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Chongqing News

National Day travel costs may hit a five-year low

2020-09-18 11:43:47

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- This National Day holiday, as the first 8-day holiday, may become the best golden week for tourists in recent five years. Fliggy data shows that National Day domestic air tickets and hotel bookings have exceeded that of last year, with hotel bookings increased more than 50% year on year; but prices are still lower than that of last year, with hotel prices decreased about 30% year on year; and outbound travels are still not allowed, so the National Day travel costs may hit a five-year low.

Among the tourists during the National Day holiday, the post-90s replaced the post-80s generation as the main force, accounting for 58% of the total. Tourists of the third-tier cities and below accounted for 60% of the total.

New growth: The long-distance tour is defeated by local and surrounding tour during the National Day holiday.

It is showed that the local and surrounding travels during the National Day holiday has grown by more than 50% this year, outpacing long-distance travel growth for the first time in the same period; accommodation is the main tourist expenditure under the local and surrounding tourism scene; and from the Fliggy accommodation bookings, star hotels, home stay, apartments and other types of bookings have significantly increased.

Shanghai, Hangzhou and Beijing become the most popular cities, and Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Xi’an, Chongqing and Changsha ranked the 4th to 10th respectively. Among them, Changsha ranked among the top 10 cities with hotel bookings during the National Day holiday for the first time.

In terms of scenic spots, the data shows that Shanghai Disney, Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, Yulong Snow Mountain, Dali Ancient City, Guangzhou Chimelong Wildlife World, Lijiang Ancient City, Wuzhizhou Island and Jiuzhaigou Scenic Spot are more popular during the National Day holiday.

New ways: Car rental, RV tour and group tours are popular.

Despite a smaller increase than that in previous years, the cross-province bookings during the National Day holiday are still up more than 20% compared with that of this summer, suggesting that the long-distance travel market is steadily recovering.

Beijing, Shanghai, Foshan, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Xi’an, Suzhou and Hangzhou are among the top 10 tourist generating cities. Guangdong still leads the country in traveling far away, accounting for four of the top 10 tourist generating cities.

In terms of tour way, one car for one family, private car rental tour with less contact are more suitable for tourists’ demand for public health safety. Popular self-driving cities such as Chengdu, Xining, Dali and Lanzhou saw a 300% year-on-year increase in car rental travel bookings. Small-group tours of higher quality, safer and better service are also more popular. RV travel emerging during the summer holiday got popular during the National Day holiday, with bookings increased by 70% year on year.

In addition, this year’s National Day coincides with the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival, and many tourists who were unable to return home in the first half of the year due to the epidemic will take this opportunity to have a “compensatory reunion” with family and friends. Train ticket bookings rose by 15% month-on-month during the National Day holiday, with Hangzhou East Railway Station, Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station and Guangzhounan Railway Station as the busiest railway stations during the National Day holiday.

New destinations: “Dark horses” frequently appear in northwest and southwest China.

The National Day golden week, which basically only allows domestic travel, encourages more and more tourists to find different great destinations. There are a batch of “dark horses” on Fliggy. According to the year-on-year growth rate of bookings, Aba, Xishuangbanna and Ganzi rank top three, while Diqing, Haikou, Zhoushan, Lhasa, Xining, Lanzhou and Guiyang rank among top 10.

With the demand for outbound tour shifting to the domestic, Hainan has become a major destination for high consumers, with Gaoxing Hotels, Infinity Pool, and duty-free shopping becoming the “new three items” of Hainan tourism. During the National Day holiday, it is difficult to find a room in many high star hotels in Sanya. (Translated by Liu Hongyan, Fathom Language Limited)

Editor:Jiang Yiwei