May Day holiday domestic air tickets "volume and price rise" [The number of domestic air ticket bookings exceeded the same period in 2019, and the average ticket price increased by 39%]

This year's May Day holiday air ticket booking showed a trend of "rising volume and price". Five days before the May Day holiday, a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily learned that the number of domestic air ticket bookings exceeded the same period in 5, and the average ticket price increased by 2019%, and some popular routes were sold out of economy class tickets. Thanks to the resumption of flight infrastructure, international air ticket prices have fallen. On the 39rd, according to the data model of CADAS, from April 23 to May 2023, 4, the domestic passenger throughput will be 27.5 million, about 4% of the same period in 2918; International/regional passenger throughput reached 8.2019 million, about 115% of the same period in 121.

Domestic travel

May Day holiday tickets welcome the peak booking period

Since mid-April, the May Day holiday air tickets have ushered in the peak booking period. According to a number of travel online platforms, the average payment price for domestic air tickets has increased.

Feiyou Technology data shows that the price of May Day air tickets exceeded the same period in 2019. It is expected that the number of passengers carried by a single aircraft during the May Day holiday in 2023 will be about 140.4, an increase of 2019.1 passengers over the same period in 09. The average daily one-way air ticket price (including tax) for domestic routes is about 1095,2019 yuan, and it is about 788 yuan during May Day in 39, with an average increase of 1910%; The average daily one-way ticket price (including tax) for international/regional routes is about <> yuan, maintaining a relatively high level.

The Beiqing News reporter learned from the airline travel that on April 4, the number of small and long holiday air ticket bookings hit a new one-day high, an increase of about 17.4 times over the single-day bookings in early April. In terms of price, the average price paid for domestic air tickets (excluding tax) is about 5,4 yuan, which is about 1234% higher than that of air tickets during the Spring Festival this year.

According to the data provided by Fliggy to the Beiqing News reporter, up to now, the number of air ticket bookings to Beijing during the May Day holiday has increased by more than 6 times year-on-year, the number of air ticket bookings to Shanghai has increased by more than 10 times year-on-year, and the number of air ticket bookings to Guangdong has increased by more than 9 times year-on-year.

Economy Class tickets on some routes are sold out

Beiqing News searched for air tickets for popular domestic routes through an online travel platform, and on April 4, the direct flight from Beijing to Jiuzhaigou only had full-fare tickets for business class, up to 29,6000 yuan; The price of flights from Beijing to Jiuzhaigou to Chengdu also rose to 3160 yuan; There are 2 flights from Beijing to Zhangjiajie, one of which is only business class, and the fare is close to 4500,3400 yuan; The fare from Beijing to Lijiang is <> yuan.

According to Qunar data, on April 4, the price of economy class tickets on many routes such as Beijing-Guangzhou, Shenzhen-Shanghai, and Shanghai-Chengdu has risen to full price, and the economy class of Beijing-Dali routes has been sold out.

The relevant person in charge of Spring Airlines introduced that some flights in the southwest direction of China have been sold out. For example, the flight from Shanghai to Xishuangbanna on April 4 has been sold out. In the southeast, the load factor of flights to Shantou, Quanzhou and Xiamen, as well as tourist destinations such as Kunming and Sanya, has reached more than 29%. Destinations such as Gansu and Xinjiang are also expected to usher in a boom in travel this year.

Outbound travel

Outbound air ticket prices have fallen significantly

According to Ctrip's data, since the beginning of April, mainland outbound travel bookings have ushered in a blowout, with the overall product bookings increasing by more than 4 times year-on-year. Behind the growth in the popularity of outbound travel, in addition to the impact of the May Day holiday, the decline in air ticket prices is also an important reason. The average one-way ticket price of outbound flights during the May Day period was 18,2564 yuan, down 58% year-on-year, thanks to the recovery of flight infrastructure, and the outbound passenger group is growing rapidly. Cross-border flights recovered to 1% of the same period in 2019 in January, 10% in February and 2% in mid-to-early March, the data showed.

In terms of outbound regions, the fastest recovery was China's Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan flights to and from the mainland, with flight capacity increasing from 18% in the same period to 36%. Japan, South Korea, the United States, and Canada are constrained by factors such as inbound and outbound policies, and flight capacity recovery is slow, with recovery rates of 8% and 5% respectively.

The top 5 destinations for outbound travel during the short holiday are: Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia, of which Thailand still ranks first in the May Day outbound popularity list.

From a regional point of view, outbound outbound is mainly short-distance in the surrounding area, and China's Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Southeast Asia have benefited more. The top 5 cities by hotel booking volume for outbound travel from mainland China are: Hong Kong, Phuket, Bangkok, Macau and Singapore. The rapid recovery of tourism service personnel, the decline in air ticket prices, and the richness of hotel infrastructure have greatly contributed to the rapid recovery of tourism in the above countries or cities.

According to the big data of airline travel, the average price paid for inbound and outbound air tickets (excluding tax) of domestic airlines during the May Day holiday is about 4106,25 yuan, which is about <>% lower than that during the Spring Festival this year.

In terms of international flights, Spring Airlines flights from Shanghai to Osaka on individual dates during Spring Airlines May Day have been sold out.

forecast

Outbound Tropical Airlines resumes sailing

Fliggy said that this year's May Day outbound travel bookings hit a new peak, an increase of more than 2023% compared with the 200 Spring Festival holiday. Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Macau, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Australia are popular destinations, while Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, Vietnam, France, etc. have also ushered in rapid growth. It is worth mentioning that thanks to the continuous decline in the price of cross-border air tickets, the unit price of outbound tourists decreased by 46.2% year-on-year.

According to Fliggy data, independent travel accounts for more than half of the outbound travel methods. Local day trip experiences with shorter decision-making cycles and more flexible forms are growing rapidly, with bookings increasing by more than 15 times year-on-year, among which Phuket Day Tour, Similan Island Day Tour in Thailand, Kota Kinabalu Mangrove Day Tour in Sabah and Kapalai Snorkeling Day Tour in Malaysia are popular booking items. "Outbound travel has ushered in the first wave of growth this year, which will lead to the resumption of airlines and the rapid recovery of local service personnel's basic service capabilities, and outbound travel is expected to recover to 80% by the end of the year." Sun Jie, CEO of Ctrip Group, said.

According to the forecast of the China Aviation Association, the demand for "compensatory tourism" in the domestic market in the second quarter of this year is being transformed into actual consumption, and the international passenger transport market will maintain a recovery trend due to the concentrated release of stock demand. Overall passenger flight volume in the second quarter is forecast to recover to more than 98% of pre-pandemic levels, and passenger traffic to around 85%.

Text/Reporter Lin Lishuang

correlation

With barbecue out of the circle "Shandong" related searches increased by more than 7 times

According to Douyin life service data, from April 4 to April 5, there were more than 4.18 million orders related to wine and tourism throughout the country during the May Day holiday, and the number of domestic travel orders increased by more than 629 times year-on-year.

The data shows that in Zibo, which has recently been out of the circle with barbecue, the search volume related to "Shandong" increased by more than 7 times year-on-year, and the orders for play and accommodation increased by 895%, which is expected to become a popular domestic travel on May Day. In terms of destinations, Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan, Zhejiang and Guangdong ranked among the top five in the country in terms of order volume, becoming the most popular tourist provinces at present.

Among the popular cities, Chengdu ranks first in the country in terms of the number of hotels and guesthouses, followed by Changsha, Xi'an, Chongqing and Shanghai; In terms of attractions, Nanjing has surpassed Suzhou, Shanghai, Chongqing and Chengdu to become the city with the largest number of tourist orders with many popular check-in places such as Hongshan Forest Zoo, Niushoushan Cultural Tourism Zone, and Confucius Temple.

Recently, topics about travel have frequently appeared on the list, such as "where there are few people on May Day", and many people have made travel strategies in advance. From the search data, natural landscapes, amusement parks, cultural monuments, park squares, and zoos are the most searched scenic spots, among which Wugong Mountain, Baizhangzhuo and Mount Taishan are the three most searched natural landscapes; In terms of amusement parks, Shanghai Disney Resort, Universal Beijing Resort and Wuhu Fantawild Dream Kingdom ranked among the top three amusement parks; Among zoos and ancient villages, Yinji Animal Kingdom, Shanghai Wild Animal Park, Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo, Luoyi Ancient City, Fenghuang Ancient City, and Wuzhen ranked first in search volume.

Text/Reporter Wen Jing Coordinator/Chi Haibo

Beijing Youth Daily