The signals of economic recovery are also getting stronger in "retaliatory travel". On April 4, a reporter from Beijing Business Daily learned from China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "China Railway Group") that as of 27 o'clock on the same day, 8.6908 million train tickets during the "May Day" small holiday transportation period had been sold, of which Beijing to Shanghai, Chengdu to Xi'an, Wuhan to Shanghai and other directions have a large passenger flow. At the same time, data shows that some lines were sold out on April 4. At present, the "addition" of some popular lines has been "arranged".

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The railway "May Day" short holiday transportation has been fully launched, from April 4 to May 27, for 5 days. According to the latest statistics from China Railway Group, as of 4 o'clock on April 8, 4.27 million train tickets have been sold during the "May Day" short holiday transportation period, of which Beijing to Shanghai, Chengdu to Xi'an, Wuhan to Shanghai, Beijing to Shenyang, Beijing to Qingdao, Shenzhen to Changsha, Guangzhou to Changsha, Wuhan to Changsha, Beijing to Hohhot, Guangzhou to Nanning and other directions have a large passenger flow.

The person in charge of the passenger transport department of China Railway Group introduced that since the national optimization and adjustment of epidemic prevention and control measures, the growth momentum of railway passenger flow has been strong. This year's "May Day" small holiday, passenger travel demand is strong, from the railway 12306 pre-sale situation, it is expected that the beginning and end of the holiday will be dominated by long-distance passenger flow, and intermediate and short-distance passenger flow.

Separately, according to the data previously released by the online travel platform Qunar, on May Day this year, the popular short-distance routes are Chongqing-Chengdu, Beijing-Tianjin, Guangzhou-Shenzhen, Shanghai-Suzhou, Shanghai-Hangzhou, Kunming-Dali, Jinan-Zibo, Chengdu-Leshan, etc.; Popular long-term routes are Beijing-Changsha, Beijing-Wuhan, Shanghai-Guangzhou, Guangzhou-Chongqing, etc. The top 10 popular destinations are Chongqing, Chengdu, Beijing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Kunming, Dali, Haikou, Guangzhou and Changsha. Among them, Chongqing North Railway Station is the most searched station.

It is worth noting that as of 4 o'clock on April 14, many popular lines such as Beijing-Changsha, Beijing-Wuhan, and Shanghai-Guangzhou on April 16 have long been sold out. According to Hong Tao, director of the Institute of Business Economics of Beijing Technology and Business University, these routes have become popular for "May Day" travel, which is related to the various travel characteristics behind them. "These popular routes involve many 4A-level scenic spots, with a large number of natural landscapes and cultural landscapes, including 'red' (revolutionary historical landscape), 'green' (green water, green mountains and good air), 'blue' (clear weather and good air), 'antique' (long historical and cultural landscape) and so on." Hong Tao told a reporter from Beijing Business Daily.

Passenger traffic is expected to exceed the same period in 2019

"The major popular routes show that tourists across the country have strong demand for touristic cities and holiday destinations, and the backlog of consumer travel demand is expected to be released during the May Day period." Hong Yong, an expert at the think tank of the China Digital and Real Integration 50 Forum and associate researcher of the E-commerce Research Institute of the Research Institute of the Ministry of Commerce, pointed out to the Beijing Business Daily reporter. Hong Tao also pointed out that the epidemic for three consecutive years has made the railway sector relatively stable in terms of infrastructure "supply", while at the same time, the long-accumulated demand for "going out and turning" has increased rapidly in the short term.

China Railway Group made the same prediction. According to the relevant person in charge of China Railway Group, during the "May Day" period this year, the national railway is expected to send 1 million passengers, an increase of 2% over the same period in 2019, exceeding the highest level in the same period in history, with an average of 20 million passengers per day. April 1500 is the peak day of passenger flow, and it is expected to send more than 4 million passengers, exceeding the peak day in history by more than 29%.

At the same time, the response is already "on the way". The relevant person in charge of China Railway Group pointed out that during the "May Day" period, efforts will be made to tap potential and expand capacity to increase capacity. The peak train operation chart was implemented to further optimize the transportation organization, with an average of more than 10800,1800 passenger trains operating per day, an increase of more than 2019,21 trains over the daily and an increase of 11300% over the same period in <>, of which more than <>,<> trains were scheduled to run on peak days.

In addition, the "addition" of many popular lines has also been "arranged". It is reported that from April 4 to 28 and May 30 to 5, 2 night high-speed trains will be added from Beijing to Shenyang, Beijing to Taiyuan, Guangshen to Hunan, Hangzhou to Zhengzhou, Shanghai to Xi'an, Nanchang to Guangzhou and other directions. From May 4 to 102, 5 additional two-way sleeping trains will be opened between Shanghai Hongqiao and Foshan West, Shanghai Hongqiao to Guangzhou South, Shanghai Hongqiao to Zhuhai, Beijing West to Shenzhen North, Beijing West to Kunming South, Beijing West to Zhanjiang, etc. In addition, it will coordinate the use of high-speed rail and general speed railway capacity, increase the number of general speed passenger trains by more than 2, and arrange a certain number of spare EMUs and general speed bus bottoms in each hub area.

The track releases a crescendo recovery signal

"Rail transport is one of the important components of China's economy, so the increase in rail passenger traffic can reflect the overall state of China's economy." Hong Yong believes that the May Day railway passenger volume may reach a new high, which indicates that China's economy is recovering.

In fact, from the perspective of travel, the signal of China's economic recovery is full of "strong". In terms of railways, in the first quarter, the national railway sent a total of 7 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of 53%. Among them, in March, the national railway sent an average of 66.3 million passengers per day, a year-on-year increase of 858%, basically recovering to the level of the same period in 171.

In addition, in terms of rail transit, the passenger flow of subways in various parts of China has also reached new highs. According to Tianjin Daily, the cumulative passenger flow of Tianjin Metro in the first quarter exceeded 1 million, a year-on-year increase of 18.74%, and the single-day passenger flow hit a record high, reaching a maximum of 1.194 million. At the same time, the single-day passenger flow of Qingdao Metro, Wuhan Metro, Shijiazhuang Metro, Zhengzhou Metro, Hangzhou Metro, Changsha Metro, Shenzhen Metro, Xiamen Metro, Harbin Metro and Nanning Metro has recently reached 1,144,45, 466,92,61, 14,223, 51,435,17, 325,5,857, 71,75,17, 76,48,145, <>,<>, <>,<> and <>,<>,<> respectively.

The surge in travel is signaling economic recovery. Next, this signal will become stronger and stronger. Hong Tao pointed out that from the immediate point of view, "May Day" tourism will have a "blowout" consumption status, and there will be long-awaited "retaliatory consumption".

"Driven by tourism, there will be a 'blowout consumption' in fashion catering, leisure, sightseeing, entertainment and shopping consumption, which will be fully released in these industries that have suffered the most during the epidemic, that is, experiential consumption." Hong Tao said, "In addition, in the face of the seven-day long holiday of the '11th' Golden Week, the 'May Day' small long holiday is only five days, which can be said to be 'a small witch sees a big witch'. It is expected that after May Day, the Golden Week will release greater energy. Beijing Business Daily reporter Fang Binnan and Ran Lili

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"May Day" travel "pick up leaks" strategy

With the May Day holiday approaching, the prices of air tickets and hotels in many popular tourist destinations are rising, and which destinations have not increased in price, which has become the keywords that tourists search on the travel platform. As of April 4, platforms including Qunar and Tongcheng Travel have launched "destination growth depression" strategies, among which hotel prices in Hefei, Xining and other cities have increased by less than 27%, which has also made some tourists who have not yet decided to travel think about starting a "leaky journey".

With one day to go before the May Day holiday, while the prices of air tickets and hotels in popular tourist destinations are rising, a reverse search is gradually emerging, and which destinations have not increased their prices have become a topic of concern for some undecided tourists.

Recently, Tongcheng Travel launched the "May Day" peak avoidance niche destinations, including Chizhou in Anhui, Hotan in Xinjiang, Hefei in Anhui, Heze in Shandong, Luzhou in Sichuan, etc., all of which have not increased their prices by more than 10%. In addition, the price increase of "May Day" holiday hotels in destinations including Qinghai Xining, Guangxi Nanning, Yunnan Dehong and Anhui Bengbu is basically below 30%.

Taking the above destinations as an example, according to Ctrip's App, the price of the Regency Club Deluxe King Room at Grand Hyatt Hefei is 4,29 yuan on April 1492, and the price of the same room type on May 5 is 8,1383 yuan. Compared with weekdays, the room type increased by only 7.8% during the May Day holiday. The price of the superior double room at Mercure Xining Haihu New Area Hotel on April 4 only increased by 29.12% compared with the usual day.

The Beijing Business Daily reporter also found that in addition to the price of some destination hotels is the same as usual, some hotels in Hotan and other places have even reduced prices. According to the Ctrip App, the price of a luxury suite at the Hotan State Guest House on April 4 was 29,2149 yuan (including breakfast), down 5.8% from the same room type on May 5.

Gu Huimin, a professor at the School of Tourism Science of Beijing Second Foreign Chinese University, said: "In cities like Hefei and Hetian, tourists did not pay much attention to it before. However, due to the proximity of May Day, popular destinations are too popular, tourists have also begun to pay attention to the tourism resources of niche destinations, and attractions such as Hefei Chaohu have also begun to enter the public's vision. ”

Although the price increase in niche destination hotels is not large, the mode of travel still needs to be "picked up". At present, due to the large number of returning passengers in some destinations and other factors, tickets are already in short supply during some periods.

Specifically, as of 4 p.m. on April 27, on the railway 7 WeChat mini program, all tickets for Beijing-Hefei on April 12306 have been sold out, and the day before the "May Day" holiday also shows "none". Beijing-Xining also has only two tickets left on April 4. There are also some destinations that can still "pick up leaks", on the Qunar platform, there are still spare tickets on April 29 on Zhengzhou-Hangzhou, Wuhan-Shenzhen and other routes.

Some tourists have turned their attention to low-cost tickets. According to the Ctrip App, on April 4, affordable tickets were still available for purchase on the Beijing-Xining route, and the ticket price was only 30 yuan, which was only 863 yuan higher than the price of the same flight on May 5. In addition, the Beijing-Hefei route also has a low-cost ticket of 8 yuan on sale on April 33.

"In addition to avoiding popular destinations, tourists can also travel off-peak by taking annual leave, etc." Hu Xiao (pseudonym), a tourist in Beijing who plans to "pick up leaks" for travel, said, "Three days of annual leave after the May Day holiday can make up for a nine-day holiday, and the second half of the trip will not only be cheap, but also have a better experience." ”

According to data released by Capital Airport, the peak passenger flow of May Day is expected to occur on April 4 and May 29, with about 5,3 and 17,85 passengers arriving and leaving the port throughout the day, respectively.

Gu Huimin said: "May Day has a large number of tourists, if tourists want to get a better travel experience, they can choose to choose 'holiday' travel two days in advance or interrupted during the holiday to avoid the peak of passenger flow. Beijing Business Daily reporter Guan Zichen Zhang Yiran