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From hiking to hotpot, lonely consumers in China fuel a 50 billion yuan companionship economy
Tang Junxing, 24, a university student earns pocket money as a travel companion. “That’s when I realised you can actually make money by accompanying people on trips and driving for them,” he said, adding that he typically earns 3,000 to 5,000 yuan a month.
“Most of my clients are women and their core need is emotional value, someone who makes them feel good and makes the trip easy,” he said.