<Anchor> This
is a friendly economic time.
Reporter Han Ji-yeon is also here today (the 8th).
As the corona got better, she said that big data confirmed that the demand for travel, which had been withdrawn, increased slightly?
<Reporter>
Yes, we analyzed how much money people spent on airplanes in the last three years until last month. We looked at airline credit card sales.
Corona started in the first quarter of 2020.
At this time, sales were down 52% compared to a year ago.
In the next two quarters, it fell to 85%.
However, this was only 65% in the fourth quarter of last year.
Thanks to this, more people travel domestically and, although very few, go abroad.
In terms of the amount of payment, I looked at the sales of those who made more than 300,000 won, that is, went abroad. In the first week of January this year, it decreased by 89% compared to before Corona, but it recovered to the level of a decrease of 67% just last week.
What is particularly meaningful is the payment cancellation rate, which showed the highest cancellation rate at 26% in the first quarter of 2020, but decreased to 16% in the first quarter of last year, when the number of confirmed cases was the highest.
It can be said that the expectation that the endemic and corona will become endemic is reflected.
<Anchor>
However, it is not easy when you try to book a flight when you have to go on an overseas trip like this.
<Reporter>
Yes, there are many people who are thinking about going abroad for a summer vacation or a more distant winter vacation, but there are no flights to take when they search for flights.
It is said that travel agency reservations increased three to four times compared to the previous month on the news that self-quarantine was lifted, but before that, there were very few.
In terms of the number of reservations alone, it is less than 10% of what it was before Corona.
[Travel industry official: Because there are no supply seats, airlines can't even give us such blocks.
My heart is pounding, but I can't go now.
That's it right now.] The
travel industry predicted that the number of flights would return to normal only in the fourth quarter, when the number of flights recovered to 50% of the pre-COVID level.
<Anchor>
The fact that it is so difficult to obtain a flight ticket also makes me think that the price of the flight will be very expensive.
<Reporter>
Yes, there are planes that can be booked now.
But it is very expensive.
The price is rising day by day. For example, if you look at a flight ticket to Bali via Jakarta, last night around 10 o'clock, it was about 1.5 to 1.6 million won.
But yesterday, around 9:30 am, there were tickets up to 1.3 million won.
It went up about 200,000 won in half a day.
But how much was this just a few weeks ago? It was about 350,000 won just before the announcement of the release of quarantine on the 11th of last month, so it was about 1.2 million won.
Pre-married couples planning to go abroad for their honeymoon are imminent and have no choice but to buy tickets at a high price.
[The bride-to-be going on a honeymoon in 'Bali' next week: It's a shame that it went up several times in less than a month.
But since it's a honeymoon, I can't help it.
It's a bit of a pity that I made a reservation at that time...
.]
Due to international oil prices, fuel surcharges are currently at the highest level, and it seems that the flight ticket prices will continue to skyrocket until the supply increases.
<Anchor>
So, is it a little difficult to go abroad for this summer vacation?
<Reporter>
Yes, you have to suppress the feelings that you have suppressed for over two years a little more.
However, you will not be disappointed, if you choose to travel domestically, there are many ways to save more money.
First of all, we have been offering coupons that can be used cheaply at accommodations since yesterday, which is pretty cool.
If the total accommodation cost is less than 70,000 won, you can get 20,000 won, and if it exceeds 70,000 won, you can get 30,000 won.
You can apply on the website of 49 online travel agencies, but 1 million tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so you should hurry.
The Korea Tourism Organization has set the month of June as the month to travel. If you use a travel-related company such as accommodation or leisure, you can get a special discount of over 20%.
In addition, employees of companies participating in the 'Employee Vacation Support Project' can receive an additional 200,000 won by accumulating 200,000 won for travel expenses.