After the optimization of the immigration policy, the instant search volume of international airline tickets increased by 7 times, and Thailand and Japan became more popular
Beijing News Shell Finance News On the evening of December 26, the State Council Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism issued the “General Plan for the Implementation of “Class B and B Management” for Novel Coronavirus Infection”. Qunar platform data shows that within 15 minutes of the news being released, the instant search volume of international air tickets increased by 7 times, and the popular destinations were Thailand, Japan and South Korea.
Data from the Qunar platform shows that international hotel booking volume has gradually increased since December. Among them, Macao and Hong Kong, which have relatively friendly cross-border policies, and visa-on-arrival and visa-free overseas countries, are the first choice for domestic tourists. From a data point of view, the number of hotel bookings in Macau on the Qunar platform has doubled since the beginning of December, and the number of hotel bookings in the Philippines, France and Thailand in the overseas regions have increased significantly, and l increase in the Philippines more than double Tourists who want to go abroad to explore the world are gradually increasing.
According to Lan Xiang, director of the Qunar Big Data Research Institute, the adjustment of entry-exit policies will help promote the orderly resumption of international flights, and the number of incoming and outgoing passengers will increase in the short term. With the gradual normalization of the supply and demand ratio of inbound and outbound air tickets, the overall price of international air tickets will gradually decline.
According to another introduction, the ticket refund policy was relatively harsh. Just as domestic hotels have free cancellation policies, many overseas hotels also have free cancellation services. During the epidemic, the consumer habit of hoarding hotels and buying airline tickets also spread from domestic to foreign.
Lan Xiang said that compared to the average price before the epidemic, the current international air ticket prices are still at a high level, and it will take some time for the overall international flights to return to normal levels. For routes with a large number of flights, such as Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia, airfare prices may increase. With the implementation of the policy and the restoration of airlines’ operational capacity, the summer of 2023 could usher in peak entry and exit.
Edited by Zheng Yijia
