Tourism companies are busy arranging outbound group tours: all the routes have been put on the shelves, and the first group ceremony will be docked with the tourism bureaus of various countries

　　On January 20, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued the "Notice on Pilot Resumption of Travel Agencies to Operate Chinese Citizens' Outbound Group Tours to Relevant Countries". National outbound group travel and "air ticket + hotel" business.

　　The list of countries includes: Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, UAE, Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, Russia, Switzerland, Hungary, New Zealand, Fiji, Cuba, Argentina.

　　The Paper learned from an interview with The Paper that as soon as the policy was promulgated, each travel agency immediately launched a group tour project. In addition to listing all relevant itinerary products for the first time, the docking with the National Tourism Administration of each destination is also in progress.

　　After the introduction of the policy, the popularity of relevant overseas destinations on the Mafengwo website has increased by more than 300%. Thailand still ranks first in the list of overseas destinations most concerned by Chinese tourists. The popularity of instant visits has increased by 350%. Mai, Phuket, Krabi, and Koh Samui are the top five most visited destinations in Thailand.

　　GZL, a subsidiary of Lingnan Business Travel Group, a large-scale state-owned comprehensive business and tourism circulation investment company, said that the company’s relevant outbound travel routes have been put on the shelves.

　　Zhao Wenzhi, president of Guangzhilv, said that at the beginning of 2023, the recovery of outbound group tours and "air ticket + hotel" business in 20 countries will be a "booster" for the accelerated recovery of the tourism industry; The company and the hotel group have in-depth communication to make full preparations for the market restart.

With the intensification of outbound flights and the further increase of open countries, the development of the tourism market in the first half of 2023 will enter the "fast lane". GZL will also focus on the new needs of tourists and dig deep into destination resources, and continue to innovate and develop products and services. work hard.

　　Zhongxin Tourism said that from the consultation data, Thailand, Japan, and Singapore have become the countries with the largest number of consultations.

In addition, neighboring countries in Southeast Asia and visa-free and visa-on-arrival destinations, such as Maldives, Phuket, and Bali; countries with long-term multiple-entry visas, such as the United States and Canada, have also become the focus of tourists.

　　CYTS believes that with the recent intensive release of policies, the demand for outbound tourism has surged.

According to the data of CYTS Aoyou.com, the number of visa bookings has increased by more than 300% compared with the same period of the same period, and the demand and consultation volume for outbound air tickets, hotels, visa processing and related destination tourism services have surged. Favored by customers.

　　At present, CYTS is focusing on the orderly recovery of outbound travel, ensuring the health of tourists, and comprehensively upgrading related products and services.

Coordinating the product reserves of more than 100+ destinations around the world, it plans to launch three outbound travel guarantee systems of "travel guarantee", "quality guarantee" and "service guarantee". Combined with the restoration of the industrial chain and service chain involved in outbound travel, the work with core partners will be strengthened in the near future Docking, to ensure the integrity of the industrial chain, the effective service chain, and enhance the ability to continue to provide high-quality services to tourists.

　　Zhou Weihong, deputy general manager of Spring and Autumn Tourism, said that the current data on the number of people traveling across provinces, methods, and destinations can basically feel that the long-awaited "poetry and distance" is gradually returning.

Therefore, spring and autumn tourism will require all product design, ground connection and on-site service personnel to pay close attention to the health and safety of every tourist, so that the beautiful scenes of tourism will return to people's memory.