Chinanews client, Beijing, April 24th (Reporter Li Jinlei) The anticipated "May 1st" holiday is approaching, and a retaliatory trip is ready to go.

At the same time, air tickets and hotel prices have also ushered in retaliatory increases.

Data map: Yuyuantan Park is crowded with people.

Photo by Chinanews reporter Li Jinlei

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  This year’s May Day holiday is five days, and the current epidemic prevention and control situation is stable. The backlog of visiting relatives and travel during the Spring Festival “in-situ Chinese New Year” is expected to be further released. In addition, “May Day” is the traditional peak season for travel. The industry expects “May Day” "Holidays may usher in retaliatory trips, and the number of tourists is expected to exceed the same period in 2019, reaching a new high of 200 million.

  Train tickets are in seconds, economy class tickets on popular flights are hard to find, tickets for popular scenic spots are sold out, hotel and guesthouse reservations are hot...All signs indicate that the demand for "May Day" travel is strong, and the hottest "May Day" holiday in history is on the road Up.

  Tickets for the May Day train are in short supply.

The train tickets of many popular lines disappeared in an instant, and "12306 collapsed" was once on the hot search. Many people lamented that it was too difficult to grab tickets on the "May Day", which was comparable to the Spring Festival.

  The economy class on popular flights is sold out.

Qunar data shows that the number of bookings for the May Day holiday exceeded 30% of the same period in 2019.

It's hard to find economy class tickets on popular flights.

Take the route from Beijing to Sanya on May 1st as an example, most of the economy class flights have been sold out.

  Popular city hotels and B&Bs are hot.

Ctrip data shows that hotel bookings during the "May 1st" period increased by 43% compared to the same period in 2019.

Tujia big data shows that many Internet celebrity homestays have already filled up their rooms ahead of schedule during the "May 1st" period; Changsha, Xi'an, Xiamen, Wuhan, Guilin, and Qingdao have announced that their inventory is "urgent".

  Tickets for popular scenic spots are sold out.

A reporter logged onto the Forbidden City website on April 23 and found that the tickets for the Forbidden City three days before the May Day holiday (May 1 to May 3) had been sold out.

Tickets for the Forbidden City were sold out three days before the "May Day" holiday.

  Popular cities air tickets and hotels have risen sharply

  The retaliatory trip is ready to go. While the enthusiasm for the trip is high, the prices of air tickets and hotels are also rising retaliatoryly.

  Shang Kejia, deputy director of the Transportation Department of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, said at a press conference on April 16 that from the "May 1st" holiday ticket booking situation, it can be described as "both volume and price", which is significantly higher than this year's Qingming holiday, and it is also expected Higher than the "May Day" holiday in 2019.

  Ctrip data shows that the current "May 1st" ticket order volume has surpassed the level of the same period in 2019, an increase of 23%.

The average price of the "May Day" ticket in economy class was 1021 yuan, exceeding the average price of the same period in 2019.

Shanghai, Beijing, Sanya, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Xi'an, Xiamen, Hangzhou, and Shenzhen are among the top ten travel destinations.

  From the hotel perspective, Qunar data shows that as of now, the number of domestic hotel bookings during the May 1st holiday in 2021 has exceeded 40% over the same period in 2019, and the average price per night is 458 yuan, which is 85 yuan more expensive than in 2019; Compared with the May Day holiday in 2020, the number of bookings increased 8.1 times.

  Some popular destinations have seen higher price increases.

According to reports, for example, the average hotel price in Sanya has increased by 80.5% compared to the same period in 2019, and the average price per night is as high as 1,696 yuan.

  The increase in air tickets and hotel prices during the "May 1st" holiday also triggered complaints from netizens.

  "It's been a long time since I went out, and I took a look at the'May Day' ticket and accommodation are so expensive, ordinary hotels cost 1,000 a night? I don't dare to go out if I don't have any money."

  "I started planning a trip a week before May Day. I realized the amazing prices of air tickets and hotels."

  "I regret not booking early! After reading the air tickets and hotel prices, I decided to lie down at home for 5 days."

The picture shows the sandy beaches of the Dadonghai Scenic Area in Sanya, attracting many tourists to come to play and enjoy the sunny beaches.

Photo by Luo Yunfei

  Cross-provincial travel is hot

  The "May Day" five-day holiday further stimulated the enthusiasm for long-distance travel across provinces.

The plan of 3 days off and 9 days off provides the possibility for planning long-term tourists.

  According to data from Ctrip, over 70% of people choose to travel across provinces during the "May Day" holiday, and the grand occasion of "migrating tourism" may reappear during the Golden Week.

  Lan Xiang, dean of the Qunar Big Data Research Institute, said that although the May 1st holiday in 2020 is five days, the outings at that time were still mainly around and short-distance trips.

This year, the overall situation of domestic epidemic prevention and control has remained good. People's travel confidence has been continuously restored and travel demand has increased day by day. The Ching Ming holiday is a short test of water.

This year's "May Day", more tourists will choose to travel across the province.

  The northwest and southwest are hot again, and hotel bookings in Xinjiang have increased significantly.

Qunar data shows that compared with the same period in 2019, hotel bookings have increased by more than 7 times.

Four of the ten destinations with the highest increase in hotel bookings during the May 1st holiday this year were from Xinjiang.

  Where do you go to play during the "May Day" holiday?

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