Chinanews.com, January 1 (China News Financial Reporter Wu Jiaju) The explosion of Harbin tourism has attracted more and more global attention. The global search popularity of the word "Harbin" continues to rise, related news has been reported by many foreign media, the number of inbound travel orders has increased significantly, and "Harbin City Tour Group" can be seen on multiple overseas travel platforms.
According to Google Trends, the global search popularity of the word "Harbin" has basically remained above 30 in the past 50 days, with the highest value reaching 1 on January 5. At the same time, terms such as "China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival" and "Ice and Snow World" have also maintained a high global search popularity in the past 100 days. The global search popularity of the term "China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival" reached a maximum of 30 on January 1. The global search popularity of the term "frozen pear" has also risen rapidly after the New Year.
In the Harbin Songhua River Ice and Snow Carnival Park, a brightly colored hot air balloon has become a popular experience project for tourists. Photo/Visual China
The popularity of Harbin tourism has attracted the attention and reports of many foreign media such as CNN, BBC, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, and Lianhe Zaobao.
CNN's coverage of the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, for example, was featured in an issue of CNN10, where visitors from all over the world flocked to see the glowing sculptures at the annual festival. The BBC's report, titled "Harbin Ice and Snow Festival: China Celebrates the Ice Sculpture Festival", showed photos of the ice sculptures, and said that at night, the incredible buildings are illuminated by colorful lights, and the ice blocks emit different colors for people to enjoy.
After the explosion of tourism in Harbin, the number of inbound travel orders in Harbin has also ushered in an increase.
According to data from Ctrip's international site, as of January 1, the number of inbound travel orders in Harbin in the past 10 days increased by 15% compared with the previous 15 days, and the top 42 source countries for inbound tourists to Harbin are: Malaysia, Thailand, Russia, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Japan, the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
On a number of overseas travel platforms, you can see information about Harbin tourism.
On the travel website Tripadvisor, Harbin Ice and Snow World has more than 1500,1000 reviews, many of which were posted this winter. Some foreign netizens commented, "The Harbin Ice and Snow Festival is worth braving the cold to participate" and "The ice sculptures and buildings made of ice and snow here are impressive and spectacular". In addition, Harbin Central Street Pedestrian Street also has more than <>,<> reviews.
Image from Tripadvisor
Zhongxin Finance looked at the Tripadvisor website and found that there are dozens of services on the platform about Harbin tourism. Among them, the "Harbin City Winter Private 520-Day Tour" starts at $280 per adult, the "Harbin City Winter Private 168-Day Tour" starts from $4 per adult, the cost of these two services does not include admission fees, including private guide services, transportation fees (private car or bus/taxi), hotel transfers, and "Harbin Winter Popular Attractions Private Full-Day Transfer" starts from $<> per group (up to <> people), the cost does not include tickets, etc., including private car, private chauffeur service, fuel surcharge.
Picture from Booking.com
On the hotel and accommodation online booking platform Booking.com, you can search for nearly 30 services related to Harbin tourism. Among them, the "Harbin Ice and Snow Festival Full-Day Private Tour" includes the cost of a private car and a tour guide, which costs $300 without admission and $480 including tickets. The "Harbin Ice and Snow Festival Private Night Tour" includes a private car, private tour, hotel transfers, and entrance fees, starting at $271.55.
Image from Agoda's website
Agoda, an online booking platform, can also search for dozens of services related to Harbin tourism. The approximately 8-hour "Harbin Day Tour", including private guide services and car use, starts at $97. A 2-day "Harbin City Private Tour" that includes private guide services, transportation (private car or bus/taxi), hotel transfers, starting from $249. (ENDS)