Spending on international holidays is also poised to finally outpace pre-Covid levels in 2025, the council said, after a slower-than-expected recovery last year fell 11% short of the 1.8 trillion yuan ($323.44 billion) forecast.
Chinese travellers are expected to fork out a record US$968 billion ($1.26 trillion) on mainland trips this year, making domestic tourism a bright spot amid concerns about lacklustre consumer spending.
Local holidaymakers will splash out nearly 19% more on mainland travel than in 2024, industry group the World Travel and Tourism Council, which conducts travel research, said in a forecast.
