New graduation travel trend prioritizes self-experience over blind check-ins

As the graduation travel season arrives in July, Chinese young graduates have embraced a brand-new travel philosophy, abandoning traditional superficial sightseeing and blind scenic spot check-ins to pursue personalized, self-pleasing travel experiences.

Different from rigid group tourism in previous years, current graduation travel features immersive and customized experiences. Graduates prefer intangible cultural heritage handcrafting, stream tracing and camping, national trend photography, food hunting and themed cultural activities rather than simple landscape viewing. Small groups of 4 to 6 people have become the mainstream travel mode, realizing cost-sharing and comfortable travel experience.

Graduates make full use of student IDs and admission tickets to enjoy half-price or free admission to scenic spots, parks and catering services nationwide, achieving high-cost performance travel. Creative travel aesthetics have become popular, with innovative combinations of Hanfu, flower hairpins and bachelor gowns creating unique youthful styles. Outdoor bonfire parties and travel vlog recording have become standard graduation travel rituals.

Modern graduation travel focuses on personal hobbies and spiritual satisfaction. Young people choose themed trips such as music festivals, animation exhibitions and museum visits based on personal interests. The new travel trend reflects the diverse, independent and youthful lifestyle of contemporary college students, marking a new youthful ending for graduation season.

Editor：韩蒙蒙