Labour Day : ce qu'il faut savoir

China expects to handle a record 304 million cross-regional trips per day over the holiday, as the government focuses on boosting consumption. Labour Day s'impose comme l'un des sujets qui mobilisent l'attention en Hong Kong ce jeudi.

Les faits

• China expects to handle a record 304 million cross-regional trips per day over the holiday, as the government focuses on boosting consumption.
• The railway transport for the May Day holiday was officially kicked off today (29th), and will las...
• China's railway network began its May Day holiday travel rush on Wednesday, with 158 million passenger trips expected from Wednesday to May 6, according to the China State Railway Group.
• China is bracing for a record surge in cross-regional travel over the coming Labour Day holiday, as the country’s tourism sector continues to see strong demand amid government efforts to boost consumption.
• The domestic transport network is projected to handle 1.52 billion cross-regional trips – about 304 million trips per day – over the five-day public holiday, up 4 per cent compared with the same period last year, the Ministry of Transport announced on Tuesday.

L'essentiel

Dans le détail, the railway transport for the May Day holiday was officially kicked off today (29th), and will las...

Sur le fond, China's railway network began its May Day holiday travel rush on Wednesday, with 158 million passenger trips expected from Wednesday to May 6, according to the China State Railway Group.

Concrètement, China is bracing for a record surge in cross-regional travel over the coming Labour Day holiday, as the country’s tourism sector continues to see strong demand amid government efforts to boost consumption.

Au-delà de ce constat, the domestic transport network is projected to handle 1.52 billion cross-regional trips – about 304 million trips per day – over the five-day public holiday, up 4 per cent compared with the same period last year, the Ministry of Transport announced on Tuesday.

Reste à préciser que the ministry estimates that road trips will account for 91.6 per cent of total journeys during the holiday, with around 64 million vehicles expected to use China’s highways per day on average.

Les chiffres

À noter par ailleurs : By LUO WANGSHU | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2026-04-29 16:31.

Plus précisément, About 12,000 passenger trains will operate each day during the eight-day travel rush period.

Dans la foulée, Passenger flow is expected to peak on Friday, with around 24 million trips forecasted.

À ce stade, as of 8 am on Wednesday, 83.02 million tickets for the holiday period had been sold through the official 12306 railway ticketing system.

Ce qui se dit

“The average daily car rental volume nationwide is expected to reach 700,000, a 30 per cent increase year on year,” said Gao Bo, deputy head of the ministry’s transport services department.

Le contexte

Reste à préciser que the May Day holiday will run from Friday to May 5.

À noter par ailleurs : Tourism train services will be expanded, including the debut of a fairyland-seeking train from Shangrao in Jiangxi province on Friday and the continued operation of themed trains such as the New Orient Express, the Starlight Lancang-Mekong train, and the Panda Train Shifang service.

Plus précisément, Cross-border passenger trains will also serve holiday travelers.

Dans la foulée, To meet demand, railway authorities will run peak schedules, add services on busy routes, and use 12306 ticketing data to adjust capacity in real time.

À ce stade, an average of 156 additional cross-regional passenger trains will be arranged daily, while about 700 extra overnight high-speed trains will run on peak nights along major routes, including the Beijing-Shanghai, Beijing-Guangzhou, and Beijing-Harbin lines.

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À retenir

• The railway transport for the May Day holiday was officially kicked off today (29th), and will las...
• The domestic transport network is projected to handle 1.52 billion cross-regional trips – about 304 million trips per day – over the five-day public holiday, up 4 per cent compared with the same period last year, the Ministry of Transport announced on Tuesday.
• The ministry estimates that road trips will account for 91.6 per cent of total journeys during the holiday, with around 64 million vehicles expected to use China’s highways per day on average.
• Recherches qui explosent : 1er mai férié dans le monde : quels pays chôment, lesquels travaillent ?, Six questions sur le 1er mai, International Labour Day: Social Dialogue Under Scrutiny - Cameroon, Le 1er mai est-il férié en Irlande ?.