China News Service Client, Beijing, May 6 (Xie Yiguan) The longest "May Day" small holiday in 12 years ended with 115 million people traveling across the country, spending 47.56 billion yuan. The data on where to go shows that small vacations with themes of visiting relatives, surrounding trips, and suburban trips have driven the recovery of tourism confidence and consumption. Among them, cross-provincial travel crowd mainly visit relatives.
Data Map: During the "May Day" holiday, tourists watch the Zunyi Conference site. Photo by Qu Honglun
This year's "May 1" small holiday, the domestic tourism market can be said to usher in the first real "peak" of travel after the epidemic. Ctrip data shows that bookings for transportation orders (including air tickets, train tickets, bus tickets, and cars) traveled from April 30 to May 5 on April 29, compared with bookings made between April 1 and April 23 From 24th to 29th of April, the volume of transportation orders increased by more than 130%.
The scenic spot reservation system eliminates the crowded scenes of previous years, and tourists enjoy playing in a more relaxed and comfortable environment. Although the fare is higher than the Ching Ming Festival, overall, the ticket price is still low. Data from Qunar.com shows that the average ticket price during the "May Day" period was only 68% of last year.
Hotel prices in travel costs have also dropped significantly compared to last year. According to Qunar, the number of tourists staying in hotels during the “May Day” holiday is twice that of Qingming Festival, and the average hotel price is only 75% of the same period in 2019. Since the cross-provincial group tour has not yet been restored, people travel mainly to the outskirts and surroundings. The decision-making period does not need to be too long, and resort hotels are more popular.
Ctrip data also showed that the popularity of free travel in the province continued to recover during the May Day. 5 diamond high-end products accounted for more than 70% of the total free line orders. Hiking, outdoor, RV, off-road, camping, travel photography, online browsing and booking popularity in the "May Day" theme travel products.
The group of free and easy-going young people has become the main force of travel. According to Ctrip data, post-90s and post-00s account for more than half, and post-70s and other "front waves." Among them, the popular destinations after 90s and 00s are Jiuzhaigou, Chengdu, Zhangjiajie, Shanghai, Suzhou, Sanya, Beijing, Chongqing, Changzhou, Libo, Changsha, Huangshan, Anhui, etc.
Family visits have become the theme of the "May Day" cross-provincial travel. Qunar found that 63% of the people who choose to travel long distances are single people, followed by family travel, accounting for 26%, 11% of the travelers are couples, and the average stay in the destination city is 4 days.
The relevant person in charge of Ctrip said that the recent period is still the best time period for domestic travel prices, the price is affordable, and various platforms have also launched discount activities covering many travel products. (Finish)