What happened to the large-scale removal of Korean tour products by travel agencies?

A survey by the Securities Daily reporter found that the willingness of domestic tourists to travel to South Korea dropped significantly, and the reason for the survey was not unrelated to the deployment of Sadr in South Korea. As a travel agency, due to the reduction of consumer demand and the current environment, large domestic travel agencies have been removed from the shelves to South Korea, forming a scale effect.

Travel agencies have taken products off the shelves in Korea on a large scale.

"Last week, all products going to Korea were removed from the shelves." The relevant person in charge of CYTS Marketing Department said in an interview with the Securities Daily that there are not many domestic tourists visiting Korea this year. In the current environment, some consumers also called to ask why the company still has products going to Korea, and suggested taking them off the shelves. In addition, the National Tourism Administration also issued a travel reminder to South Korea. Due to the superposition of many factors, the company decided to remove all travel products to South Korea.

As for the time to resume the shelves, the relevant person in charge of CYTS said that it should be decided by the domestic public opinion base and market base, and there is no timetable at present.

Regarding the impact of taking off the shelves to travel to South Korea, the above-mentioned person in charge also said that it will affect the short-term tours of neighboring countries, but consumers will choose to travel to Japan and Southeast Asian island countries, and the company is launching an island tour of 65,438+10,000 people.

Similarly, the person in charge of Zhongxin Tourism, another domestic tourism listed company, also said in an interview with a reporter from Securities Daily that Zhongxin Tourism had removed its products for traveling to South Korea.

She said that at present, no one has consulted about traveling to South Korea, and the market supply and demand have changed. Therefore, after the company cancelled its products to South Korea, it became the first choice for tourists to travel to Japan, Thailand, Southeast Asia and other short-term outbound routes.

Relevant personnel of Beijing China Travel Agency Co., Ltd. also told the Securities Daily that the company has no products to travel to South Korea at present.

In addition, Tongcheng Tourism also issued an announcement on March 3, expressing strong indignation at the deployment of the "Sade" anti-missile system and Lotte Group by the ROK. Tongcheng tourism carries out its business on the principle of putting national interests first. The Sadr incident has seriously hurt the feelings of the Korean people. Tongcheng Tourism has taken measures to adjust the offline tourism product line, and all products related to traveling to South China have been removed from the shelves.

According to the reporter's understanding, Korean tour products on websites such as Tuniu, Caesars Travel and Wan China Travel have all been removed from the shelves.

During the interview, the "Sade" incident became one of the reasons why tourists refused to travel to South Korea. In addition, the safety of traveling to South Korea is another factor that tourists consider.

It is worth noting that on March 3, China National Tourism Administration issued a travel reminder to South China to remind its citizens to choose their tourist destinations carefully.

The National Tourism Administration pointed out that in recent years, the number of incidents in which China citizens were prevented from entering Jeju Island in South Korea increased sharply, and some people who were refused entry had to wait for repatriation at the local airport for a long time, which aroused widespread concern from public opinion and all walks of life. The National Tourism Administration attaches great importance to this and has met with officials from the Korean Embassy in China, the Korean Cultural Institute and the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Beijing to make solemn representations on relevant issues.

The National Tourism Administration reminds China citizens to pay attention to the risks of outbound travel and choose their destinations carefully. Before traveling to South Korea, you must carefully and comprehensively understand the entry policy of South Korea and prepare relevant materials as required. In case of emergency, unfair treatment or dispute, you can contact the local embassy or consulate of China in time, and collect and save relevant evidence so as to solve it through complaints or judicial channels in the future.