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MADRID, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in northeastern Spain restricted non-essential travel and suspended most commuter rail services on Saturday as extreme rainfall threatened flooding, while flash floods in central-eastern Spain killed one person and forced the evacuation of around 90 people. Catalonia activated its flood emergency plan, with restrictions covering 20 administrative areas until 2 p.m. (1200 GMT) Sunday. The weather danger level is expected to reach the highest one early Sunday. Rainfall could exceed 90 liters per square meter in three hours and 200 liters over 24 hours in some areas. Emergency alerts were sent to mobile phones across affected areas, while most services on Catalonia's Rodalies commuter and regional rail network were suspended. Catalan regional Pre...

BEIJING, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- China's National Day travel market kicked off on a strong note, as many travelers linked the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day breaks with their annual leave. This trend has led to longer trips and a surge in bookings for long-haul journeys, multi-city itineraries and experience-based travel products. LONGER BREAKS, FARTHER JOURNEYS With the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day separated by only three working days this year, some travelers used three days of leave to link the two breaks into a 13-day holiday. Trip.com Group data showed that one in every 10 travelers combined the two holidays into an extended break. Cao Shuai, CEO of Tongcheng Travel's destination business division, said strong demand for the 13-day break has lengthened the overall consu...

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Heavy rain triggers flood warnings, travel restrictions across Spain-Xinhua

Economic Watch: Extended breaks, richer experiences add momentum to China’s holiday travel boom-Xinhua