China Travel during the Spring Festival

ref: news.xinhuanet.com Enthusiasm for the usually marketable tours to Southeast Asian destinations has dampened significantly by the December 26 tsunami. Individuals looking to travel during the Spring Festival are ignoring Asian beach destinations and looking at skiing trips or tours to either Hong Kong or Macau. Many local travel companies said Hainan Island and countries not affected by the tsunami catastrophe are popular choices. 'Skiing tours to South Korea and Japan are selling well,' said Zhao Dexiang, general manager of the Shanghai International Travel Service. 'We've also designed more trips to Hong Kong and Macau, and booked 10 percent more air seats during the holiday,' Zhao said prices and trip durations are similar to Southeast Asian beach trips, the main reasons these places have become popular.