Summer transportation ushered in the first wave of travel peak, and the average price of domestic popular routes increased by more than 20%

[TechWeb] On June 24, it was reported that with the end of the high school entrance examination and the arrival of the summer vacation for primary and secondary school students, the demand for family visits and family trips around the country has ushered in the first wave of travel peak in the summer.

The 2024 Summer Travel Trend Report of the same trip shows that from June 22 to the end of this month, the first wave of travel peak of this summer season has been ushered in by national railways and civil aviation. Among them, the railway lines with high popularity mainly include Shanghai Beijing, Beijing Shanghai, Guangzhou Changsha, Harbin Beijing, Xi'an Chengdu, etc. The popular routes of domestic civil aviation flights mainly include Shenzhen Chongqing, Guangzhou Beijing, Chengdu Beijing, Shanghai Chengdu, etc.

With the arrival of summer transportation, ticket prices of popular routes in China have also risen. According to the data of the Report, the average price of domestic air tickets for the two weeks after June 22 was about 795 yuan (excluding the cost of fuel for machine building), up about 7% on a weekly basis, and the price of some popular routes rose more than 20% on a weekly basis. With the arrival of the peak passenger flow during the summer vacation, the increase in ticket prices will gradually expand, and is expected to rise to a relatively high level in the middle and late July.

Compared with last year, the demand for outbound travel during this summer vacation is relatively stronger. According to the data of the Report, the average price of international flights departing from late June to early July has increased by nearly 50% month on month. It is expected that the price of international flights will be relatively high from late July to early August, and the price of popular routes will increase significantly compared with normal days.

The popular destinations for outbound travel during the summer vacation are Tokyo, Seoul, Osaka, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Hong Kong, Phuket, Jeju, London, etc. The European Cup and the Paris Olympics boosted the popularity of European travel, with France and Germany increasing the most. In the first two weeks of June, the air ticket booking popularity of major domestic cities flying to Paris in July increased by more than 70% compared with the same period last year, and the hotel booking popularity in Paris increased by nearly 150%. The booking popularity of group tours to France during the Paris Olympic Games increased by 225% year on year.