CCTV News: Data released by the Ministry of Commerce yesterday (April 21) showed that in the first quarter, the sales of tourism products and attractions tickets and online entertainment sold online in mainland China increased by 115.8% and 19.2% respectively year-on-year, and the overall scale of the online retail market grew steadily.
Judging from the online sales of tourism products and attraction tickets released by the Ministry of Commerce just now, the popularity of the tourism market in the first quarter can be seen.
Travel market demand released early Booking is hot
Then, this year's "May Day" holiday is coming, from the order of travel agencies around the world, this year's "May Day" holiday people's willingness to travel is high, the tourism market will likely set a new hot record again.
In Taiyuan, Shanxi, from April 28 to May 4, Taiyuan South Railway Station is expected to send 980,000 passengers, an increase of 850,000 year-on-year. Pre-holiday passenger flow is expected to enter the peak from April 28, and May 3 and 4 will be the peak of return trips, of which tourist flow accounts for the majority of them.
In a travel agency in Taiyuan, the person in charge told reporters that on May Day this year, tourists registered early, and before April 15, the number of tourists signing up accounted for 50% of the total inventory of travel agency seats and parking spaces.
Anhui Jiuhuashan Scenic Area major travel agencies, hotels and guesthouses have also ushered in a peak of bookings recently, and the "May Day" holiday travel boom is poised to take off.
In Kunming, Yunnan, as the May Day holiday approaches, train tickets for many popular routes are sold out in just minutes of going on sale, and tickets for Kunming South to Vientiane Station on April 29 are also sold.
According to data from a number of booking platforms, Kunming and Dali are popular tourist destinations, and some room types at Seaview Hotel near Erhai have been fully booked.
Civil aviation is expected to transport 9 million passengers during the May Day holiday
In terms of civil aviation, passenger travel demand has been released in advance. Statistics from the Civil Aviation Administration show that more than 6 million people have been booked for the May Day holiday, and it is expected to transport about 9 million passengers.
In terms of international passenger transport, Chinese and foreign airlines are expected to carry out 3,500 international passenger flights during the May Day holiday. Domestically, the number of domestic flights is expected to reach 65,000, providing more than 12 million seats, exceeding the level of the same period in 2019.
Shaanxi: Holidays are approaching and the attractions upgrade software and hardware to welcome guests
As the "May Day" holiday approaches, the number of tourists in Shaanxi's scenic spots such as Mount Hua, the Terracotta Army, and the Huaqing Palace also continues to rise. While improving hardware facilities and services, various scenic spots have also launched various forms of interactive experience activities for tourists to create immersive play scenes and make all-round preparations for the upcoming "May Day" holiday.
It's a good time to climb the mountains. In early April, the Xiyuehua Mountain Scenic Area in Shaanxi Province received nearly 100,000 tourists, and more than 12,000 people took the ropeway only one way every day, which brought a lot of pressure to the operation of the ropeway. At Huashan Xifeng Ropeway Middle Station, the staff of the Ropeway Equipment Department are working overtime to carry out a comprehensive inspection of ropeway equipment and hidden danger investigation.
The reporter learned from the scenic area of Huaqing Palace that during the "May Day" period, it is expected to receive an average of about 40,000 tourists per day, so the scenic area has increased personnel in key visiting areas and bottleneck sections, and taken active measures to divert and channel tourists. During this year's May Day holiday, the number of performances of "Long Hate Song" will increase from three to four per day, and the number of performances of "Xi'an Incident" will increase to seven. In April, the Mausoleum Museum of the First Emperor of Qin received more than 30,000 tourists a day, and this year's "May Day" holiday, the peak passenger flow is expected to reach 65,000 people.
Source: CCTV