China Guangfa Credit Card Empowers May Day Travel with Full-Scenario Benefits Amid Booming Tourism

As the 2026 May Day holiday approaches, China’s tourism market is witnessing a significant surge in bookings, driven by the in-depth implementation of the flexible leave system and the continuous expansion of visa-free policies for China by multiple countries. The “spring break + May Day” consecutive leave model has provided consumers with a rare long holiday, and “emotional cultural tourism” centered on spiritual relaxation and self-fulfillment has become a key keyword in the holiday economy. In response to this new trend, China Guangfa Bank Credit Card has comprehensively upgraded its full-chain benefit system covering “clothing, food, accommodation, transportation and shopping”, striving to be the “emotional travel companion” for cardholders and escort quality travel with financial warmth. 

China Government Network reported that China has extended the visa-free policy for countries including France, Germany, Japan and South Korea until December 31, 2026, and implemented a visa-free policy for Sweden from November 10, 2025 to December 31, 2026. These policies have further facilitated cross-border travel and boosted the release of overseas travel demand ahead of the May Day holiday. 

Chunqiu Tourism statistics show that the number of bookings for the May Day holiday this year has increased by more than 20% year-on-year, and domestic independent travel has surged by more than 80% year-on-year. While the scale of travel expands, the travel mode is also undergoing profound changes. Mafengwo released the “2026 China Cultural Tourism New Gameplay Report”, which points out that China’s cultural tourism market has fully entered the “gameplay era” — the consumption decision logic is shifting from “destination-driven” to “gameplay-driven”, and tourists are increasingly valuing participation, sense of gain and emotional value during the trip. 

Based on its keen insight into this change, Guangfa Credit Card has upgraded its service concept from a “payment tool” to a caring “emotional travel companion”. To address the travel pain points of cardholders, it has launched a series of targeted benefits. Amid the concentrated passenger flow during the holiday, Guangfa Zhenrui Credit Card offers free access to airport/high-speed rail VIP lounges for the cardholder himself, and some high-end cards also provide 10 accompanying person benefits for airports and high-speed rails each year, catering to the needs of family travel and business accompaniment. 

In the field of domestic travel, Guangfa Credit Card focuses on key links such as accommodation, shopping, catering and entertainment. It has launched a “stay 3 pay 2” activity in conjunction with many high-end hotels, and joined hands with chain brands including Taotaoju, Bawang Chaoji, Nayuki’s Tea and McDonald’s to launch a “50% off coupons every day” activity during the May Day holiday. In terms of shopping, it carries out cash rebate activities for qualified consumption, with a maximum reduction of 200 yuan for a single consumption of 1,000 yuan on weekdays and 50 yuan for a single consumption of 1,500 yuan on weekends. In addition, six CDF stores in Hainan also offer a 166 yuan reduction for a single consumption of 2,000 yuan. 

For overseas travel, Guangfa Credit Card waives 1.2% foreign exchange transaction fees and cooperates with card organizations such as UnionPay and American Express to launch cash rebate activities in high-frequency travel areas including Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and South Korea. Cardholders using Guangfa American Express cards can get a 1,000-yuan JD.com card if they meet the consumption requirements overseas, and those who use Guangfa Mastercard in Hong Kong, Macao including duty-free stores can enjoy a maximum cash rebate of 5%. 

To ease the post-holiday repayment pressure, Guangfa Credit Card also launched a fiscal discount service for bill installments. Qualified bill installment orders can enjoy a 1% annual discount rate with a maximum annual discount of 3,000 yuan, and cardholders can enjoy an interest rate as low as 19% off when handling general ledger installments. Guangfa Credit Card’s full-scenario benefit system accurately responds to consumers’ simple expectations for a hassle-free, high-quality and cost-effective holiday trip, integrating warm financial services into every moment of consumers’ beautiful life.