Why is it difficult to save China tourists by lowering the price of Thailand tour?

After the opening of the first batch of outbound countries, some travel agents told beijing business today Today reporter that not only Thailand, but also the prices of many outbound destinations were temporarily high because there were no direct flights.

Recently, however, many airlines have encrypted the opening of new direct flights to Thailand. A few days ago, Hainan Airlines announced that it plans to open a direct international route from Guangzhou to Bangkok on April 1, which is the second Thai route opened by Hainan Airlines in Guangzhou. In the March flight plan previously released by China Eastern Airlines, * * * has seven flights to and from Thailand, of which Shanghai (Pudong) has one flight to and from Phuket every day.

From the perspective of air ticket prices, take the Beijing-Bangkok route as an example. Ctrip App shows that the direct flight ticket price in June 5438+ 10 is about 5000-7000 yuan, the lowest price in March is 2293 yuan, and the lowest price in June is reduced to 1.657 yuan.

According to the data provided by Qunar. com, compared with the beginning of February, the price of air tickets to and from Thailand in Guangzhou, Shanghai and other cities is about 50% cheaper. For example, the shortest one-way trip from Guangzhou to Bangkok is 732 yuan, and the shortest one-way trip from Shanghai to Bangkok is 986 yuan. Qunar.com said that with the arrival of the new aviation season, the number of international flights will continue to increase in the future.

Han Jie, Chairman of CYTS Travel Technology Development Co., Ltd. said: "Most airlines will increase or resume flights in late March. It is expected that the ticket price will drop in the second quarter, but the drop will not be significant. With the price reduction of air tickets, the products we launched with group tours will also be reduced simultaneously. "

Vietnam is expected to become a new choice.

With the resumption of the second batch of national outbound team tours, the choices for tourists to leave the country are gradually increasing. Among them, Vietnam has become a new choice for tourists.

According to the incoming calls from Zhongxin Tourism Call Center and the inspection of official website products, in addition to Southeast Asian destinations such as Thailand and Singapore, the popularity of intercontinental tourist destinations such as Switzerland, Egypt, Dubai and South Africa is growing rapidly.

Jiang Wen, CEO of Ctrip Group Tour, said: "In the list of the second batch of outbound group tours, some countries that quit the group faster are visa-free or visa-on-arrival, such as Serbia and Mauritius. In addition, Vietnam in Southeast Asia is expected to become a popular destination after Thailand. "

In addition, with the launch of more and more outbound travel products, the "May 1" overseas package tour products have also entered the peak booking period. Ctrip data shows that the booking volume of overseas group products during the May Day holiday in the past half month increased by 167% compared with the first half month. In addition to Thailand, the popular destinations for overseas travel registered on May 1st include Indonesia, Malaysia and Maldives.

Wu Liyun said: "Among the 60 countries currently open to the outside world, Southeast Asian destinations close to China are still the first choice for tourists and travel agencies. From the perspective of travel agencies, on the one hand, we should pay attention to the changes of tourists' consumption demand, on the other hand, we should formulate attractive tourism products in combination with the local supply situation of the destination. "