During the National Day, many places advocated that the volume and price of air tickets for local festivals have risen, and the average price of international flights has risen sharply.

　　China News Service, September 27 (Reporter Li Jinlei) The National Day holiday is approaching. This is the last legal long holiday in 2022. Many places advocate the National Day holiday to be celebrated locally.

Compared with the Mid-Autumn Festival, the price of air tickets for the National Day holiday has risen, and the search volume and order volume of international air tickets have increased significantly.

According to data from travel platforms, the average price of international flights during the National Day holiday this year was 18% higher than the same period last year.

Many places advocate the National Day holiday to celebrate the festival in place

　　On September 26, the Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued a reminder that during the National Day holiday, citizens and friends are encouraged to celebrate the festival locally, reduce travel to Beijing, increase awareness of prevention and control, and do personal protection.

Insist on not traveling to medium and high-risk areas and counties (cities, districts, flags) with local epidemics within 7 days.

　　On September 25, Xi'an issued a notice to strengthen epidemic prevention and control during the National Day holiday and before and after, advocating local festivals.

Avoid or reduce cross-city travel during holidays as much as possible; if you really need to leave the city, you should pay close attention to the epidemic situation at the destination and the place you are passing through, understand local epidemic prevention policies in advance, and avoid going to cities with medium and high risk areas and local cases. .

　　Chengdu has also recently made it clear that Li Rong must hold a nucleic acid negative certificate within 48 hours.

During the National Day, citizens are encouraged to celebrate the festival locally and reduce cross-city travel.

The personnel from outside the province (returning) to Chengdu strictly implement the requirement of "inspection upon entry into Sichuan".

The average price of National Day air tickets has risen by nearly 40% compared with the Mid-Autumn Festival

　　In terms of air tickets, the same trip data shows that as of September 16, the average price of air tickets for the "November" holiday exceeded 700 yuan, an increase of nearly 40% compared with the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday.

　　Zhang Mingyang, a senior researcher at Tongcheng Research Institute, said that compared with the Mid-Autumn Festival, the holiday duration and the average travel radius of tourists during the "November" period are longer. Students and migrant workers who visit relatives far away will also choose to return home during the long vacation and book air tickets in advance. .

　　Air tickets on some routes during the "November" holiday are in short supply, and the price of economy class on some routes has soared to full price.

Qunar platform data shows that since September, the average price paid during the "November" period has continued to increase. The average price paid on September 15 was three times that of a week ago, and the price of air tickets departing on September 30 for many routes has increased from 2-3. Discounted to full price.

　　From September 28th to 30th, air ticket discounts have been greatly reduced. Popular travel routes such as Beijing-Dunhuang, Shanghai-Lijiang, Guangzhou-Jiuzhaigou, Tianjin-Jieyang, etc., can still buy low-cost tickets below 40% off on September 28th. Economy class tickets are close to full price.

　　Although the air tickets for the National Day holiday are generally more expensive than those for the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, compared with the National Day holiday in previous years, the air ticket for this year's National Day holiday is not expensive.

Ctrip data shows that from the perspective of long-term travel, the per capita unit price of National Day air tickets this year has dropped by 5% year-on-year, and the average flight mileage of tourists has decreased by 3% compared with last year, and the travel distance has been further shortened.

The top ten popular flight destinations during the National Day are: Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Kunming, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Xi'an, Chongqing, Changsha and Qingdao.

Airport data map.

Photo by Gao Xin

The average price of international flights is 18% higher than the same period last year

　　In terms of international air tickets, with the relaxation of entry and quarantine policies in many countries and regions, the search volume and order volume of air tickets on related international routes have increased significantly.

　　The data provided by Tongcheng Travel to Zhongxin Finance shows that in terms of price, the average price of international flights during the National Day holiday this year is 18% higher than that of the same period last year.

　　As of September 25, the order volume of overseas flights to Hong Kong, China increased by 20% week-on-week, the number of overseas flights to Japan increased by more than 30% compared with the previous week, and the number of flight orders from China to Japan increased week-on-week 67%, Japan has become the top 1 popular route from China. During the National Day holiday, the average price of domestic flights to Japan increased by about 32% year-on-year.

The UK, South Korea, Singapore and Russia are also popular destinations for international flights during this year's National Day.

　　In addition, as Macau, China is recovering from the impact of the epidemic, the National Day tourism market is also recovering. Big data from the same trip shows that the search for air tickets to and from Macau in the past week has shown double-digit growth, and the order growth has reached 40%. %.

What are the popular travel themes?

　　Affected by the uncertainty brought about by the epidemic, local tours, surrounding tours and short-distance tours within the province are still the mainstream of holiday travel.

Tongcheng Travel predicts that domestic scenic spots, hotels, and homestays will usher in a large number of passengers during the "November" holiday.

　　"As the last long holiday in 2022, the tourism popularity of the National Day Golden Week is expected to become the second peak after the summer vacation. Affected by the uncertainty of the epidemic, short-distance high-frequency, surrounding in-depth tours and quality tours are still the trend, high-end hotels, rural tourism It is expected to maintain a large growth, and the age of tourists tends to be younger." said Fang Zeqian, an industry analyst at Ctrip Research Institute.

　　Tongcheng Travel predicts that parent-child travel, rural travel, red travel, leisure outdoor and self-driving travel will be the most popular travel themes in this year's "November".

Theme parks, animal and botanical gardens, exhibition halls, etc. suitable for parent-child play constitute the popular types of scenic spots during the "November" holiday.

In terms of accommodation, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the attention of users of high-star hotels with various leisure and vacation themes increased by 130%.

　　In addition, young tourists prefer in-depth urban tours and various light outdoor games.

According to the same trip data, since September, the search interest related to various light outdoor travel has increased by more than 150% month-on-month.

Citywalk, Frisbee, flag football, paddle board, cycling, kayaking and other light outdoor sports have become popular experiences among young tourists.

　　What are your plans for the National Day holiday?

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