Travel booking platform Qunar mum on Japan travel amid Beijing-Tokyo tensions

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Travelers to Japan line up at the Beijing Capital International Airport in October, prior to bilateral tensions flaring up. © Kyodo

TOMOKO WAKASUGI

SHANGHAI — Travel by Chinese visitors to South Korea will nearly quadruple during the New Year’s holiday, according to data released Thursday by Chinese trip- booking app Qunar, placing South Korea at the top in terms of year-on-year growth.