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Singapore, October 5:Â Southeast Asian vacationers are exploring a wider vary of locations throughout China, based on new Traveloka platform information. Bookings to fifteen ‘new first-tier’ cities grew greater than twice as quick as bookings to Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and Guangzhou.
Travelers throughout Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam are reserving a broader vary of cities in China. Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and Guangzhou stay the 4 most booked locations, whereas cities past these established locations accounted for a rising share of Traveloka transactions year-on-year.
Qingdao is the clearest case, with bookings to the port metropolis rising year-on-year in all 5 markets, lifting it six locations to tenth – the most important climb inside the highest twenty, and in step with information within the Q2 Traveloka SEA Index. Other notable climbers embrace Kunming, Chongqing, and Harbin, reflecting rising journey curiosity within the distinctive choices these lesser recognized cities maintain.
China’s Travel Map is Expanding
Most-booked China locations throughout Traveloka’s 5 markets, January 1 to August 31, 2026. Movement compares the identical interval in 2025.
Traveloka’s findings replicate a broader shift in how worldwide guests are exploring China. Xinhua has reported that abroad vacationers are more and more wanting past Beijing and Shanghai, supported by simpler transport and a rising vary of tourism merchandise and experiences.
China’s home analysis gives one other view of the cities changing into extra outstanding. Yicai’s 2025 Cities’ Attractiveness Index classifies Chengdu, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Qingdao, Xi’an and Wuhan amongst 15 ‘new first tier’ cities, based mostly on measures together with industrial sources, connectivity, city vitality and future potential.
Traveloka information provides a Southeast Asian shopper perspective to that image. From January to August 2026, mixed flight and lodging transactions to the 15 cities in Yicai’s group grew greater than twice as quick as transactions to Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and Guangzhou throughout the 5 Southeast Asian markets. The new first-tier group lifted its share of Traveloka’s China bookings by 5 proportion factors.
Search exercise additionally elevated throughout all 5 markets in the course of the interval, with the strongest progress recorded in Singapore and Malaysia. Search and transaction exercise are separate indicators, however each level to continued curiosity in China journey.
‘China is now not one itinerary for Southeast Asian vacationers’, mentioned Alex Jung, Head of Marketing, Traveloka. ‘The acquainted gateways stay essential however vacationers in every market are displaying curiosity in a unique mixture of locations. Traveloka brings this native understanding along with robust airline and lodging provide, making extra of China simpler to find and e book in a single place.’
Responding to that demand, Traveloka has been working to associate nearer with Chinese carriers, offering entry to promotional fares and a wider choice of routes for its customers. These airways embrace China Southern, China Eastern, Air China, Xiamen Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines and Spring Airlines.
Traveloka’s 10.10 Epic Sale runs from October 1 to 10 throughout Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Japan and South Korea, with a devoted China push within the 5 Southeast Asian markets. Anchor presents embrace round-trip flights to China and Korea from a flat IDR 2,500,000 in Indonesia, as much as THB 10,100 off China flights in Thailand, and S$100 off China flights in Singapore.
Full market-by-market provide particulars for all eight markets can be found right here.
About Traveloka
Traveloka is Southeast Asia’s main all-in-one journey platform, bringing flights, lodges, actions, journey insurance coverage, and eSIM collectively in a single app. Founded in 2012, Traveloka now operates throughout Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam. With over 140 million app downloads, Traveloka was named Best Travel App on the Sensor Tower APAC Awards. With entry to over 2 million lodges worldwide and 24/7 dwell chat help, Traveloka’s mission is to make journey extra accessible and fulfilling for everybody throughout the area and past.
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