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Bookings up, say online travel operators

There has been a significant increase of air, rail and accommodation booking since last week with the resumption of work, and tourist attractions are gradually reopening, online travel operators said on Tuesday.

The booking of air tickets had rebounded by 70 percent from last week compared with previous weeks since the coronavirus outbreak, and over 40 percent for rail tickets, Alibaba's online travel unit Fliggy said.

Nearly 50 percent of hotels nationwide which have booking services on the platform have resumed operation and weekly bookings had risen by nearly 70 percent, Fliggy said.