Li Yong, an executive council member of the China Society for WTO Studies, told the Global Times on Thursday that a slew of government policies, designed to expand service consumption, has been rolled out this year. Service is a key channel to strengthen consumption"s contribution to economic growth.

　　"Recent spring break travel trends suggest it is already proving effective, boosting both service spending and related goods consumption. As service activities often generate demand for associated products, the policy is creating a combined stimulus effect across multiple consumption sectors," Li said.

　　According to Wednesday"s incomplete statistics from The Paper, more than seven provinces, including East China"s Zhejiang Province, East China"s Jiangsu Province, Southwest China"s Sichuan Province, and Hunan, have so far explicitly announced the implementation of spring and autumn break systems.

　　Tourists that have already hit the road serve to add growing momentum for travel during the Qingming Festival holidays. Data from China"s National Immigration Administration showed that during the Qingming holiday, average daily cross-border trips through ports nationwide are expected to exceed 2.3 million, up 11.1 percent from a year earlier, according to a Xinhua News Agency report on Wednesday.

　　To better serve tourists, a number of museums across the country, including the National Museum of China in Beijing, the Gansu Provincial Museum in Northwest China"s Gansu Province, and the Shandong Museum in East China"s Shandong Province, have announced that they will operate all days during the Qingming Festival holidays, with some extending operation hours, according to CCTV News on Thursday.

　　Targeted policy support