"A-share Focus" The Spring Festival holiday next year will last for 9 days, the longest in history, hotel and tourism stocks rise against the trend
The General Office of the State Council announced the holiday schedule for 2026, stating that the Spring Festival holiday next year will be from February 15 to 23, lasting a total of 9 days, creating the longest holiday in history and stimulating enthusiasm in the tourism market. Following the announcement of the holiday news, the search volume for flights during New Year's Day and the Spring Festival surged, and hotel and tourism stocks rose against the trend, with Tianfu Culture Tourism up 6% and Caesar Travel up 5.6%
According to a report from the Economic Information Agency on the 5th, the General Office of the State Council has issued a notice regarding the arrangement of certain holidays in 2026. Among them, the Spring Festival next year will have a holiday from February 15 (the 28th day of the 12th lunar month, Sunday) to February 23 (the 7th day of the 1st lunar month, Monday), totaling 9 days, which is referred to as "the longest Spring Festival holiday in history," igniting enthusiasm in the tourism market.
In addition, the New Year's Day holiday next year will last for a total of 3 days; the Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, and Mid-Autumn Festival will each have a 3-day holiday; the Labor Day holiday will last for a total of 5 days; and the National Day holiday will last for a total of 7 days.
According to data from "Qunar," less than half an hour after the announcement of next year's holiday arrangements, the search volume for train tickets during New Year's Day, train tickets during the Spring Festival, and international flight tickets on the platform doubled instantly, with the search volume for Spring Festival departure tickets increasing threefold.
Hotel and tourism stocks rose against the market trend in early trading, with Tianfu Culture Tourism (Shenzhen: 000558) up 6%, Caesar Travel (Shenzhen: 000796) up 5.6%, Junting Hotel (Shenzhen: 301073) up over 4%, China Duty Free Group (Shanghai: 601888) up 3.8%, Yunnan Tourism (Shenzhen: 002059) up 3.5%, and Three Gorges Tourism (Shenzhen: 002627), Guilin Tourism (Shenzhen: 000978), and BTG Hotels (Shanghai: 600258) also rising. (ry)
