Looking at the client news (reporter Liu Shipeng) The upcoming May Day holiday, the travel market around the country ushered in a booking boom. According to Meituan data, as of April 24, the number of cultural tourism bookings (including scenic spots, accommodation, transportation, etc.) for the May Day holiday increased by more than 190% week-on-week, with Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Chongqing, Xi'an, Changsha, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Nanjing, and Qingdao being the top 10 popular destinations in the country.
With the popularity of travel, traditional tourist cities continue to be hot, long-term tourism such as ring lines and outbound tours are popular, and the rise of taste bud tours, travel shooting, and finding niche destinations in recent years continue to be hot, becoming a popular trend in May Day travel and tourism this year, and Zhengding has also become one of the popular destinations, and the search popularity of "Zhengding Night Market" has increased by more than 13 times.
It is becoming a popular town for "taste bud tour" and "travel photography".
Hundreds of stalls are neatly arranged, and the signboard light boxes are lit up in colorful light, and visitors stop in front of the different stalls to wait for the special snacks to be plated. This is the Hebei Zhengding small commodity night market that has recently become popular on the Internet, driving the city's May Day tourism boom. "We are going to Zhengding on May Day, and we can also visit the ancient city to shoot Hanfu after eating delicious food, and the local consumption is relatively cheap. Ms. Zhang, a tourist from Beijing, said.
According to Meituan's data, accommodation bookings in cities such as Tianshui, Zhengding, Zibo, Taizhou, Liuzhou, Chaozhou, and Yanji have increased significantly. In the past two weeks, the search popularity of "Zhengding Night Market" has increased by 13 times compared with the previous two weeks, and consumers aged 20-35 account for more than 60%, and "Zhengding Night Market Food" and "Zhengding Night Market Accommodation" have become high-frequency search keywords.
Zhengding Night Market (source/Dianping user)
Not only is it a special food city, but the overall catering industry across the country will also usher in a wave of business peaks during the holiday. According to Meituan's "reservation" data, the cities with the highest popularity of restaurant advance reservations during the May Day period are Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Tianjin and Chengdu. In terms of categories, in addition to traditional popular cuisines such as hot pot, Cantonese cuisine, Western food, and Japanese cuisine, the number of reservations for special local dishes such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Beijing, and Sichuan cuisine has increased significantly.
While enjoying the special food, the travel photography represented by the "Hanfu Experience" is integrated into the holiday play, which is favored by more and more young people. Meituan data shows that since April, the search volume of "Hanfu makeup" has increased by 136% year-on-year, with Xi'an, Luoyang, and Suzhou ranking among the top three search popularity.
"Please take 3 days off and 9 days off" with a long-term tour of the fire at home and abroad
On May Day this year, some tourists chose the strategy of "taking 3 days off and 9 days off", that is, taking leave or adjusting the holiday from April 28 to 30, domestic long-term tours and ring tours continued to be hot, and outbound travel also ushered in a boom. "During the May Day period, we mainly focus on long-term travel routes in Sichuan. This year, the Jiuzhaigou and western Sichuan routes are very popular, and accommodation along the line is basically difficult to find. A travel agency in Sichuan said.
According to Meituan data, Xi'an and Chengdu are popular starting cities for Northwest and West Sichuan ring tours, and the popularity of May Day cultural tourism bookings ranks among the top 10 in the country. In terms of outbound travel, overseas accommodation bookings peaked earlier than last year, with "Hong Kong and Macao" still being the most popular destinations, and "Japan and South Korea" bookings increasing significantly year-on-year, surpassing "Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand" in popularity.
Kunming jacaranda (source/Dianping user)
In addition, traditional long-haul destinations such as Yunnan, Guizhou and Xinjiang continue to be popular, and they have become popular destinations on May Day due to seasonal flower viewing. Taking Kunming, Yunnan Province as an example, the "jacaranda" on the middle road of Jiaochang ushered in the full flowering period, attracting many citizens and tourists to check in the "sea of purple flowers". In addition to Jiaochang Middle Road, places like Chuncheng Road, Jacaranda Theme Park, and Baohai Park are all popular places recommended by netizens.