Qunar data show an advance-booking surge ahead of the Mid-Autumn/National Day holiday: hotel pre-bookings in popular cities rose about 40% YoY and bookings made a month in advance were up 21% YoY. Travelers taking leave Sept 28–30 increased 52% YoY. With a lengthened holiday window, average airfares for Sept 27–Oct 1 fell to a near three-year low; average fares on some popular routes were over 10% below last year.

2026-08-27

Qunar data show an advance-booking surge ahead of the Mid-Autumn/National Day holiday: hotel pre-bookings in popular cities rose about 40% YoY and bookings made a month in advance were up 21% YoY. Travelers taking leave Sept 28–30 increased 52% YoY. With a lengthened holiday window, average airfares for Sept 27–Oct 1 fell to a near three-year low; average fares on some popular routes were over 10% below last year.