Just after the Spring Festival holiday, some people have already begun to prepare for a whole year's outing. Many people hoarded holiday tickets for "May Day" and "Eleventh", and even shouted "I can't fly enough, there is no vacation" and "The holiday is not enough, and I will hoard it until 2025".
have stocked up on travel tickets for the whole year".
It costs 160,000 yuan, I bought a ticket for the whole year of 2024, so that I have hope for every month's work. @林女士. Xiaohongshu blogger @辣白菜炒饭 shared with reporters that she has recently stocked up on Qingming and Wu.
1. Air tickets to Japan, the United Arab Emirates, Switzerland and other places during the Dragon Boat Festival and National Day holidays.
Ms. Lin said that she prefers to plan ahead of time than to travel on the go, and in recent years, she will stock up on air tickets in advance and buy them when they reach a psychological price. "This year's Qingming holiday ticket is good, and the round-trip ticket to Japan cost a total of 1,500 yuan, and now the purchase of ** is basically more than 2,000 yuan. ”
Like Ms. Lin, there are not a few travelers who stock up on holiday tickets in advance, and Mr. Fang and Xiaohongshu blogger Blowing Water are also one of them. He told China News Service that there are 6 to 10 domestic and foreign trips every year, and by hoarding tickets in advance, he can probably save about 30,000 yuan in air ticket money.
Saving money and planning vacations in advance are the main reasons why ticket hoarders buy tickets six months or even a year in advance. On social **, many ticket hoarders have arranged this year's holidays to the fullest, and shared low-cost hoarded air tickets: "Qingming from Guangzhou to Osaka 700 yuan", "bought 1100 yuan from Hong Kong to Phuket air ticket", some people even said, "The holiday is not enough, hoarded until 2025".
Mr. Fang, who has several years of experience in hoarding tickets, said that everyone generally chooses international flights more when hoarding tickets, because airlines such as AirAsia and Hong Kong Express will launch big promotion tickets for international routes from time to time, and there is no seasonal change of winter, spring, summer and autumn flights for international flights.
Domestic flights change seasons at the end of March and October each year, so tickets for some tourist destinations are not available now, and domestic tickets are not particularly cheap to buy in advance.
In addition to stocking up on air tickets in advance, Mr. Fang will also stock up on hotels** in advance. Every year, I stock up on a lot of hotels, generally like 618, "Double 11", and the off-season of tourism, and some platforms will launch hotel promotions. ”
According to Fliggy's annual "hoarding travel" report released on December 29, 2023, the number of consumers who "hoarding travel" in 2023 increased by more than 100% compared to 2022. On average, about 1 in 4 high-star hotel outlets in China has received "hoarding" guests.
There is no shortage of "mistakes" and "pitfalls".
However, the "hoarding" experience of ticket hoarders is not all good.
Ms. Lin has encountered several cases of flight launches and ticket price reductions after hoarding tickets.
For example, I bought a ticket to Switzerland for May Day this year, but with the increase in flights, it became cheaper and cheaper, and I could get it for 3,600 yuan last week. Ms. Lin shared: "But I will still buy tickets in advance, but I will reduce my psychological price accordingly, for example, the ticket to Europe will be set at less than 3,800 yuan 'close my eyes to buy'." ”
Mr. Fang shared that during the "Double 11" last year, there was a situation where some flights were sold at low prices near the week, so there were many complaints about airlines during the "Double 11" last year. "You still have to be calm when hoarding tickets, or buy a consumer insurance when hoarding tickets, at least you can pay most of it back. ”
Reducing the price of air tickets after hoarding tickets and regretting buying early are unavoidable "mistakes" in the adjustment of air tickets**. However, many tourists who "hoard tourism" have also encountered the problem of not being able to redeem and cannot be refunded.
In Mr. Fang's several ticket hoarding experiences, he encountered a situation where he bought an international package in advance, but when he redeemed it, he could not redeem it because there were too few flights available for redemption.
Most commuters choose flights that depart on Friday night and return on Sunday afternoon, but some redeemable bundles don't have such flights. He shared: "There will also be some airlines that only release a few tickets that can be redeemed at the redemption time, and they cannot be redeemed if the hand speed is slow. Moreover, some packages cannot be refunded once they are refunded. ”
Mr. Fang also introduced that some airlines have launched long-term tickets** very low, but they cannot be refunded, or they can only refund a little tax and fee replaced by airline vouchers. In addition, these airlines charge extra fees for carry-on baggage, meals, etc.
There are also some "pitfalls" in the long-term low-cost ** hotel packages. Mr. Fang said: "Some hotel packages are for a few consecutive days, and if you only stay for one day or can't redeem your room, then the cost for the rest of the days will not be refunded. Either it's full or it's all out. ”
On social media, there are also some ticket hoarders who share the experience of not being able to redeem the hotel ** bought in advance.
In this regard, Mr. Fang summed up his experience: you can stock up on OTA platform self-operated, hotels and other businesses with more after-sales protection.
Li Mengran, media and public relations manager of Zhongxin Tourism Group, told China News Service that the tourism group will also launch "early discount" tourism products, and this year it is obvious that everyone has booked in advance and "hoarded travel". "Some tourists began to report the May Day holiday before the Spring Festival, and there are more registrations after the Spring Festival. ”
Li Mengran reminded that when everyone is "hoarding tourism", they must see the cancellation and change policies, such as whether some hotels and air tickets can be refunded and changed, and when can they be refunded and changed in advance at the latest. At the same time, before "hoarding travel", you must determine whether the visa of the destination is convenient, whether your passport has expired, etc., because many hotels and airlines have launched long-term low-cost ** tickets that cannot be "unsubscribed without damage".
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