It’s suffocating! Hotel bookings for May Day air tickets have skyrocketed, and retaliatory tourism is coming？
Beijing, April 30 (Reporter Li Jinlei) The "May Day" holiday is coming soon. You can’t imagine how much the spoiled Chinese want to go out!
On April 29th, influenced by the reduction of public health emergency response level in Beijing and other places, people’s enthusiasm for traveling was ignited, and the bookings of air tickets, hotels, homestays and other places soared in a short time, and the prices of air tickets also rose rapidly. It is estimated that this year’s "May 1" travel will exceed 90 million, making it the first real tourism peak this year.
Is the legendary "revenge tourism" really coming?
On April 23, Beijing Gubei Water Town Scenic Area and its hotels resumed opening to the outside world. China News Service reporter Jia Tianyong photo
The number of air ticket bookings has soared and the price has risen rapidly.
This year’s "May Day" holiday is five days, which is the first five-day holiday in China since the adjustment of holiday holiday plan in 2008, and it is also the first five-day small holiday after the domestic epidemic has been effectively controlled.
Beijing residents, who are eager to go out in the holidays, finally wait for good news! On the afternoon of the 29th, Beijing announced that the level of public health emergency response would be reduced from Level I to Level II on the 30th. People who go to Beijing for business or return to Beijing in low-risk areas in China are no longer required to stay at home for 14 days.
As soon as the news came out, the demand for "May Day" travel in Beijing rose. According to the data of Qunar.com, within half an hour after the news was released, the search volume of Qunar.com’s air tickets rose rapidly, the booking volume of Beijing’s departure air tickets soared 15 times compared with the previous period, and the search volume of other tourism products such as vacations and hotels also increased 3 times.
Within one hour after the news was released, the volume of air tickets for flying pigs in and out of Beijing increased by more than 500% compared with the same period of the previous day, and the volume of train tickets for flying pigs in and out of Beijing increased by 400%.
With the growth of demand, the price of air tickets has also started to rise. "I watched the ticket price from Beijing to Nanning rise from 300 yuan to more than 1,000 yuan."
Qunar. com tourism experts said that there are still a large number of special fares with a discount of about 1% for Beijing outbound flights, but the price will probably rise sharply in the future. According to the data of Flying Pig Platform, the prices of routes from Beijing to and from popular cities such as Hangzhou, Kunming, Chengdu, Chongqing and Shanghai are all around 500 yuan, and the discount is 0.8 -2 fold, but the price rises rapidly.
On May 1st, the air ticket from Beijing to Sanya was around 3,000 yuan.
Hotel B&B bookings have increased greatly, and high-end hotels are popular.
Hotels and homestays also ushered in a small peak of booking. Tujia backstage booking data shows that two hours after the news that Beijing lowered the public health emergency response level was released, the number of hotel search bookings soared four times compared with the same period yesterday, and Chengdu, Hangzhou, Sanya, Dali and Xiamen became the most popular tourist destinations for Beijing tourists.
Ctrip data shows that on the afternoon of the 29th, the number of tickets snapped up by Beijing users for high-star hotels rose by 650%. Beijing, Qinhuangdao, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Lijiang, Sanya, Xiamen, Anji and Ningbo have become popular destinations for Beijing users to hoard hotels.
Nearly half of Beijing users choose high-star hotels, with sea view, lake view, mountain view, large area of wild luxury, secluded high-star hotels as hot choices.
"Since the beginning of this year, tourists’ enthusiasm for traveling has been suppressed by the epidemic. In addition, overseas travel has entered a freezing period, and many high-end tourists have turned to China. In addition, for the sake of safety and epidemic prevention, tourists will also raise their requirements for travel quality. Under the influence of many parties, high-quality products are naturally popular. " Ctrip travel experts said.
On March 22 nd, in the Summer Palace in Beijing, willows were green and peach blossoms were in full bloom, attracting tourists to enjoy flowers in the spring. China News Service reporter Jia Tianyong photo
Orders for group tours and free travel in Beijing have increased rapidly.
According to Meituan Big Data, after the news was announced, the number of scenic spots in Beijing soared by 199%, which was 2.99 times that of the same period last week. Local tourism and provincial tourism are still the main needs of May Day travel. Beijingers visiting Beijing and Beijingers visiting Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei will become the main modes of Beijing residents’ tourism during the May 1 ST period. According to relevant research data, the intention of health tour around Beijing, which is mainly for family leisure and vacation, accounts for as high as 57%, and the number of tourists is expected to exceed 5 million.
According to Ctrip data, on April 29th, the number of people searching and booking tickets for May Day local group tours, free travel, car rental in go on road trip and scenic spots in Beijing reached the peak since April, and the number of tourists booking May Day holidays will more than double.
According to statistics, orders for group tours and free travel in Beijing have been increasing rapidly. Recently, the scheduled travel dates are mainly concentrated in the "May Day" holiday, and the number of people traveling is mainly two people, and the scheduled travel days are all short-day products of 2-3 days. Nearly 70% of tourists choose to travel with a group or semi-self-help, and 30% choose to travel independently.
Judging from the popularity of products, tourists in Beijing currently choose outdoor scenic spots with good natural scenery in the suburbs of Beijing, such as Gubeishui Town and Simatai Great Wall in Miyun District, Shilinxia and Tianyunshan in Pinggu District, Badaling Great Wall and Garden Expo in Yanqing District, Mutianyu Great Wall, Yanqi Lake and Hongluo Temple in Huairou District.
Renting a car in go on road trip has become the main way for Beijingers. Ctrip’s car rental platform predicts that the "May 1" order has been restored to 80% compared with last year, and the proportion of renting cars for more than three days will be significantly improved. The demand for seven-seat commercial vehicles is growing rapidly. At present, orders for seven commercial vehicles have accounted for 10%.
The picture shows the broken bridge of Hangzhou West Lake, with tourists from Bai Causeway weaving. Photo by Jiang Yangyu
In addition, the Palace Museum announced on the evening of the 29th that it will be opened in an orderly manner from May 1st. At present, the ticket price for 60 yuan in the peak season is limited to 5,000 people per day (8: 30-13: 00,3,000 people; 13:00-16:00,2000 people). The reporter noticed that more than an hour after the news was released, the tickets for the Palace Museum on May 1 had been reserved.
It is estimated that the number of tourists on May 1 may exceed 90 million.
According to the statistics of china tourism academy, during the Qingming small holiday this year, the total number of domestic tourists was 43.254 million, and the tourism income was 8.26 billion yuan.
Under a series of favorable blessings, Ctrip predicts that the number of tourists on May 1 is expected to reach a new high, with the total number reaching more than twice that of Qingming, and the first real tourism peak appears this year.
However, I remind you that this year’s "May Day" will be "no travel without reservation", so as not to be shut out.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the National Health and Wellness Commission recently issued the Notice on Doing a Good Job in the Prevention and Control of Epidemic Situation and the Safe and Orderly Opening of Tourist Attractions. The number of tourists received by tourist attractions should not exceed 30% of the approved maximum carrying capacity. Tourist attractions should establish and improve the reservation system, implement time-sharing tour reservations, and guide tourists to enter the park at intervals and travel at different peaks.
For example, during the "May 1" holiday this year, 10 ticketing parks among the 11 parks in Beijing will all implement "online real-name booking and real-name ticket inspection" for the first time. All A-level scenic spots in Shanghai implement the ticket reservation mechanism. If there is no reservation, they will refuse to enter the park.
Are you going to take revenge travel during the May Day holiday this year? (End)