CCTV *** With the arrival of the Spring Festival, outbound travel has entered a peak period. The extension of the Spring Festival holiday, the increase in visa-free countries, and the resumption of international flights have all stimulated the enthusiasm of Chinese tourists to spend the Spring Festival abroad. Industry insiders**, China's tourism market is expected to witness "the hottest outbound travel in five years".
Chinese New Year's Eve starts China-Singapore visa exemption flights to and from Singapore are very popular.
Since February 9, China and Singapore have exempted each other from visas, which has fueled the enthusiasm of Chinese tourists to travel to Singapore. According to the data, as of February 8, the number of bookings of mainland tourists booking travel to Singapore during the Spring Festival holiday increased by more than 960% year-on-year.
On February 9, there were four flights to Singapore at the Beijing port. According to data provided by the Shanghai Border Inspection Station, at the Pudong International Airport port, the average number of flights to and from Singapore since February 9 has been 26 to 28 per day. There are a total of 15 direct flights between Guangzhou and Singapore, and it is expected that more than 2,000 passengers can enjoy the bonus of the visa-free policy.
Visa-free enhancement of outbound travel "magnetic attraction", "new Malaysia and Thailand" just go.
The "visa-free policy and strong Spring Festival atmosphere of Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand have become a popular choice for Chinese people to travel abroad during the Spring Festival. Ctrip data shows that on the first day of the holiday, Chinese tourists' outbound "New Malaysia and Thailand" travel orders increased by more than 30% compared with the same period in 2019.
The number of tourism orders from the Belt and Road countries increased significantly more than the same period in 2019.
On the first day of the holiday, the "Belt and Road" countries Kazakhstan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Maldives and other countries had a high increase in orders, all of which increased by more than 50% compared with 2019.
Chinese tourists' outbound travel destinations are diversifying.
Chile, Argentina, Norway and other long-haul countries also saw significant increases in orders, reflecting the diversification of outbound travel destinations for Chinese tourists.
The continuous resumption of international flights has boosted the popularity of outbound travel.
The resumption of international flights is also contributing to the popularity of outbound travel. According to data from the Civil Aviation Administration of China, in the international market, more than 2,500 new international scheduled flights and overtime charter flights were added during the Spring Festival travel period, most of which are scheduled to be implemented around the Spring Festival holiday.
The popularity of European travel has increased significantly, and the Nordic countries have risen in the rankings.
With the increase in routes to Europe, in-depth travel to Europe has become a new direction for outbound travel during the Spring Festival in 2024. According to statistics, at present, the number of flights to Europe has recovered to 70% of 2019, among which routes to France, Italy, Germany and other countries have increased more flights. On the ** booking platform, Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland have all risen more than 10 places in the rankings of air ticket bookings, and going to Northern Europe to see the aurora has become a popular item for this holiday.
Ferry ticket sales are booming, and the cruise outbound travel market is heating up.
Since the beginning of 2024, the cruise outbound travel market has been heating up, and the sales of ferry tickets for various voyages have been booming. On Chinese New Year's Eve, the domestic large cruise ship "Aida Modu" carrying more than 4,500 passengers departed from Shanghai to open a 5-night and 6-day Spring Festival outbound theme voyage, marking the beginning of a new round of inbound and outbound passenger flow peak at Shanghai cruise port during the Spring Festival.
The popularity of outbound tourism is on the rise Many countries are eager for Chinese tourists to visit.
Recently, many foreign countries have paid attention to the hot tourism market in Harbin, China. Many countries** and the tourism industry have also expressed their expectation that Chinese tourists will visit and promote the growth of the local tourism and consumption industry.
The number of Chinese outbound tourists is expected to reach 1300 million people.
According to the "China Outbound Tourism Development Report (2023-2024)" released by the China Tourism Academy on February 1, the scale of China's outbound tourism market is expected to reach 1300 million people, recovered to about 80% of 2019.
It is expected that China will inject more impetus into the development of the world's tourism industry.
Industry insiders pointed out that with the accelerated recovery of China's outbound tourism market, more and more Chinese tourists are going abroad, bringing new vitality to the recovery of tourism and economic development in many countries.
*: CCTV.