China domestic tourism trips hit 5.31 billion in first three quarters of 2026

The growth is broad-based but uneven: urban travel is expanding faster than rural, suggesting the demand recovery is concentrated in cities and may reflect a still-lopsided consumer base. That matters for RWA and crypto markets only indirectly, as a read on Chinese household spending momentum rather than a direct catalyst. The open question is whether the urban-rural gap keeps widening in the coming quarters, which would signal a narrower, more discretionary travel economy.