Changes in Hong Kong stocks | Ctrip Group-S (09961) rose nearly 5% at the end of the session, plans to build a tourism powerhouse were released, agencies say the regulatory pressure on OTA giants is expected to ease

The Zhitong Finance App learned that Ctrip Group-S (09961) rose nearly 5% at the end of the session. As of press release, it had risen 3.55% to HK$350.4, with a turnover of HK$1,225 billion.

According to the news, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism recently issued the “15th Five-Year Plan for the Construction of a Strong Tourism Country”, which proposes that by 2030, significant progress has been made in building a strong tourism country. The number of domestic travelers will reach 8.3 billion, the total cost of domestic travel will reach 7.7 trillion yuan, and the number of inbound tourists will reach 190 million, with a total cost of more than 150 billion US dollars.

Notably, Ctrip disclosed in January 2026 that it was undergoing an antitrust investigation by the State Administration of Market Regulation. CITIC Construction Investment pointed out that the regulatory pressure faced by OTA giants is expected to gradually ease. In recent years, it is still expected to play an important enabling role in the fields of inbound and outbound travel and the optimization of domestic travel supply, and the current valuation position is flexible.