As fare prices began to rise at a high rate, tourists were unable to sit down, either “store” the first half of the year in advance or buy the summer or the entire year directly. On 26 march, a number of visitors interviewed in the beijing journal of commerce and industry were informed that round-trip air fares in beijing-sian-istanbul had increased by nearly $4,000 for the first five days, and in the summer trip to singapore by nearly $2,000 a week. Behind the “gredge” of airline tickets, the situation in the middle east has led to an increase in the cost of fuel for air tickets and the suspension of flights is changing the market pattern for out-of-country trips. In april-may, many tourism operators responded that reservations to travel abroad to the middle east were clearly weak, and that most chinese tourists scheduled to travel to the middle east were either diverted to south-east asia, australasia, or discouraged by uncertainty, returning to their destinations in china. Moreover, the multiple cost increases in shipping lines, ground transportation, meals and so on have made travel agents urgently adjust the current year's operating layout to the depths of the development of other destinations, such as africa, or to introduce more luxury games, such as cruises, to fill the income gap。
Air tickets for the same flight increased by 174 per cent within a week
Do you want to “grow up” before the price gets higher, or just give up and watch
At the end of the week, the workers chose to buy the first half of their ticket。
Hao chau showed beijing business journalist his itinerary: ching ming traveled from beijing to vladivostok for the “five ones” holiday plus two days of annual leave, and moved from beijing to sian to istanbul。
According to hao hao, she had a habit of buying tickets in advance, but the situation in the middle east had left her very worried about the next few vacations and, together with the imminent increase in fuel charges for international flights, had allowed her to fast-track all the journeys for the first half of the year after a few days of “crawling” on various major platforms。
Hao chae was determined to save her thousands of dollars by avoiding higher fares. On 18 march, she bought a round-trip ticket from beijing-sian-istanbul for about $5,100. On the third day after the purchase of the tickets, hao chau re-searched the same round-trip flight and found that it had increased to over 9,000. On the fourth day, it was still the same flight, with more than 9,000 round-trip tickets without baggage only and more than 14,000 round-trip tickets with baggage. In less than a week, hao's airline fare increased by 174 per cent。
Hao chae was shocked by the almost doubling of the price increase despite being an “old player” travelling abroad。
Qin jia minh, a worker planning a summer trip with children, is not as lucky as hao. Qin jia minh has been watching the beijing-singapore round-trip tickets since mid-march. However, the organization of work has not yet been fully determined, and qin jia minh has not immediately filed the order. However, she did not expect that a small round-trip ticket, at a price of about $4,500, would have become $6,476 a week later, an increase of nearly $2,000。
Although almost four months before the scheduled travel date, qin jia minh, concerned that the ticket would not increase, bought this large and small $6,500。
The middle east is being diverted and the travelers are looking out
On social media platforms, many tourists are more radical than hao chae and qin jia myung, and are directly “loaning” tickets for the next whole year: chengdu in april - bangkok, shanghai in may - london, chengdu in june - kuala lumpur, guangzhou - brisbane in september..
Behind chinese tourists who have begun to “grow up” airline tickets are concerns about uncertainty about travel and rising travel costs。
Data on where to travel show that, in the past, the “five-one” airline bookings had been initiated more than two weeks earlier, and that the anticipated increase in fuel surcharges this year had resulted in a significant increase in the number of early-targeted golden week passengers. Currently, the number of flight reservations for “511” trips to the platform has increased by almost 20 per cent over the same period, and it is expected that there will be a continued increase in the number of passengers booked for “511” and summer flights next week。
The significant advance of the reservation cycle is only one aspect of the evolution of the outbound market. On the other hand, the destination of chinese tourists has changed。
Hao lamented that his initial “five-one” holiday had not been to istanbul but to the united arab emirates. When a large number of flights in the middle east were abruptly cancelled, she had already been impressed with the cynic flight, which was only a crucial step in the way of payment。
In an interview with beijing business journal journalist, the founder and ceo jayanjian of the six-person tour tour indicated that currently travel reservations to the middle east are largely stagnant and consumers are generally in a state of sight. Han jie, chairman of the board of directors of the centre for science and technology development, inc., also mentioned that while flights and hospitality to destinations such as egypt were normal, many tourists remained concerned and that the current number of reservations and consultations was generally weak. Others revealed that, in the short term, the volume of travel orders in the united arab emirates declined significantly over the same period and remains to be observed。
Contrary to cold middle east travel, tourism heat is rising in south-east asia and new zealand。
According to zhang xiaojun, the owner of the rental market, the demand for rental cars in the new zealand region has so far increased by 50 per cent from april to may. In addition, there is a marked increase in car rental orders from european countries such as the united kingdom, france and germany. This reflects the growing rationality of decision-making and the increased willingness to travel by tourists。
According to han jie, most of the marches in the middle east take 7-12 days, so many chinese tourists directly chose australia, new zealand and the south-east asian sea islands, which are close to each other. At present, the growth of the “51st” and summer australian orders is more pronounced。
According to yinghan li, the media manager of the group, a number of chinese tourists also hold multiple round-trip visas for three or five years, due to the exemption of jeju island, korea, which would also divert some chinese tourists from the middle east to short-distance travel。
In addition, the willingness of chinese tourists to choose to travel within the country has increased as a result of the situation. According to jayanjian, the number of in-country consultations for six people in march this year increased by more than 30 per cent each year。
Travel agents push to europe, new zealand, etc
In the face of changing market patterns and rising costs, travel agencies are also adjusting the layout of their year-round excursion operations and launching a variety of responses。
According to hanjetan, the increase in fuel prices has increased not only the cost of large transport but also the cost of ground transportation and many others, such as meals, in some destination countries. For travel agents, the layout and planning for the next three months will also be adjusted at any time in the light of the changing situation。
According to lee, at present, flight tickets for the summer and autumn season have been purchased in advance, and the price of tourism products has not changed significantly in the short term from the passenger side。
According to han jie, the travel of the middle and young brigades has reduced the amount of resources procured in the second and third quarters of some sensitive areas outside the country, and flight adjustments have been made to the groups involved in the transfer of aircraft to the middle east to ensure smooth follow-up. In terms of products, the travel of young and middle-class tourists has increased the investment of resources and product development for destinations in europe, austro-american and other countries, and has deepened the high-end routes in africa by upgrading the launch of products from southern, eastern and western africa, as well as luxury games such as cruises to fill the income gap。
“in recent years, we have accumulated experience in responding to various sudden-onset situations. Resources and product systems have matured and have developed a regular response mechanism. When tourists re-route, we can switch directly to other mature destinations, which are serviced by the counterpart team.” jayanjian said to journalists. (source: beijing business journal)
