Chinese travelers favored Southeast Asia for trips during the Lunar New Year holidays, which ended in early February, according to Trip.com Group's Chinese language booking website, Ctrip.
Overseas hotel bookings by mainland Chinese travelers quadrupled from last year too, Ctrip said.
He said of the 30 million tourists Thailand is expecting this year, 12 million to 15 million may come from China.
South Korea announced last week it would resume issuing short-term visas to Chinese travelers, according to Reuters.
Visas aside, Chinese travelers are also worried about getting sick, said Lee.