Chinanews client, Beijing, August 25th (Reporter Li Jinlei) Recently, inter-provincial travel suspended due to the epidemic ushered in the restart.

　　Resuming multi-provincial team tours

　　On August 5, the General Office of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued a notice to immediately suspend travel agencies and online tourism companies from operating the province (region, city) cross-provincial team tour and "air ticket +" Hotel" business.

After the province (region, city) has no medium-high-risk areas, travel agencies and online tourism companies can resume the province (region, city) cross-provincial team tour and "air ticket + hotel" business.

Night tour of Huangguoshu Waterfall.

Photo by Qu Honglun

　　Affected by multiple factors such as the epidemic situation and heavy rains, many places have suspended their trips to the province, which led to the lack of peak summer travel season this year, but it was a bit cold.

However, the good news finally came.

　　With the improvement of the epidemic prevention and control situation, Guangdong, Shandong, Sichuan, Inner Mongolia, Hainan and other places have recently issued notices to resume cross-provincial team travel and "air ticket + hotel" business operations.

　　Among them, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism issued a document on the 24th stating that from now on, all travel agencies and online tourism companies in Guangdong can carry out cross-provincial team tours and "air ticket + hotel" business operations in an orderly manner.

　　Starting from August 22, Sichuan Province has resumed travel agencies (including online travel companies) to organize and receive cross-provincial travel teams and "air tickets + hotels" business.

Locally disclosed data shows that on August 22, the proportion of tourists from other provinces to the giant panda breeding research base has exceeded 45%, and the recovery is strong.

　　A staff member of an online travel company told a reporter from Chinanews.com that with the resumption of inter-provincial team tours in many provinces, search interest in tourism products has increased.

　　Judging from the performance of the capital market, the tourism sector has turned from the bleak grief some time ago to a gradual strengthening.

On the morning of August 25th, the attractions and tourism sectors continued to rise. Zhongxin Tourism rose by more than 5%, and Guilin Tourism, Zhangjiajie, and Tianmu Lake followed the rise.

Sichuan Huanglong Scenic Area.

Photo courtesy of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism

　　Can you go out for Mid-Autumn National Day?

　　The resumption of inter-provincial tourism in more provinces has also made the tourism industry and the people full of expectations for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day.

The people are generally concerned, can they go out to play during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day?

　　In a recent interview with the media, Ma Xiaowei, director of the National Health Commission, pointed out that efforts should be made to bring the current epidemic under control by the end of August and restore social life to a normal state as soon as possible.

　　Zhang Boli, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, told the media recently: “The turning point is about to appear. Now the epidemic has rebounded significantly and it is possible to completely control it. I also predicted that the turning point will come at the end of August and the epidemic can be completely alleviated.”

　　Regarding whether he can travel normally during the holiday season, Zhang Boli reminded, "Under the strict control and control, we can go out normally on Mid-Autumn Festival and October."

　　While resuming inter-provincial team tours, many provinces emphasized that travel agencies and online travel companies must not organize tours to high school risk areas, do not undertake high school risk areas tour groups, and do not organize high school risk area tourists to travel.

　　Tang Xiaoyun, deputy dean of the China Tourism Research Institute, told Chinanews.com reporters that it is necessary to strictly implement prevention and control measures, and the scenic spots shall make "limited, appointment, and peak shifting" requirements, and implement safe distances to ensure the safety of tourists.

Accommodation units do a good job in hygiene management, and advocate contactless services during check-in, check-out, dining and checkout.

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