It’s been three years, can you finally go out and have fun?

In recent times, people in the travel industry have been happy and full of hope. From the ten new epidemic prevention measures released at the beginning of this month, to the "Category B B" for new coronavirus infections released two days ago, to the orderly resumption of passport applications, travel visas, etc. on January 8 next year, many people have Sigh: It’s been three years, and I can finally have a fun time.

Spurred by the continuous good news, data related to air tickets, hotels, and visas have increased significantly on many online travel platforms. While most people are waiting and watching, a small number of people have already taken action.

A one-way ticket plus a visa on arrival

He flew to Bangkok to celebrate the New Year

Yesterday, Xiao Weng, a young man from Hangzhou, posted a few photos of Thailand in his WeChat Moments The photos on the streets of Bangkok attracted the envy of a group of friends. Three years ago, traveling to Bangkok would have been a common thing, but now it seems extremely hard-won.

"I flew directly from Shanghai to Bangkok, and the one-way ticket cost about 2,000 yuan." Xiao Weng said, "The whole trip went smoothly, customs clearance went smoothly, and the visa on arrival went smoothly. It was like that The feeling of leaving as soon as possible seems to be back. "In the next few days, he will walk around the streets of Bangkok casually to relax, and at the same time, he will take a long-lost trip to celebrate the New Year.

The reporter learned that after the entry-exit policy was optimized on December 26, some passengers booked New Year’s Day flights to Thailand on the Qunar platform, embarking on their first overseas trip in three years. On the Qunar platform, on December 27, the number of people searching for international air tickets departing before New Year’s Day increased 8.5 times compared with last week, and the number of bookings increased 1.8 times compared with the same time last week.

The passport and visa optimization policy is another powerful measure after cross-border optimization. The new regulations on December 26 have had a significant positive effect on overseas visa processing. Data from Ctrip Visa: As of December At 12 noon on the 27th, the overseas visa search volume on Ctrip's platform increased 8 times from the previous day, and the number of visa inquiries increased by 150% from the previous day.

Singapore, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea, the United States, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand have been popular destinations for outbound travel over the years. They are also among the top 10 popular countries for Ctrip’s visa processing volume over the years. It is understood that, The corresponding consulates and visa centers of these popular tourist countries are fully open, and all types of business such as tourism, family visits, and business can be processed normally.

It is understood that most of the tourists applying for visas recently are business trips. After the entry quarantine cancellation policy was released on the evening of December 26, tourists who consulted on Ctrip for visas on December 27 were mainly for tourism. For travel motivation.

The first wave of "Yangkang" supports New Year's Day tourism consumption

The daily increase in air ticket bookings is as high as 30%

On December 7, the "New Ten Rules" were released During the first weekend (December 10th to 11th), the first batch of tourists flocked to tourist cities such as Sanya, Haikou, Kunming, and Xiamen. Subsequently, domestic air ticket bookings on the Qunar platform experienced a brief decline and then experienced a steady increase. On December 19, as the first wave of "Yangkang" returned to normal life, the number of air ticket bookings departing during the New Year's Day also began to increase day by day. The highest single-day increase in domestic air tickets on the Qunar platform reached 30%.

Tongcheng travel data also shows that inter-provincial travel orders accounted for nearly 50% of train ticket orders for New Year’s Day holiday travel, and the average price of air ticket orders also increased by 32% compared with the same period last year. Some domestic long-term travel destinations will usher in the first round of passenger flow peaks in the new year on New Year's Day. Among them, Xishuangbanna, Xiamen and Sanya have seen the most significant growth in tourism popularity. Hotel bookings for Xishuangbanna's New Year's Day holiday have increased more than 10 times year-on-year.

Ctrip data shows that the TOP10 popular tourist cities during New Year’s Day are Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Chongqing, Xiamen, and Sanya. Prices for high-star hotels increased by an average of 10% on New Year's Day. Hotels are the most expensive on New Year’s Eve, with prices rising by more than 15% in some cities.

On the Qunar platform, bookings of air tickets and train tickets departing from Beijing took the lead in increasing. Since December 23, bookings departing from Chengdu, Guangzhou, and Shanghai have accelerated their growth. The period of rapid growth in air ticket bookings in Shenzhen, Hangzhou, and Chongqing occurred after December 25.

Where are the popular New Year’s Eve destinations? Qunar data shows that Chengdu, Beijing, Sanya, Shanghai, Haikou, Chongqing, Kunming, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Xi’an are the most popular New Year’s Day inter-provincial travel destinations.

What are the air ticket prices? On the Qunar Travel App, there are still low-priced New Year's Day tickets on sale at about 10% off, with naked ticket prices ranging from 100 to 250 yuan, such as Shanghai-Beijing, Changsha-Xiamen on December 30, and Beijing on December 31 - Shenyang, Qingdao-Shanghai, Guangzhou-Shanghai, Wuhan-Guangzhou on January 1.

The overall recovery of China's tourism market

Perhaps during this Spring Festival

Some people are ready to leave, while others are still holding a wait-and-see attitude. But it has to be said that the overall trend is developing in a good direction.

" A few months ago, I made an appointment with my 8-year-old girl to go skiing. Most of the forty classmates in the class had gone skiing last winter. , the little girl was very envious." Mr. Yang from Hangzhou told reporters, "Besides, you don't have to go all the way to the northeast to ski. There are many ski resorts in Zhejiang."

However, because. With the recent peak of infections, the agreement between Mr. Yang and his daughter may need to be adjusted. "Our whole family fell down, and my daughter also had a high fever for three days. Although the antigen has always been negative, the ski trip originally scheduled for the New Year's Day holiday had to be postponed."

Yang The husband said that he had always felt that New Year's Day was actually a good time to travel. After searching for tickets and hotels, whether it was Anji or Tonglu, there was still a lot left.

" But now I hesitate, not really