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In the first half of this year, spending on family travel increased by 41% year on year.
The number of RVs going up at an annual rate of nearly 50% in the past few years. By the end of 2020, China had a total of 218,000 RVs.
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Revenues from packaged tours were USD 6.9 million in the first quarter of 2021, representing a year-over-year decrease of 62.3%.
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Strong revenue growth has been recorded for five-star and four-star hotels for the quarter.
A sign of progress was Meituan’s decision to expand its hotel supply in the high-end segment and the number of bookings garnered from this category continued to rise.
