All this news about economic slowdown in China has many wondering if the Chinese travel boom is a bust.

The quick answer is no.

An estimated 6 million Chinese will make a vacation trip this Lunar New Year, with 61% heading overseas, according to a recent report from China’s online travel booking agency Ctrip.

Asian countries (as well as China’s semi-autonomous regions of Hong Kong and Macau) account for 80% of the top outbound destinations, according to Ctrip.

But Chinese travelers are eager to break away from the pack, Ctrip said. Of those making Lunar New Year bookings through Ctrip, 50.4% opted to break free of the tour bus, opting for self-guided travel. The remaining 49.6% stuck with the tour guides. Breaking free from the tour buses means Chinese travelers might miss the obligatory stops at luxury stores, but it won’t mean they won’t buy luxury, according to consultancy Bain & Co. Chinese bought 292 billion yuan ($44.4 billion), or nearly three-quarters their total luxury spending, on luxury goods outside of China last year, according to Bain. Consultants say as long as Chinese consumers continue to get a better price on luxury goods outside China, they’ll still buy them there. --Laurie Burkitt. Follow her on Twitter @lburkitt.

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