On the first day of the New Year holiday, passenger flow peaks across the country, and the top ten popular New Year’s Eve destinations are revealed

Yesterday was the first day of the New Year's Day holiday. According to the Ministry of Transport, the total number of passengers expected to be sent by railways, highways, waterways and civil aviation across the country on the 30th.41.768 million passengers, an increase of 73.3% compared to the first day of the New Year's Day holiday in 2023. According to CCTV reports, on the first day of the New Year’s Day holiday, railways across the country ushered in the peak holiday passenger traffic, and it is expected to send passengers1580 people, railway departments in various regions have increased transport capacity to meet the travel needs of passengers to the greatest extent.

In terms of highways, the toll roads for small passenger vehicles are charged normally. In terms of civil aviation, the number of flights nationwide is expected to reach 15,066, and the number of passengers nationwide is expected to be1.881 million visitors.

According to the China Railway Group, railway transportation will be launched on December 29 during the New Year's Day holiday, which will last for five days. The first day of the holiday is the peak passenger flow, and it is expected to send passengers15 million visitors.

Compared with the passenger flow on December 31, the first day of New Year's Day last year, the passenger flow increased by three times, and compared with the passenger flow on January 1, the first day of New Year's Day in 2020, the passenger flow increased by nearly 60%.

According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China, during the New Year’s Day holiday in 2024, flights across the country are expected to reach49,000 classes, an increase of approximately 85.5% compared to the same period in 2023, and an increase of approximately 2.7% compared to the same period in 2019.

Ctrip data shows that on the first day of this year’s New Year’s Day holiday, inter-provincial travel orders accounted for55%. The top 10 popular destinations for New Year’s Eve this year are:Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Tianjin.

The top 10 popular overseas destinations for New Year’s Eve this year are:Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, South Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom.