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Chinese travel platform sparks debate with US$760,000 space flight package

The Chinese travel platform now allows users to book space flight packages with US-based provider Virgin Galactic for nearly US$760,000

2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenMia NurmamatPublished: 7:30pm, 16 Sep 2026Chinese online travel platform Trip.com has turned heads by launching its most expensive offering to date: a space flight package costing at least 5.1 million yuan (US$759,900).

The six-day trip includes several days of preflight training followed by a 90-minute suborbital flight operated by US-based provider Virgin Galactic, which takes off from Las Cruces, New Mexico.

The 5.1 million yuan price tag covers only the space flight programme and related accommodation, with return air fares to the United States, visas, insurance and other expenses charged separately.

Read original at South China Morning Post

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