With the busy travel season upon us here in China, where an estimated 3.6-billion trips are expected to be taken during the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, many travelers are looking for alternative ways to move around the country.
CRI's Zhou Heyang has more.
Report: During this time of year, even scalped railway tickets are badly needed. For most people, spending hard-earned money on expensive airplane tickets is not an option. Under such circumstances, the car rental business is booming.
For those who have failed in the battle to get train tickets, when flights are beyond their affordability, renting a car to go back home might be their last hope.
Shao Wei, the Public Relations Chief of eHi, a popular car rental service in China, comments on this trend:
"Almost all the cars have been f
