"Visitors chartered airplanes and trains for their trip during the holiday, and that has never happened before. Without being outdone by the mass market of provincial excursion, longer trips of three to four days are also gaining popularity", said one of the travel agents. The "shortened Golden Week" holiday glitters as the tourist volume increases considerably. It used to be a convention of "no going out" during Tomb Sweeping Day in the past few years. Now people regard the "shortened golden week" as a golden time of having a trip. Many families tend to enjoy their excursion during or after tomb sweeping.

According to the travel agent interviewed, people visit the nearby attractions after praying at the graves of the departed ones, which boosts the self-service tours, while people originated from other provinces take the half-package tours such as 899-yuan Changsha tour and 2-day trip along high-speed rail.

It has also been learnt that the May Day holiday will start early this year from April 30 and some visitors have already registered for their May Day trip. Travel packs for May Day holiday mostly last for three to five days and will not see a price increase. Chartered tours in Southeast Asian countries or domestic flower admiring chartered tours are winning the hearts of many visitors.