Jane Chen / Shanghai Daily news

With the Spring Festival, traditionally a peak travel period, just two weeks away, the travel market has been heating up, particularly with such domestic destinations as Hainan Island, the Eastday.com reported.
A five-day travel package from Beijing to the south China resort has soared by nearly 2,000 yuan, or 40 percent, from last year to around 7,000 yuan (US$846).  The price only covers air tickets and hotels, but is exclusive of admission tickets and local traffic fares.
Other destinations such as to Beihai, south China, and Wuyishan, southeast China's Fujian Province, have also seen price increases ranging from 300 to 500 yuan.
The prices increased following the deadly tsunami that hit Southeast Asian resorts last December 26.  The catastrophe has forced Chinese tourists back to domestic destinations, and as well has attracted more overseas travelers to China as an alterantive, according to Zhang Lingjie, assistant to general manager with the inbound tour department of China International Tour Service.