On April 17, Railway 12306 went on sale for train tickets for the first day of the "May Day" holiday, that is, on May 1. According to statistics, on the same day, a total of 22.959 million railway tickets were sold. The hot sales of train tickets show people's expectations for the "May Day" holiday. In order to meet the personalized needs of passengers, the railway department has launched special tourist trains in popular tourist cities, as well as hot routes, directions and time periods in a timely manner to create new consumption scenarios.
During the May Day holiday, Guangzhou Railway Group is expected to send an average of 2.52 million passengers per day, an increase of 26.1% over 2019. In the early stage of the holiday, the passenger flow is mainly Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Changsha, Haikou and other cities to the surrounding provinces and cities and towns. The long-distance passenger flow in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region is mainly concentrated in Zhengzhou, Jinan, Wuhan and other directions. The popular departure and destination areas in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region are mainly concentrated in Baoding, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin and other directions.
"Panda Special Train" and "Flower Viewing Train" to meet individual needs
The passenger transport department of the National Railway scientifically analyzes the data of railway 12306 advance tickets and standby ticket purchases, and dynamically optimizes and adjusts the train operation plan. For the first time, the Sichuan-Qingdao Railway opened special trains for EMU tourism on popular routes such as Chengdu East to Zhenjiang Pass, Chengdu East to Zhenjiang Pass, Guiyang North to Chengdu East, and the "Panda Special Train" from Chengdu West to Xichang to meet the needs of passengers for holiday travel.
Li Jie, the passenger attendant of Chengdu Station of China Railway Chengdu Bureau, introduced that during the festival, passengers can not only taste "panda meals", Leshan bowl chicken, authentic Sichuan cuisine, special desserts and other delicacies on the "Panda Special Train", but also go to Xichang and Lugu Lake along the way to visit around the lake, helping the southwest region of Sichuan to create a new consumption scene.
During the "May Day" period, it is the cherry blossom season in Dalian, and the Shenyang Bureau of the National Railway is expected to open 20 pairs of "flower-viewing trains" in the direction of Dalian. In order to facilitate passengers to travel and visit relatives during the May Day holiday, Nanning, Qinzhou, Beihai and other railway stations in Guangxi have established a transportation connection communication mechanism with local transportation departments to exchange information such as the number of trains, increase the supply of public transportation capacity such as taxis and online car-hailing, and fully meet the travel needs of passengers.
Guangzhou: Some popular routes are full, and the popularity of outbound travel has increased
The "May Day" holiday is approaching, and the tourism market is heating up. The reporter learned from several travel agencies in Guangzhou that during the "May Day" holiday, domestic long-term travel dominated, and outbound travel ushered in a substantial increase. At present, the "May Day" newspaper group is coming to an end, and many popular routes have been filled.
According to the statistics of a travel platform, during the "May Day" holiday, the overall average price of domestic air ticket bookings decreased slightly compared with the "May Day" in 2023, but increased by about 40% compared with the Qingming holiday.
The popularity of small and medium-sized cities has risen, and the number of bookings for rural tours has increased
Booking data from some travel platforms shows that with the development of third- and fourth-tier cities and the improvement of tourism reception capacity, more and more tourists are choosing small and medium-sized cities as tourist destinations, and the booking orders for rural tours have also increased significantly.
"May Day" travel heats up, medium and long-term tourism becomes the "protagonist"
"May Day" is approaching, many citizens in Nanning, Guangxi have arranged their itinerary in advance, and long-term tourism has become the "protagonist" during this holiday. The reporter inquired on the online booking platform and saw that there were still a small number of remaining tickets for popular domestic tourist destinations from Nanning on April 30 and May 1, but the price fluctuated greatly.
Air ticket prices on May 1 are generally at a high level, and the popularity of tourism in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and other cities has not decreased. As some Southeast Asian countries can enjoy the visa-free policy and the exit procedures are convenient, Southeast Asian tourism is heating up. On May 1, there were only a few seats left on direct flights from Nanning to Southeast Asian countries, and the tax-included prices ranged from 1,600 yuan to 2,000 yuan.
Jiangsu has released 15 popular tourist routes to provide a variety of travel options
In Jiangsu, in order to help everyone grasp the tourism information in advance and plan their travel reasonably, a number of popular tourist routes have been released locally, providing you with a variety of travel options.
A few days ago, Jiangsu Nanjing Tourism Association released 15 popular tourist routes, including 10 domestic lines and 5 overseas routes, both popular "flower tour", such as Luoyang peony double high-speed rail four-day tour, as well as relaxed and comfortable "leisure travel", such as Xiamen double fly four-day tour, as well as popular Southeast Asian island tours, such as Boracay Island double fly five-day tour.
Source: CCTV Network, China Central Radio and Television