Full moon tourism takes off

An aerial view of Fenghuang ancient town in Hunan province at night. [Photo/Xinhua]

Japan remains the most popular overseas destination for Chinese tourists during the National Day holiday, given its proximity and rich tourism resources, despite the recent powerful Typhoon Jebi that hit the Kansai region and a strong earthquake that rocked Hokkaido.

Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto were listed among the top 10 overseas cities with the largest number of hotel bookings over the National Day holiday. Hotel prices in Osaka on average fell nearly 10 percent, and the prices in Tokyo and Kyoto have remained flat compared with last year, making Japan the most cost-efficient overseas destination for the break, Ctrip found.

Bali saw the prices of its hotels edge down nearly 10 percent year-on-year as well, as an earthquake of 6.3 magnitude on the Richter scale struck the Indonesian island Lombok, near Bali, in August.