There are only two weeks left before the May Day holiday, and from today, passengers can buy train tickets for May 1.
During this year's "May Day" holiday, the popularity of tourism has increased steadily on the basis of last year's high, and topics such as "12306 seconds" and "grabbing tickets" have frequently rushed to the hot search, and some popular cities have appeared "hard to find a ticket".
Data map: The train stops at the platform. Photo by China News Service reporter Jia Tianyong
Pay attention! On the day of "May Day", train tickets were opened on the 17th
This year's "May Day" holiday will be from May 1 to May 5, a total of 5 days.
According to the current 15-day pre-sale period for railway tickets nationwide, passengers can purchase train tickets for May 1 through the Railway 12306 website and Railway 12306 APP from April 17, and return tickets for May 5 (the last day of the May Day holiday) on April 21.
According to a report released by Ctrip Research Institute, in the upcoming "May Day" holiday, the tourism popularity has increased steadily on the basis of last year's high, and the scene of "crowds of people" in popular scenic spots is about to reappear. Different from short-distance travel during the Qingming holiday, medium- and long-term travel has become the protagonist of "May Day", with domestic long-distance travel orders accounting for 56%.
Screenshot of the 12306 website.
Tickets are sold out! These 10 cities are the hottest
According to platform data, Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Nanjing, Xi'an, Wuhan, Guangzhou, and Changsha are the top ten popular tourist destinations during the May Day holiday.
Zhongxin Finance logged on to the official website of 12306 on the 16th and found that on April 30, almost all tickets from Beijing to Chongqing, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Xi'an, Nanjing and other places were sold out.
At the same time, with the improvement of infrastructure and tourism reception capacity in various places, more and more tourist destinations in lower-tier markets are welcome. According to platform data, Tianshui, Xuzhou, Zibo, Hefei, Nanchang, Diqing, Jingdezhen, Shijiazhuang, Yantai, Huangshan and other cities have become the cities with the fastest growth rate of hotel bookings during the "May Day" holiday.
The official website of 12306 also shows that on April 30, all tickets from Beijing to Tianshui, Zibo, Huangshan and other places have been sold out.
At the same time, the platform data shows that the hotel booking orders in the county market during the "May Day" holiday increased by 68% year-on-year, and the ticket orders for scenic spots increased by 151% year-on-year, which is higher than the national market. Pingtan in Fujian, Yangshuo in Guangxi, Anji in Zhejiang, Wuyuan in Jiangxi, Chun'an in Zhejiang, Zhengding in Hebei, Jinghong in Yunnan, Deqing in Zhejiang, Shangri-La in Yunnan, and Dunhuang in Gansu are popular county tourist destinations.
Data map: The train stops at the platform. Photo by China News Service reporter Yang Bo
Tips: Pay attention to these three points when buying tickets quickly
How to buy tickets quickly during the "May Day" travel peak? China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. issued three tips:
1. Subscription of starting sale reminders, you can set multiple reminders through the system in advance according to the ticket start time, so as to submit the ticket purchase order in time.
2. The starting time is different for different stations.
3. Pre-fill information function, on the day of ticket sales, pre-fill in the passenger, train number, seat and other information, and submit the order with one click when the ticket goes on sale.
The railway department will pay close attention to the changes in passenger flow, dynamically optimize the supply of passenger products, make every effort to do a good job in station and train services, expand the scope and range of fare discounts, and strive to make the majority of passengers have a better travel experience. (Reporter Ge Cheng)
Source: China News Network