More Chinese tourists are going ‘free and easy’, with 70pc planning their own trips

Mainland Chinese holidaymakers may give the impression that they favour package tours, but most of the country’s young travellers prefer to organise their own itineraries, a recent industry report shows.

The report, by Qyer.com, which offers budget travel plans and information on cheap flights and hotels, said more than 70 per cent of outbound tourists last year were independent travellers, meaning they planned and booked their trips themselves instead of joining tour groups.

Of last year’s 109 million out-bound trips, 77 million were made by independent travellers – about 20 per cent more than 2013’s 64 million... keep reading

Vía: SMCP