Recently, the news that "tickets for the May Day holiday of the Old Summer Palace were sold out for the first time in 163 years" has aroused the continued attention of netizens.
On April 4, Red Star News found that during the May Day holiday, the online tickets for the Old Summer Palace Ruins Park were sold out, which shows the popularity of the Old Summer Palace scenic area, which covers an area of more than 28 hectares.
In addition, many popular scenic spots across the country have also released news that tickets are sold out and fully booked. Red Star News investigation found that due to the popularity of real-name ticket purchase, many "scalpers" who sold tickets at higher prices in popular scenic spots have disappeared. However, some people started the idea of an annual pass, taking advantage of the convenience that the annual pass can enter the scenic spot multiple times a year, so that others can enter the scenic spot through the annual pass.
Tickets for many popular scenic spots across the country are sold out
Niche attractions are also hard to come by
Mr. Yang, who works in Lanzhou, decided to take his lover and children to Xi'an during the May Day holiday this year, because the plan was relatively early, and the family successfully booked the ticket to the Mausoleum Museum of the First Emperor of Qin on May 5, but the ticket of the Shaanxi History Museum could not be grabbed, so they locked their "target" on the Shaanxi Archaeological Museum, which just opened last year. The Shaanxi Archaeological Museum opened not long ago, relatively few people know, and the chance of booking tickets may be higher. "Tickets are also released a few days in advance, I studied the ticket grabbing strategy online in advance, in order to be able to grab it, I deliberately entered the ticket grabbing page at 1 pm."
In the end, Mr. Yang booked tickets to the Shaanxi Archaeological Museum on April 4. "I went to see it again in the past few days and found that the tickets for the May Day holiday could not be reserved, but fortunately I made plans early."
↑Shaanxi Archaeological Museum May Day holiday tickets are full
On the afternoon of April 4, Red Star News found that during the five-day holiday, the Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an Museum, Shaanxi Archaeological Museum, etc. were no longer ticketed, and there were still a small number of tickets left in the Stele Forest Museum and the Mausoleum Museum of the First Emperor of Qin.
And in Dunhuang, Gansu, according to the Lanzhou Morning News, the normal ticket limit of 4,30 people per day for the Mogao Grottoes from April 5 to May 2 was sold out. In order to cope with the peak of May Day passenger flow and meet the needs of more tourists, from April 6000, the Mogao Grottoes have launched the pre-sale of 4,20 emergency tickets.
Red Star News learned that compared with the normal ticket of Mogao Grottoes, you can watch two digital movies and visit 8 physical caves, although the price of 100 yuan for emergency tickets is much lower than the full price of 238 yuan, but you can only visit 4 physical caves. On the afternoon of April 4, after inquiring about Red Star News, it was found that there were still relatively sufficient emergency tickets for sale in Mogao Grottoes from April 28 to May 4.
"It's hard to come to Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes once, if you only see 4 caves, it's really a pity, it's better to wait for the off-season." Master Chen, who drives a taxi in Dunhuang, said.
The scenic spots in Xi'an and Dunhuang are just a microcosm of the May Day holiday across the country, and at present, many scenic spots across the country have successively issued notices that tickets are sold out or full.
In Beijing, the Badaling Great Wall Scenic Area issued a notice that tickets for April 4 to May 29 have been sold out. From April 5 to May 2, tickets for the Lama Temple and Temple of Heaven are also fully booked.
On April 4, the Administrative Committee of Taishan Mountain District issued a notice that tickets for the night period on April 25 and the three days before the May Day holiday were fully booked.
The real-name system of ticket purchase makes it difficult for the "scalpers" to find traces
Some scenic spot peak season tickets can no longer be booked within 30 days
Mr. Yang said that when he could not book tickets for the Shaanxi History Museum before, he also thought about buying tickets from "scalpers", but after searching for various online platforms, he found that there was no channel to buy tickets on his behalf.
"The museum has cracked down ticket peddlers, because they all buy tickets online in real names, and they can't grab tickets, and it's useless to add money." A staff member of the Shaanxi History Museum told Red Star News that now entering the museum is to swipe the ID card, one card per person, unlike in the past, you can buy paper tickets, anyone can use it.
Some scenic spots have also taken measures to prevent scalpers from scalping, such as the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, which stipulates that tourists who have booked tickets within 30 days cannot buy tickets again. Red Star News reporters had purchased tickets for the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes on April 4 and entered the visit, but when they tried to buy tickets again on April 23, they found that the ticket purchase mini program prompted that the ticket purchase failed, on the grounds that "the normal ticket of the peak season has been booked before, and it cannot be booked again within 4 days".
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Zhang Yan, director of the Cultural Tourism Research Center of the Shaanxi Academy of Social Sciences, told Red Star News that with the improvement of the level of technology application in various scenic spots, most popular attractions are now purchased online. "On the one hand, scenic spots can reasonably grasp the number of tourists and facilitate management; On the other hand, out-of-town tourists can plan their itinerary in advance and purchase tickets, which is conducive to travel. ”
Zhang Yan said that the vast majority of online ticket purchases are real-name systems, realizing the swipe of ID cards and QR codes to enter and exit, conventional paper tickets are not proof of entry and exit, and even many scenic spots have no paper tickets, which fundamentally avoids the possibility of "scalpers" scalping.
Someone "exploited the loophole"
Send visitors into the scenic area with an annual pass
However, after investigation by Red Star News, it was found that some people still found opportunities to "exploit loopholes".
On a trading platform, some people are selling tickets for attractions such as Longmen Grottoes and White Horse Temple in Luoyang, Henan, priced at 42 yuan and 30 yuan respectively. Currently, the full-price tickets for Longmen Grottoes and White Horse Temple are 90 yuan and 35 yuan respectively.
A seller said on the platform: "Entering the Longmen Grottoes is a QR code to enter the park, no ID card is required, you can pay after entering the scenic area, and once stopped by the staff, you can refund it, and the price is the real price." ”
The seller said that he used the Luoyang Tourism Annual Pass, and the price would be cheaper than buying scenic spot tickets alone. "There are also tickets during May Day, so you can say the number of people and the time to enter the scenic spot in advance."
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On April 4, Red Star News found from the official booking channel of Longmen Grottoes Scenic Area that there were still tickets left in Longmen Grottoes during the May Day holiday, but compared with the ticket price of 28 yuan, the seller's price of about 90 yuan was more attractive. Judging from the seller's transaction records and more than 40 reviews, the vast majority of buyers who successfully entered scenic spots such as Longmen Grottoes and White Horse Temple in this way.
After inquiring about Red Star News, it was found that Luoyang Tourism Annual Pass has been launched for many years, and you can go to Longmen Grottoes, White Horse Temple, Tianzi Driving Six Museum, Hangu Pass and other scenic spots, and the price of each ticket is 90 yuan. However, there are certain restrictions on applying for an annual pass, you need to be Luoyang household registration personnel, students in Luoyang University, non-Luoyang personnel need to work and study in Luoyang for one year if they want to purchase the annual pass.
"To enter the Longmen Grottoes scenic area is to swipe the QR code, and you need an ID card to change the QR code, but many people take advantage of the loophole of only brushing the QR code to enter the scenic area, first use the annual pass to exchange the QR code, and then transfer it to others." Ms. He, who works as a tour guide in Luoyang, said.
On April 4, Red Star News contacted Luoyang Longmen Grottoes Scenic Area, a staff member said that Luoyang tourism annual pass can enter the Longmen Grottoes Scenic Area once a day, multiple times throughout the year, the price of using the annual pass is definitely more cost-effective than a single purchase, "but in principle, it can only be used by oneself and cannot be provided to others, so we also require tourists to provide ID cards to verify identity." ”
Red Star News reporter Fu Yao Wu Yang