This post was finally edited by Antarctic Penguin at 23:19 on May 24, 2023
Transfer from: Xinjing Newspaper
The day before the May Day holiday, Fang Yuan stood in line for nearly 50 minutes outside the Mingji grocery store near the Big Sanba Memorial Archway in Macao, China. She told the Shell Finance reporter of the Beijing News that she and her lover had come here ahead of schedule in order to stagger the peak. "Unexpectedly, people began crowding after getting off the plane." Jin Wanyu, a travel guide stationed in Thailand, said that compared with this Spring Festival, This May Day holiday made her feel the recovery of the tourism industry more vividly. "Almost all of my Chinese peers have received orders."
The Shell Finance reporter of the Beijing News learned in the interview that at present, many popular tourist destinations around the world have emerged a long lost "China fever". According to the data of the National Migration Administration, during the May Day holiday this year, the national border inspection authorities inspected 6.265 million people entering the country, with a daily average of 1.253 million people, an increase of 2.2 times over the same period last year and 59.2% over the same period in 2019. Whether it is the traditional route to Southeast Asia or the emerging niche destination, the desire of Chinese tourists for outbound travel has been fully released in the first May Day holiday after the epidemic, and new needs and new ideas of tourists have sprung up in the journey.
Data from multiple platforms shows that tourists are no longer satisfied with clocking in at landmark attractions, but prefer personalized, differentiated and diversified immersive tourism experience. In addition, under the "Belt and Road" initiative, China has become closer to countries in the Middle East, which has also promoted the deepening of cooperation in the field of tourism. The Shell Finance reporter of the Beijing News learned that the once small and unpopular destinations in the Middle East have become a "new force" in the outbound tourism market during the May Day holiday this year.
Last week, Li Xiaoming and his wife ended their group tour in Iran during the May Day holiday. Iran is the first destination of his "re departure". In Li Xiaoming's view, enthusiasm and security are the "main theme" of this visit to Iran. He told the Shell Finance reporter of the Beijing News that during the journey, Iranians constantly asked for a group photo with the same frame. "Seeing Chinese faces, many Iranians greet us with friendly smiles and even in standard Mandarin, and introduce us to local scenic spots worth exploring."
It is reported that Li Xiaoming participated in the Iranian tour group with 8 passengers and 4 staff members. "The departure configuration is very high. Even the buses on the journey are business class seats with adjustable seats. Although you stay in a local five-star hotel throughout the journey, the facilities in Iran are relatively old, and there should only be three stars in China."
Li Xiaoming, 56, loves traveling and has visited more than 40 countries, "We are more accustomed to choosing customized tours, but this trip has given me a new understanding of group tours. For example, our tour guide is an archaeologist doctor, and the tourists we travel with are also highly knowledgeable people. On the way, everyone will discuss Chinese and foreign history and Persian culture together, which makes me feel that I have benefited a lot, and it is also a spiritual experience that customized tours can hardly bring." However, Li Xiaoming also said frankly, The group fee of nearly 14000 yuan is relatively high. "I understand that the price of the Iranian tour group with the same configuration in 2019 is about 10000 yuan, but considering the current flight and manpower shortage, this price is acceptable."
Yu Meng'er, a shell financial reporter of Beijing News
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