On October 1st, the 2026 National Day holiday officially began. A visit to various parts of Guangdong found that this year's Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, which come together in an extended break, have encouraged more people to create a 13-day break by taking three days of annual leave. With demand for travel and family visits overlapping, tourist flows have become more concentrated than in previous years.

As both a major source and destination of tourists, Guangdong saw cities including Guangzhou and Shenzhen continue to top rankings on various travel platforms. Several newly unveiled Lingnan cultural landmarks also welcomed their first holiday crowds, sparking a check-in craze. Preliminary estimates show that on the first day of the National Day holiday, 4A-level and above tourist attractions across Guangdong received 2.906 million visits, an increase of 6.1% year on year. Meanwhile, 14 monitored key areas along ancient post roads welcomed 538,000 visits, up 4.3%; 13 monitored sites designated as classic red tourism attractions drew 195,000 visits, an increase of 6.5% year on year; 100 monitored rural tourism sites and historic villages saw 302,000 visits, up 7.2%; and 100 monitored key public cultural institutions recorded 389,000 visits, an increase of 3.4%.

According to GZL International Travel Service, tourism routes covering Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao have increased by nearly 15% from the same period last year during this extended holiday. First-day travel data showed that travelers heading to Zhuhai, Huizhou, Yangjiang, Shaoguan, Yunfu, Qingyuan, Zhanjiang, Dongguan, the three cities of the Chaoshan region (Chaozhou, Shantou, and Jieyang), Hong Kong and Macao accounted for a relatively high share of travelers, with more than 70% choosing short trips lasting two to three days.

国庆假期首日，广东4A级及以上景区接待游客290.6万人次

10月1日，2026年国庆黄金周正式开启。记者走访广东本地了解到，今年中秋国庆“双节”受“请3休13”拼假利好带动，出游、探亲等需求叠加，游客出行较往年更集中。

广东作为热门客源地与热门目的地，穗深等城市在各平台榜单中继续“霸榜”。多个新近亮相的岭南文化地标首迎长假客流，更掀起一片打卡热潮。据初步测算，国庆假期首日，全省4A级及以上景区接待游客290.6万人次，同比增长6.1%；纳入监测的14段古驿道沿线重点区域接待游客53.8万人次，同比增长4.3%；纳入监测的13家红色旅游经典景区接待游客19.5万人次，同比增长6.5%；纳入监测的100个乡村旅游点和历史古村落接待游客30.2万人次，同比增长7.2%；纳入监测的100个重点公共文化机构接待市民游客38.9万人次，同比增长3.4%。

据广之旅介绍，这个长假，粤港澳线路产品较去年同期增长近15%。首日出游数据显示，前往珠海、惠州、阳江、韶关、云浮、清远、湛江、东莞、潮汕三市以及香港、澳门等地游客占比较高，超七成游客选择两至三天短途游。

文 | 记者 刘星彤 何文涛 郑与时 通讯员 官键 饶思碧 陈晓双 汪星州
译 | 魏薇
英文审校 | 曾敏