More people will be traveling during next year's Spring Festival than in previous years, the National Development and Reform Commission said yesterday.
The commission estimates the total number of journeys will be 2.32 billion, an increase of 3.5 percent compared to last year.
There will be about 188 million rail journeys, 2 billion road trips and 24 million air flights, it said.
The Lunar New Year starts on Jan 26, and the peak travel period will last 40 days beginning from Jan 11 to F ... (Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:00:41 +0800 - Click:50)
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