In recent weeks, 'graduation tours' have been favoured by more and more students in Chongqing. As this year's peak summer travel season rapidly approaches, reservations for some popular routes have sharply increased, according to news from several local travel agencies.

Statistics from Ctrip, the country's largest online tourism service supplier, showed that reservations for some popular travel routes during this year's summer vacation have been increasing since the beginning of June. "Currently, the 'graduation tours' are extremely popular among students and their parents," said Zhang Dawei, a senior executive with Ctrip Chongqing.

Affected by the booming 'graduation tours', prices for some popular routes have risen by 10 to 20 percent. Local travel agencies have unveiled different kinds of routes with the theme of 'overseas study tours and pressure reduction'. (CQNEWS) (Translated by Liu Kan)