Zhongxin Finance, May 5 (Reporter Li Jinlei) Without the retaliatory travel of last year's "May Day", the "May Day" holiday in 2022 ushered in a period in peace.
160 million trips decreased by 30.2% year-on-year
Affected by the spread of the epidemic in many parts of the country, this "May Day" holiday travel is a bit cold.
According to the data center of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, during the 5-day "May Day" holiday in 2022, 160 million domestic tourists will travel across the country, a year-on-year decrease of 30.2%, and it will recover to 66.8% of the same period before the epidemic on a comparable basis; domestic tourism revenue will be 64.68 billion. Yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 42.9%, and recovered to 44.0% of the same period before the epidemic.
According to data from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, during the May 1st holiday this year, a total of 8,716 A-level tourist attractions across the country were opened normally, accounting for 61.3% of the total number of A-level tourist attractions.
The dynamic adjustment of epidemic prevention and control policies has had a greater impact on the tourism and leisure consumption of urban and rural residents nationwide.
The passenger flow of Jiuzhaigou Valley, Hangzhou West Lake and other scenic spots has dropped significantly compared with previous years.
The average occupancy rate of hotels in Sanya was 20.57%, a year-on-year decrease of over 60%.
The key monitoring parks in Beijing received a total of 4.777 million tourists, a decrease of 37.7% compared with the same period last year.
Anhui Huangshan Scenic Area welcomed only 23,600 guests, while last year's "May 1st" holiday welcomed more than 100,000 guests.
Chat under the tent, ride outside the tent.
Photo by Yang Bo
The price of machine wine with limited travel radius falls
Under the circumstance of tightening epidemic prevention and control policies in many places, the spatial distance, stay time and consumption activity of urban and rural residents have further shrunk, and "intra-provincial travel" and "peripheral travel" are still the mainstream travel methods.
This year's "May Day" holiday is also a cheap holiday, and the prices of air tickets and hotels have dropped year-on-year.
Hotel prices in many places hit five-year lows.
Qunar big data shows that, as the bulk of travel costs, the average price paid by hotels has shown a significant downward trend compared with 2021, with the average price paid by nearly 40%.
In the top 5 city business districts in terms of hotel bookings, the average price paid is no more than 350 yuan.
Data from the same trip also showed that the average room night price for hotel orders fell by 50% compared with the same period last year, and the average price of air tickets fell by 25% year-on-year.
The discounts and promotions of hotels and airlines during the epidemic and the shortening of the average travel radius of users have jointly led to a decrease in prices.
During the "May 1st" holiday, camping tours in the suburbs of Fuzhou are very popular.
Photo by Wang Dongming
Unable to travel far, camping has become a trend
Under the influence of the epidemic, traveling across provinces has become a luxury. Many people have no choice but to squat at home, but the good spring is not to be missed, and the scenic spots and parks around the city have become the best choice for people.
"Everyone is not setting up tents during the holidays, or they are on the way to set up tents." This holiday, camping has become a trend, "flower viewing + camping", "RV + camping", "open-air concert + camping", "travel photography + camping" and many others Featured and exquisite camping products are sought after by tourists.
A tent, a few folding chairs, a gleaming camping lantern, and a picnic table full of meals... Whether it's "exquisite camping" or "roadside picnic", camping has become a new favorite in the circle of friends.
Big data from an online travel platform shows that during the May Day holiday this year, the bookings of camping-related products (accommodation, travel) were three times that of last year, and the sales of park tickets for camping increased by more than 40% year-on-year. Hotel bookings increased by 1.5 times year-on-year.
On May 1, many people camped by the Wenyu River in Beijing.
Photo by China News Service reporter Li Jinlei
A reporter from Zhongxin Finance and Economics observed that during the "May 1st" period, Beijing's parks implemented current restrictions, and it was necessary to check the nucleic acid negative certificate within 48 hours, but this did not stop a heart that wanted to camp. Some people chose to camp in the community. Some people choose to camp by the river in the suburbs, and some even set up tents in the living room of their homes.
Ren Tian, the person in charge of Qunar Travel Mall, analyzed that different groups have different camping methods. Young people tend to choose "camping + barbecue" and "camping + coffee". Parents with children will choose "camping + parent-child", and they will also consider Are there any related parent-child facilities around the camping camp? Some even choose to play "camping + drinking tea" or even "camping + outdoor outing".
Industry insiders believe that "near travel, shallow demand, and low consumption" represented by local travel and short-distance travel have become the basic market for the survival of the tourism industry, so suburban camping and self-driving travel are under the normalized mode of epidemic prevention and control. "Breaking the circle" can be said to be an inevitable result.
"May Day" holiday, have you camped?
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