Haikou, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- A week before the Spring Festival, Jiang Hongtai was very busy, going to the airport almost every day to pick up relatives in Hainan for the New Year.
At 2 o'clock in the morning of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Haikou Meilan International Airport was still crowded. In the concourse of the terminal, people are waiting for the moment when family and friends come out to get together. Jiang Hongtai received the last group of relatives who came to celebrate the New Year here. "They haven't come to Hainan for the New Year for many years, and they have come over one after another this year, and we are celebrating the New Year together in Hainan! ”
In the early morning of the Chinese New Year's Eve, people wait for family and friends at Haikou Meilan International Airport. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Ziwei.
Before the Chinese New Year, Chen Zixin's family of four set off from Zhejiang to land on the island by car, and then went straight to Sanya to play in the sea along the eastern coastline of Hainan Island. "The moment you see the sea, the tiredness of the journey disappears in an instant, and the child can spend the New Year in a warm place. ”
In the Ocean Flower Island Tourist Resort in Danzhou City, Hainan Province, motorboats, trapeze, paramotors, skydiving and other projects have attracted a large number of tourists. Tourists sit in the beach market to eat food and drink coconut water, laughing and laughing.
According to the data provided by Ocean Flower Island Tourist Resort, from the first day of the Lunar New Year to the third day of the Lunar New Year, the scenic spot receives about 240,000 tourists, and the daily number of tourists is about 80,000.
This year's Spring Festival has a total of 8 days of holiday, which is the first peak of travel in 2024, and scenic spots, hotels, and duty-free shops in Hainan Province are full of tourists. According to data released by Haikou Customs, duty-free holiday consumption on Hainan Islands is showing a hot trend, and from February 10 to 13 (4 days before the Spring Festival holiday), Haikou Customs supervised a total of 12 duty-free shopping on the islands1.7 billion yuan, the number of duty-free shoppers is 1560,000 people.
According to the statistics of Hainan Airport Group, in the first week of the Spring Festival this year, the three major airports on Hainan Island (Haikou Meilan International Airport, Sanya Phoenix International Airport, and Qionghai Boao Airport) completed 7,412 flight takeoffs and landings, with a passenger throughput of 13160,000 person-times, cargo and mail throughput 1080,000 tons, a year-on-year increase. 9%。
In order to alleviate the tight capacity situation during the Spring Festival, major airlines are actively working to increase capacity through Haikou Meilan International Airport. On February 14, Haikou Meilan International Airport added 10 wide-body aircraft to 100, an increase of 16 compared with 20233%, the main route is the north-Shanghai-Shenzhen-Chengdu-Chongqing route.
On February 13, tourists experienced the "Water Trapeze" project in Dadong Seaview District, Sanya City, Hainan Province. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhao Yingquan.
In addition to playing in Hainan to spend a warm spring, the overseas tourism market during the Spring Festival is also very hot.
Xia Qianchun, a 26-year-old girl from Guangxi, came to Iceland on the second day of the Lunar New Year to start her first trip of the new year. "I plan to reward myself with a trip every Chinese New Year, to go where I want to go and see the world. A rare long vacation, watching the New Year on the way to travel is also an unforgettable experience. ”
On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Cao Ning and his family experienced local life in Phuket, Thailand, where they rented a house and the family experienced the tropical atmosphere in Thailand. "Take advantage of the Spring Festival holiday to take your parents abroad to play, my parents are very happy! ”
According to the "China Outbound Tourism Development Report (2023-2024)" released by the China Tourism Academy a few days ago, with the strengthening of China's tourism market momentum and residents' willingness to travel abroad, the pace of international tourism recovery is expected to accelerate significantly, and the number of outbound tourists will reach 1 in 2024300 million people.
Yu Jingping, chairman of Xinjiang Langlang Planet Tourism Development, said that this year's Spring Festival tourism market is extremely hot, and the choice to travel abroad during the Spring Festival can be seen that tourists have an urgent need for overseas travel. At present, the main consumer of outbound tourism is mainly young people who pursue a high-quality life, and it is expected that the overseas tourism market will usher in a large-scale recovery.
*:Xinhua.