China begins its annual “ golden week ” holiday this week with retailers from London to New York to tourists hoping to cash in on a bonanza of globetrotting Chinese shoppers , who enjoy a week where factories curtail production to allow their customers a full seven days off work . Over a 100 million Chinese are expected to travel home to their shops , hitting the railways , roads and highways . UK retailers , in particular , are hoping for a boost from Chinese tourists on post - Brexit shopping sprees over this golden week . They are being attracted to UK high street shopping by the sharp fall in the pound following the popular vote .
China begins its annual “golden week” holiday this week with retailers from London to New York to Sydney hoping to cash in on a bonanza of globetrotting Chinese shoppers, who enjoy a week where factories curtail production to allow their workers a full seven days off work. Over a 100 million Chinese are expected to travel home to their families, hitting the railways, roads and airlines. UK retailers, in particular, are hoping for a boost from Chinese tourists on post-Brexit shopping sprees over this golden week. They are being attracted to UK high street stores by the sharp fall in the pound following the referendum vote.