Tour fares soar during Spring Festival in Hokkaido, exceeding 100,000 yuan in 5 days

The Travel Industry Quality Assurance Association of the Republic of China yesterday announced the reference prices for various tour groups from January to March next year. Affected by factors such as air ticket prices, manpower shortages in hotels and tour buses, and increases in raw materials and accommodation costs, Japanese tour group fees have remained high, rising by 30 to 40% compared with the same period last year. Taking the Lunar New Year in February next year as an example, Hokkaido, Japan The asking price for the five-day tour exceeded 100,000 yuan. This was the first time in the past ten years that the tour price in Hokkaido exceeded 100,000 yuan.

Liao Peiyuan, Japan line member of the Travel Trade Safety Committee of the Quality Assurance Association, said that due to high air ticket prices and the shortage of manpower and bus drivers in local hotels in Japan, not only bus fares and accommodation fees have increased, but also restaurant prices have increased.

As for South Korea, since more than 80% of flights have resumed, South Korean line committee member Lee Do-hyung pointed out that compared with the same period this year, South Korean air tickets will drop by about 10% from January to March next year, which will also be reflected in tour fees.

Southeast Asian countries with pleasant winter climates vary. Lai Chengyu, a member of Mah Sing Tai Fei Printing Co., Ltd., said that in Malaysia, tour fares have increased by about 1 to 5 percent, while in Singapore, due to the adjustment of consumption tax, tour fares have increased the most, rising by 15 to 20 percent; while Thailand has implemented a visa-free policy, sales are booming, and local sales are booming. Hotels and air tickets have been subject to relatively small increases, while overall group fares have increased by only 5 to 8 percent.

Li Yingming, a committee member for the U.S.-Canada line, said that there is a continued shortage of flight seats between the U.S. and Canada. From January to March next year, tour fares will still be 50% higher than before the epidemic, but March next year will be a relatively economical opportunity.

European line committee member Huang Anbang also said that European air tickets remain high and there were promotional tours in previous years, but this year there was no promotional tour because there was no room for price reduction.

As for tour groups from mainland China, Huang Wenqing, chairman of the supervisory board of the Quality Assurance Association, said that there were previously 51 destinations in China, but now only 13 are open, with an average capacity of only 5,000 people per day. Tour fares in mainland China have increased by about 1.5 times. .

As for the international travel industry, Li Qiyue, a member of the Quality Assurance Association, said that with the increase in basic wages next year and the shortage of workers in the hotel and passenger transportation industries, international travel group fares during the Lunar New Year holiday next year will increase by about 10% compared to last year.

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2023-11-24 22:07:27