s second-largest economy, the coming five-day May Day holidays, which some say is the first long holiday they can really enjoy outdoor trip in the best season of the year since the virus hit last year, mark the start of an unprecedented consumption stimulus-themed month.
Travel-related spending is expected to see a huge rebound, with airline and train tickets for top destinations almost sold out and holiday hotspots fully booked. The catering industry, among the most-battered sectors amid the epidemic, also readies for a boost to pre-epidemic days as push for local cuisines and specialties is now gaining the spotlight, based on the Global Times’ interviews with some food service providers in Yangzhou, East China’s Jiangsu Province where a gourmet event began on Thursday, as part of a month-long national campaign to revitalize consumption.