(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The "May Day" under the epidemic: the tourism industry in the "recovery" is looking forward to "prosperity after the epidemic"
China News Agency, Chengdu, May 3 (Shan Peng) "Dear tourists, please prepare your health code in advance and wear a mask ..." During the May Day, outside the entrance of Chengdu's wide and narrow alleys, people are playing a reminder sound There was a long, curved line; on the electronic display next to the entrance, a red number was beating, representing the number of people who had entered the scenic spot that day. "The daily limit of 7,500 people will definitely be able to line me up." Liu Chao, a tourist who came from Jiangsu specifically to punch cards, said with a smile while slowly moving with the team. After completing the code scanning and temperature measurement, Liu Chao entered the scenic area smoothly.
The public ’s long-depressed tourism enthusiasm is gradually being released as the epidemic eases, but in this longest May 1 holiday since 2008, “epidemic prevention” is still the key word: the security guard holds a temperature gun “guarding” the entrance of the scenic spot ; Tourists wear masks to take pictures as a souvenir, and the tour does not forget to keep a distance from each other; in order to stagger peaks, "Nordic-style" queues appear at the entrances of some scenic spots; due to current restrictions, some foreign tourists who have not grabbed tickets are frustrated.
Priority in prevention and control and avoiding “getting together” are at the core of measures introduced by many cultural tourism departments before the “May Day”. For example, Sichuan on April 28 required scenic spots to guide tourists to travel on different peaks and avoid concentration; Beijing proposed local tourism on April 29 The scenic spot strictly implements the real-name reservation system; Jiangxi reminded tourists on April 30 to "raise awareness of prevention and control and travel safely", open the seat spacing during meals, and use public chopsticks and spoons.
For scenic spots under great epidemic prevention pressure, restricting passenger flow means limiting potential risks to a controllable range. "The Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area continues to implement a daily visitor total control, and the maximum daily tourist reception does not exceed 30% of the maximum carrying capacity, that is, 8400 people." Luo Gang (pseudonym), a staff member of the Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area, said that to avoid aggregation to the greatest extent, Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area arranges two time periods for tourists to enter every morning and afternoon. "Even so, people's enthusiasm for travel is still rising. During the first three days of May Day, the tickets for the tour of the mountain on that day were almost sold out at about 10 am."
To reduce contact, some tourists avoid buses, trains and other public transportation and choose to travel by car. "Compared to the Spring Festival and Qingming Festival holidays, the car rental market for the" May Day "holiday has a clear recovery, and has returned to 70% of the same period in previous years." Gao Yongming, Secretary General of the Car Rental Branch of the Sichuan Transportation Enterprise Management Association, said, " The most popular models during the "May Day" are multi-person business vehicles and SUVs suitable for family travel.
This year's "May Day", Li Hui, who works in an Internet company in Chengdu, organized a fleet of 11 vehicles and more than 30 people to drive in the Tibetan region of Sichuan. According to the plan, they departed from Chengdu and entered the Ruoergai Wetland along the Jiuhong Grassland Scenic Road. "The key to epidemic prevention is that individuals should pay attention to it. Before traveling, we uniformly purchased medical masks, disinfectant alcohol and other materials, and there is no contradiction between enjoying the beauty and protecting it."
In addition, since the epidemic is not over, there are not many people who choose to "home" at home for "May Day". During the period, the live broadcast of tourism provided by major live broadcast platforms made it possible to "see the world without leaving home". Haiping, a tour guide who has taken root in the western Sichuan Plateau since 2006, conducted a 2-hour live broadcast in Wuhuahai, Jiuzhaigou on the afternoon of the 2nd, attracting thousands of people to watch online simultaneously. “The weather in Jiuzhaigou has been very good recently. The sea of flowers is colorful under the refraction of sunlight, and the underwater“ tree corals ”are clearly visible in the camera.” Haiping, who has nearly 200,000 “fans” on the travel platform “Ma Honeycomb”, said that the live broadcast should not only show For the most beautiful scenery, the latest epidemic prevention and control arrangements in the scenic area should also be passed on to the visitors in front of the screen.
"May Day" has accelerated the pace of "warming up" in the tourism industry. Chen Hong, executive chairman of the Chengdu Association of Travel Agents, said that the epidemic will accelerate the reshuffle of travel agencies. For travel agencies, at this stage, they must not only "tighten their belts to live a life," but also actively plan their way out. "As an important participant in the tourism industry, there are already travel agencies in Chengdu that have gained popularity by opening live broadcasts, and some travel agencies are stepping up training to prepare for industry recovery after the outbreak."
"The inspiration from the epidemic to the tourism industry is to have a sense of risk." Li Mingde, academic consultant of the Tourism Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that the current tourism industry should stand in the order of the epidemic prevention and control and provide corresponding services, passenger flow control, maintain spacing, Measures such as avoiding gatherings and selling tickets at real names are all "mandatory questions" in response to the epidemic. At the same time, tourism practitioners should also seek a layout in advance. "Tourism is an industry that can achieve rapid breakthroughs, and it will usher in the first prosperity after the epidemic." (End)