Analysts report that the number of Chinese tourists traveling for the upcoming Labour Day break could be high, even with elevated global fuel prices. Travelers are expected to favor shorter trips to manage rising transport costs.

The number of Chinese tourists deciding to travel during the five-day Labour Day holiday at the start of next month could rival or exceed last year’s headcount despite higher global fuel prices, analysts said, adding travellers were likely to prefer shorter trips to save on transport costs. Domestic flight bookings were up about 8 per cent year on year and domestic package-tour reservations were about 10 per cent higher ahead of the break, even after fuel prices shot up because of the war in...