Original title: "Tranquil", "Younger", "Urban cross-country"... "May Day" holiday travel is "new"

CCTV news: The May Day holiday is approaching. The Ministry of Transport said on April 29 that the average daily turnover of people across regions in the whole society is expected to reach more than 270 million person times during the May Day holiday in 2024, exceeding the level of the same period in 2023 and 2019. Data shows that everyone's travel enthusiasm is warming up again.

Big Data Uncovers Popular Destinations for May Day Holiday

Where will people go this holiday? This is a destination heat map drawn according to the pre booking data of train tickets on April 30 of 12306 platform. The darker the color is, the more passengers arrive. Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu, Wuhan, Xi'an, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Nanjing, Changsha and other central cities still attract the most tourists.

Second and third tier cities become major destinations for net inflow of passengers

From another perspective, we can see different results. When the arrival volume of passengers subtracts the departure volume, the net inflow data of passengers in each city is obtained. The darker the red color is, the more the net inflow is. The darker the blue color is, the more the net outflow is.

According to the sales of train tickets on 12306 platform, 70% of the total number of cities are cities with net inflow of passengers. Among them, second and third tier cities such as Suzhou, Baoding, Xiangyang, Ji'an, Nanyang, Yueyang and Fuyang become the main destinations for net inflow of passengers. Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Xi'an, Chengdu and other central cities have become the cities with the largest net passenger flow. This means that most tourists choose to travel from the central city to other cities to enjoy a more peaceful and comfortable travel experience.

Many cities in Hainan have become popular tourist destinations

It is worth mentioning that in some small cities, the inflow number far exceeds the departure number, even more than twice. Among them, Ledong, Wanning, Mojiang, Lingao, Dongfang, Xiantao, Lingshui and other seven cities are particularly prominent, and five of them are located in the beautiful Hainan Island.

The average daily traffic volume of expressway during the "May Day" holiday is about 1.8 times that of weekdays

It is expected that the "May Day" holiday in 2024 will continue the popularity of expressway travel during the Spring Festival and Tomb Sweeping Day. According to the data predicted by the Road Network Center of the Ministry of Transport, the average daily flow of national highways is about 1.8 times of the average daily flow, and the peak is expected to exceed the level of the same period in 2023 and 2019.

Car rental orders are booming and cross regional flow increases

According to the "May Day" holiday order data of car rental platform Shenzhou Car Rental, in 2024, the order proportion of non local vehicles will reach 80%, an increase of 11 percentage points compared with the "May Day" holiday in 2023, and more people will choose to move across regions in 2024.

The volume of vehicles in the northwest region has soared, and customers tend to be younger

In terms of geography, we can see that in 2024, the number of vehicles used in the northwest region will rise sharply, and a large number of young customers will flow in. From the specific scheduled data, the northwest accounted for three cities in the list of cities with the highest rental rate, namely Wuhai, Bayannur and Yili. In the list of the top 20 cities, northwest cities accounted for nearly half.

Lanzhou and Xining rank among the top 10 cities among the post-90s and post-00s with the largest order volume. This "May Day" in Northwest China has a great attraction for young people.

New energy vehicles SUV models are favored

In terms of models, the number of new energy vehicle orders for car rental doubled compared with 2023, and SUVs were also more popular. It is expected that urban cross-country and suburban travel will become the main scene for people to use cars in 2024. In 2024, people will have a longer lease term, an average increase of 10% over the same period in 2023.

Climb high to see the sea, stroll around the city that never sleeps, and drive around the world during holidays

According to the forecast data of Gaode Map, among the top ten popular scenic spots for self driving in China during the May Day holiday, Hangzhou West Lake is expected to be the most popular, followed by Xi'an Datang Never Night City, Shantou Nan'ao Island Ecological Tourism Area and other scenic spots.

Climbing high to see the sea during the May Day holiday is also an excellent travel option. According to the data, Putuo Mountain in Zhoushan, Taishan Mountain in Tai'an, and Huaguo Mountain in Lianyungang will occupy the top three places in the list of popular 5A self driving mountain climbing tourist attractions during the May Day holiday.

Self driving beach tour in Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area is hot

The top 10 self driving popular beaches in China are mainly concentrated in the southern coastal areas, of which the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area takes up 7 seats. Shantou Nan'ao Island Ecological Tourism Area has the highest popularity, followed by Huizhou Shuangyue Bay and Shenzhen Dameisha Seashore Park.

Outbound travel during the May Day holiday will reach a new high in recent three years

In terms of civil aviation, the vertical and horizontal forecast data of air travel shows that the overall domestic passenger traffic during the May Day holiday will reach about 8 million person times.

Among the top 50 popular routes, 14 routes were newly added to the list compared with 2023, including 5 new cities including Dalian, Shenyang, Jinan, Fuzhou and Wuhan.

From the current data, the number of outbound tourists will reach a new high in the same period of nearly three years. Among them, on May 1, the number of inbound and outbound air tickets booked was about 200000, and more than 110000 were outbound, with a year-on-year increase of more than 30%. Among the top 10 popular inbound and outbound routes, 7 routes take off and land from Shanghai, with destinations involving Tokyo, Seoul, Bangkok and other Asian cities.