What is the reason that "China's Spring Festival holiday has greatly reduced the number of group tourists" has attracted the attention of the Korean industry?

Korean media said that during the Spring Festival holiday this year (65438+1October 27th to February 2nd), the number of South Korean tourists traveling with groups decreased significantly, which worried inbound travel agencies, hotel industry and Jeju Island tourism industry favored by China tourists.

On February 1 day, Yonhap News Agency quoted a related person from a Korean travel agency as saying that overall, during the Spring Festival this year, the number of group tourists in China decreased by about 20%-50% compared with last year. Another travel agency official said on June 5438+0 that the number of tourists in China decreased by 20% to 30% compared with last year's Spring Festival.

According to reports, the hotel industry is no exception. During the Spring Festival, the number of China tourists booked by Lotte Hotel Seoul, Lotte City Hotel Myeongdong and L7 Myeongdong Hotel decreased by 20% year-on-year.

According to the forecast of Jeju Special Autonomous Road Tourism Association, during the Spring Festival this year, the number of China tourists visiting Jeju Island by air and cruise will reach 42,880, a year-on-year decrease of 16.6%.

It is speculated that during the Spring Festival, the number of Korean citizens traveling abroad is expected to reach 6 million, among which the number of people traveling to South China is greatly reduced. However, it is speculated that with the recent surge in individual tourists from South China to South Korea, it is expected to make up for the decrease in group tourists. In fact, the consumption scale of tourists from China in Lotte Duty Free Shop and Silla Duty Free Shop increased by 23% and 10% respectively from 27 to 30 October.