The second batch of national outbound group tours resumed： Vietnam’s first group set off and Iran became a ＂dark horse＂ destination.

At 7: 30 on March 15, nearly 100 tourists gathered at Guangzhou South Railway Station, set off by train, passed through the Sino-Vietnamese land port, and visited Halong Bay and Hanoi in Vietnam, starting a five-day tour.North VietnamA trip. This is the first tour to Vietnam issued by Guangzhi Travel on the first day of the resumption of the second batch of national outbound team tours.

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On March 10th, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued a notice, and from March 15th, the national travel agencies and online travel enterprises will be resumed on a pilot basis to operate China citizens’ outbound group tours and "air tickets+hotels" services to relevant countries (the second batch). China citizens’ outbound tour destinations increased to 60.

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The Beijing News Shell Finance reporter learned from Guangzhi Tour that the first group of tourists to Vietnam are mainly retirees with flexible time. Among them, Mr. Huang, the oldest 71-year-old, said that this trip was with his 70-year-old wife, Ms. Li, and he was very excited to participate in outbound tourism again after many years. He was very much looking forward to the special experience of "walking abroad" on the Sino-Vietnamese border.

It is understood that the route of the first group of Halong Bay in Vietnam adopted the "double-pass" entry and exit method, that is, entering Vietnam from the "Friendship Pass" and then returning to China through the "Mangjie-Dongxing" pass. The itinerary is full and can be deeply appreciated.North VietnamStyle, pure play and zero shopping at your own expense. It is worth mentioning that the first group of tourists will also be arranged to take the exclusive passage of VIP clearance and accept the welcome ceremony and welcome dinner of Aodai flowers. "The group is a high-standard quality line of Guangzhi Tour’s’ Ode’ series. The price of 2,499 yuan/person is relatively close to the people. This fee has included the visa fee, so visitors can travel with peace of mind." Zhao Wenzhi, president of Guangzhi Travel, said.

In addition to the Guangzhou tour, the Beijing News Shell Finance reporter learned from a number of travel agencies that there was no first group of the second batch of pilot tours to resume outbound tours on March 15.

The person in charge of Zhongxin Tourism said that the first group of the second batch of pilots to resume the outbound team tour has been launched and sold one after another. Compared with the first batch of destinations, the second batch of released destinations may be slower. It is expected that there will be a number of starting groups from the end of March to the beginning of April. The person in charge also said that from the notice issued by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, it can be felt that the outbound tourist destinations are still open in an orderly manner, which also gives travel agencies more space to prepare products. There are still some countries that need to prepare visas in the second batch of lists, so the starting group may be slower.

According to reports, the round-trip "restart group" of Guangzhou Travel to Vietnam will start on March 24, and the first group will go to Ho Chi Minh City, Minai, Nha Trang and other places. The big traffic will be arranged by three flights of Vietnam Airlines, and the price of the 6-day line will be 4,599 yuan/person. The first delegation of Guangzhi Travel to Iran will depart on March 27th, and a 10-day trip will be made by using Iranian Mahan Airlines Guangzhou direct flight to Tehran, with a price of 14,999 yuan/person. The first delegation to Serbia will leave on March 24th.

Although the starting group is limited by time, many travel agencies said that tourists’ consultation and booking for outbound group tour products are very hot at present.

Spring and Autumn Tourism Introduction: After the announcement of the Ministry of Tourism on March 10th, the company launched related products as soon as possible. At 9: 34 on March 11, orders involving the second batch of destination countries appeared, which were Spanish and Portuguese products. Tourists chose a family of three to travel on April 2. Tourists come to sign up for the newly launched tourism products in destinations such as Portugal, France, Italy and Serbia. At present, the number of outbound travel products including group tours, free travel, visa services, air tickets, hotels and other single products on the Spring and Autumn Tourism has exceeded 1,000, and tens of thousands of people have already traveled or are about to travel.

Zhongxin Tourism said that although the first tour group involving the second batch of national outbound team tours was not issued so quickly, the booking volume of relevant countries has already been generated. "Especially in many traditional tourist destination countries in Europe, the related products of Zhongxin Tourism have been in preparation, such as France, Greece and Spain, which have started to operate from small group customized tours, and the market feedback is not bad."

Guangzhi Travel revealed that from the current booking situation, after the publication of the second list of countries, the relevant countries in Europe and Africa have received high attention in general.

In addition, the data of the flying pig platform shows that the demand for online visa processing continues to rise. In the past week, the number of flying pig visa searches increased by 886% year-on-year, and the number of visa applications increased by 680% year-on-year. Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, France and the Philippines are all popular countries for visa applications.

Under the multiple advantages, many tourists have begun to plan their outbound trips for the May Day holiday in advance.

According to the statistics of Spring and Autumn Tourism, up to now, the number of people who choose Spring and Autumn outbound travel products has rebounded to more than half of the same period in 2019 before and after the May Day holiday, and this proportion will continue to rise. Travel destinations are biased towards classic Southeast Asian destinations such as Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket in Thailand, and the number of travel days is around 7 days. In addition, the destinations involved also include countries such as New Zealand, Egypt and Russia, where the number of travel days and travel distance are "double".

As for the tour of Guangzhou, it is pointed out that at present, many European long-distance tours are scheduled at the end of April. Driven by the five-day holiday on May Day, some routes are very popular. For example, the first tour of "Enjoy Greece for 10 Days", which started on April 29, is now full. Flying pig data shows that up to now, the number of hotel reservations at home and abroad during the May Day holiday has exceeded the same period before the epidemic.

Judging from the booking situation of many travel agencies, classic destinations such as Thailand are still the first choice for travel. In addition, the popularity of long-distance intercontinental tourist destinations is rising, and destinations such as generate in the Middle East and Africa show great vitality and potential. Zhongxin Tourism said that its Dubai starting group, South Africa starting group and Egypt starting group were all quickly full after being launched. Among them, the Dubai starting group was all sold out within two days of being launched, setting the fastest registration speed for intercontinental tourist destinations in 2023.

At the same time, tourists’ demand for high-quality, distinctive and differentiated outbound products is becoming more and more obvious. According to Spring and Autumn Tourism, under this trend, the current product design of travel agencies pays more attention to enhancing individuality and unique experience, and has successively launched customized products such as photography tours of New Zealand’s north and south islands. It has also upgraded Kenya’s animal migration to the form of "deep hunting", allowing tourists to "be a local person for a day" and experience local life in depth.

According to Guangzhi Travel, it can be seen from the current data of travel agencies that the in-depth tour of one country or two countries is more favored by tourists, especially some relatively small countries, which have become "dark horses". For example, the first Iranian group with a price of 14,999 yuan/person in Guangzhi Tour was sold out in less than half a day. The first Serbian 9-day group has also become a group, and the actual customer reception situation exceeds market expectations. Zhongxin Tourism also said that the sales of its Iranian products are very gratifying. Since the news was released on March 10, the first Iranian tour group of Zhongxin Tourism has been sold out in just 4 to 5 days.

In addition, in the view of Guangzhi Travel, cross-border travel abroad is also returning. In addition to Vietnam, Guangzhi Travel has also designed and developed cross-border travel routes to Luang Prabang, Laos and Vladivostok, Russia. It is expected that relevant cross-border travel products will be put on the shelves in mid-April. "Such cross-border travel routes have lower visa requirements and are more cost-effective than traditional outbound travel products. It is expected that there will be a small peak of travel around the May Day holiday."

The person in charge of Flying Pig said: "According to the situation in previous years, the booking peak of May Day holiday has not yet arrived. In the next month or so, merchants will release more inventory one after another, and at the same time, a batch ofMay Day holidayThe new tourism products will also meet with consumers. "

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