Shanghai, China - June 18 ,2026 (SMG INTERNATIONAL - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of travelers at airport terminal
2. Various of outbound travelers going through procedures
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Jiang Yuanyuan, outbound traveler (starting with shot 2):
"I take two extra days off to extend the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, and go with several friends to Kota Kinabalu (in Malaysia). We want to go there to see the sea."
4. Various of outbound travelers going through procedures
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Yao Huizi, outbound traveler (starting with shot 4/partially overlaid with shot 6):
"I'm taking my mom and grandma on a graduation trip, and we have chosen Malaysia as the destination. It's actually the first time for both of them to travel abroad. Since there's a large Chinese community there, I have figured that the culture and food would feel more familiar to them."
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6. Outbound travelers
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7. Various of inbound travelers going through procedures
8. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Koopman Elisa, Dutch traveler (starting with shot 7/ending with shot 9):
"I've heard about the Dragon Boat Festival. I'm really excited to see if we're going to notice anything in the city. I'm really excited to be here with my brother and my mom for the second time."
9. Cross-border travelers going through procedures
10. Various of planes at airport
11. Various of cross-border travelers going through procedures

Shanghai's two major airports are expected to handle more than 360,000 cross-border passenger trips during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, a 12.4 percent surge compared with the same period of last year, according to local immigration authorities.

On Thursday, the day before the three-day holiday, both Pudong and Hongqiao international airports saw a significant influx of outbound adventurers and inbound travelers from around the globe.

"I take two extra days off to extend the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, and go with several friends to Kota Kinabalu (in Malaysia). We want to go there to see the sea," said traveler Jiang Yuanyuan, capturing the mood of many young employees who combine the public holiday with annual leave to extend their getaways into longer escapes.

Graduation travel has also hit its peak as high school seniors wrapped up their college entrance exams, with short-haul destinations such as Southeast Asian countries emerging as top choices for family trips.

"I'm taking my mom and grandma on a graduation trip, and we have chosen Malaysia as the destination. It's actually the first time for both of them to travel abroad. Since there's a large Chinese community there, I have figured that the culture and food would feel more familiar to them," said newly minted graduate Yao Huizi.

In the arrivals hall, foreign tourists are flocking in under China's visa-free policies, eager to immerse themselves in the traditions of the Dragon Boat Festival.

"I've heard about the Dragon Boat Festival. I'm really excited to see if we're going to notice anything in the city. I'm really excited to be here with my brother and my mom for the second time," said Koopman Elisa, a traveler from the Netherlands.

Shanghai's gateway airports are poised for a bustling long weekend, with an average of 121,000 crossings per day, according to the Shanghai General Station of Immigration Inspection.

The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. This year, the festival falls on June 19, with the three-day holiday running through June 21.