{"id":24931,"date":"2026-01-01T15:09:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T07:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=24931"},"modified":"2026-01-01T15:09:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T07:09:36","slug":"chinas-service-sector-shines-as-holidaymakers-embrace-pet-travel-and-bespoke-adventures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=24931","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s service sector shines as holidaymakers embrace pet travel and bespoke adventures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1280x720\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/01\/01\/8e1d6542-4ba8-4add-b25b-c84a94e1f4b0_45797ec8.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">More Chinese travellers are pivoting from mass-market sightseeing to bespoke adventures to ring in the new year, fuelling a surge in demand for pet-friendly itineraries and winter excursions as service consumption defies a broader economic gloom.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cTailored travel is gaining traction,\u201d online travel platform Fliggy said in a December 23 statement, citing a shift towards immersive \u201cexperiences that go beyond sightseeing\u201d, favouring more memorable moments and personalisation.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">In particular, searches for specific niche trips such as aurora-viewing expeditions and pet-inclusive packages soared by 200 per cent for the coming holiday, year on year, according to the platform\u2019s data.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Meanwhile, interest in New Year\u2019s Eve activities \u2013 including performances, fireworks and light shows \u2013 has jumped 58 per cent.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Fliggy is a subsidiary of Alibaba Group, owner of the South China Morning Post.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Boutique agencies are also capitalising on the trend. Zhong Yi, who runs Yuefeixiang, which specialises in tailored pet-inclusive trips to the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, said inquiries for the New Year\u2019s holiday have at least tripled, compared with last year.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cThese owners raise their dogs as if they were their own \u2018fur kids\u2019 and want to take them out travelling,\u201d he said, adding that such trips provide \u201cgreater emotional value\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/economy\/china-economy\/article\/3338357\/chinas-service-sector-shines-holidaymakers-embrace-pet-travel-and-bespoke-adventures?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More Chinese travellers are pivoting from mass-market sightseeing to bespoke adventures to ring in the new year, fuelling a surge in demand for pet-friendly itineraries&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4840],"tags":[9129,5809,6292,5755,14864,1489,903,3770,12518,151],"class_list":["post-24931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-globetrotting","tag-adventures","tag-bespoke","tag-chinas","tag-embrace","tag-holidaymakers","tag-pet","tag-sector","tag-service","tag-shines","tag-travel","wpcat-4840-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24931\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}