Chiang Mai airport reports average daily passengers during China's Golden Week (1-7 Oct 2026) up 11.34% to about 24,317, and flights up 19.74% to 182 a day. Chinese arrivals through the airport averaged about 1,744 a day, roughly 37% above the September daily average. Trip.com data also shows more Golden Week bookings to Chiang Mai. The airport says late-year high season is starting. If you run a hotel, tour, restaurant or shop in Chiang Mai, this is a signal to check Chinese-language booking channels and staffing for Q4, though it is one airport's early figures, not a full-season forecast.