Today's data selection: Homestays have become a new employment choice for young people; Global natural disaster losses hit a 12 year high in the first half of the year | Germany | Choice

Release time:Apr 14, 2024 08:42 AM

Global natural disaster losses hit a 12 year high in the first half of the year

The frequent occurrence of natural disasters worldwide has caused economic losses to reach new highs in recent years. One of the world's largest insurance groups, Yian, released its latest report on the 21st. In the first half of 2023, natural disasters including earthquakes, droughts, storms, floods, tropical cyclones, and wildfires were estimated to have caused economic losses of $194 billion worldwide, far higher than the average level of $128 billion since the 21st century, the fifth highest on record and the highest since 2011.

TFBOYS concert drives a 30 fold increase in accommodation bookings in Xi'an

The TFBOYS concert has driven a peak of multiple bookings for accommodation in Xi'an, and many hotels along subway lines 3 and 14 have already been fully booked in advance. According to data from Meituan and Dianping, on July 24th, TFBOYS performance tickets were officially sold, and the instantaneous viewing volume of Xi'an accommodation exceeded that of May Day this year. Before and after the performance, the advance booking volume of accommodation in Xi'an increased by more than 30 times compared to the same period last year. The majority of booking users were in Chengdu, Beijing, Chongqing, Wuhan, Guangzhou, and other places, with over 70% of booking users under the age of 30.

German netizens are dissatisfied that Volkswagen electric vehicles are twice as expensive as China. Volkswagen responds to the price difference between China and Germany

Since July this year, after a new round of discounts, the price of Volkswagen ID.3 has dropped to a historic low of only 125900 yuan. In the German market, the starting price of Volkswagen ID.3 is approximately 40000 euros. The price difference of nearly 200000 yuan has caused dissatisfaction among German consumers.

A German netizen stated on their social media account, "In China, Volkswagen has responded to the market by reducing ID.3 by 20%. The current price starts at 15000 euros, while in Germany, the price of ID.3 starts at 40000 euros." Regarding the price difference between the Chinese and German markets, Volkswagen told @ Times Finance that "based on the clear product positioning of ID.3, considering that it has almost achieved 100% localization production and China's manufacturing cost advantage, the starting price of the ID.3 'pure version' equipped with basic configurations is set at RMB 162888."

Homestays have become a new employment choice for young people, and the number of landlords in the Z era continues to grow

In the first half of 2023, the homestay industry achieved a recovery and growth, with particularly significant growth during holidays. During Tujia's May Day holiday, the single day night volume broke the historical peak of the platform's May Day holiday. During the summer vacation, compared to hotels, homestays can better meet the accommodation needs of family and parent-child trips. Rural tourism has provided an important force for comprehensively promoting rural revitalization. On the Tujia platform, tens of thousands of Generation Z young people have joined rural homestays, integrating new social media gameplay into the operation of the homestay industry, promoting industry progress, and transforming remote villages into "homes between mountains and rivers".

The Observation Report on Z Era Homestay Practitioners shows that "high education" is the label of Z era landlords, with 50% of them having a bachelor's degree or above. Meanwhile, these young landlords are more willing to act on their own, with over 95% of them choosing to run their own businesses. In addition to running homestays, homestay butlers have also become the most popular emerging profession. On the recruitment platform, the industries with the fastest year-on-year growth in the number of deliveries received in the first week of construction in 2023 are hotels and homestays, with a growth rate of over 70%.

How to enter the billion dollar market triggered by the trend of "nationwide anti-aging"?

Analysis firm iMedia Consulting has released a "2022-2023 Global and China Anti Aging Industry Development and Consumer Demand Research Report", which shows that the global anti-aging market size has increased from $139.5 billion in 2015 to $216 billion in 2021. And China's anti-aging market is also growing rapidly. According to Forbes data, there is a development space of 100 billion yuan in China's anti-aging market in the future.

According to research data, whether it is an 18 year old inexperienced girl, a mature woman over 50 years old, or even a man with high external attention, they are all paying attention to aging issues. It can be seen that consumers have an extremely strong demand for maintaining a youthful appearance, which also indicates that anti-aging will continue to prosper and develop under the interaction of market forces and appearance economy. A study by iMedia Consulting found that post-90s consumers have relatively mature concepts of skincare and anti-aging, and have a strong awareness of anti-aging. According to the sales data of a certain e-commerce platform in "618" in 2022, 28% of post-00s have started using anti-aging products. It can be seen that the post-90s and post-00s are gradually becoming new forces in the anti-aging market.

Today's data selection: All first tier cities officially declare their recognition of housing but not loans; The price of Chanel's classic handbag has exceeded 80000 yuan
Today's data selection: All first tier cities officially declare their recognition of housing but not loans; The price of Chanel's classic handbag has exceeded 80000 yuan

Which group of people in first tier cities benefit from all official announcements of housing recognition but not loan recognition? On September 1st, Beijing and Shanghai officially announced their acceptance of housing and non acceptance of loans. As of now, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou have all officially declared "recognizing houses but not loans". Wang Xiaoqiang, Chief Analyst of Zhuge Data Research Center, stated that the three departments have clearly promoted the implementation of "housing recognition without loan recognition", which is beneficial for the two types of homebuyers in hot cities: one is those who have a loan house in their permanent residence and are ready to sell it for a house; One type is the group of homebuyers who have a mortgage record in other cities outside their permanent residence but do not have a house locally. Wang Xiaoqiang stated that after the implementation of the policy, these two groups will purchase houses again based on the loan interest rate for the first home, which can reduce the cost of purchasing a house. For the market, she believes that "buying a house without buying a loan" is conducive to improving the release of sexual demand

Today's data selection: Jay Chou drove a tourism revenue of 2.88 billion yuan in Hohhot; India plans to ban sugar exports to India | concerts | tourism
Today's data selection: Jay Chou drove a tourism revenue of 2.88 billion yuan in Hohhot; India plans to ban sugar exports to India | concerts | tourism

Jay Chou drove a tourism revenue of 2.88 billion yuan in Hohhot. From August 17th to 20th, Jay Chou's concert was held four times in a row in Hohhot, and the venues were fully booked. The concert not only ignited the sports stadium in Hohhot, but also ignited the entire consumer economy in Hohhot. The huge influx of people brought by performing arts activities penetrated into the cultural and tourism consumption chain of tourist attractions, hotels, catering, etc., and also ushered in a new peak of cultural and tourism consumption in Hohhot. According to statistics, the concert attracted a total of 184000 viewers, with out of town audiences accounting for over 80% of the total audience. Among them, influenced by the concert effect, from August 16th to 20th, Hohhot received 1.2617 million tourists and achieved tourism revenue of 2.88 billion yuan, which is 3.3 times the tourism revenue during the Dragon Boat Festival period. Successful prediction of geological disasters in China from January to July

Today's data selection: Multiple regions across the country have launched limited time free subway rides; Anesthesiologists Answering Will Anesthesia Make People Foolish Subway | Fuzhou | Data
Today's data selection: Multiple regions across the country have launched limited time free subway rides; Anesthesiologists Answering Will Anesthesia Make People Foolish Subway | Fuzhou | Data

On August 18, the limited time free subway ride was launched in many places across the country. The WeChat official account "Fuzhou Metro" announced that at the end of August, Fuzhou Metro Ring Line 4 will be put into operation for passengers. The full network transfer with the existing lines will bring unprecedented convenient traffic experience. To enable the general public to experience the various conveniences of subway transportation in the era of circular line transfer, cultivate green travel habits, promote the concept of green and low-carbon development, and further stimulate urban economic vitality. According to the work deployment of the municipal government, from August 28, 2023 to December 31, 2023, Fuzhou Metro will carry out the activity of receiving electronic consumption vouchers and enjoying free subway rides at night, on weekends and holidays; Citizens can also receive electronic subway bus annual card consumption vouchers and enjoy discounts on purchasing subway bus annual cards. Previously, the whole country included Ningbo, Nantong, Nanchang

Today's data selection: 40 reservoirs in Heilongjiang Province operate beyond flood control limits; Apple's market value may fall below $3 trillion in Shangzhi City | Floods | Reservoir
Today's data selection: 40 reservoirs in Heilongjiang Province operate beyond flood control limits; Apple's market value may fall below $3 trillion in Shangzhi City | Floods | Reservoir

Over the past few days, 40 reservoirs in Heilongjiang Province have exceeded their flood control limits. Due to continuous rainfall and the impact of upstream floods, the Shangzhi section of the Ant River in Heilongjiang Province has experienced floods beyond the guaranteed water level. Some sections of the river have also faced the risk of flooding, and many areas in Shangzhi City have experienced severe waterlogging. On that day, more than 200 officers and soldiers from the Harbin Detachment of the Armed Police Heilongjiang Corps rushed to the scene to carry out rescue operations upon receiving orders. Rescue team members boarded the assault boat and entered the flooded area. They shouted through the loudspeaker, built a rope passage, and one by one transferred the trapped villagers to the assault boat, taking them to a safe area. Data shows that as of 8:00 am on August 4th, a total of 9 hydrological stations in Heilongjiang Province have exceeded the guaranteed water level, and 40 reservoirs have exceeded the flood control limit. On the afternoon of August 4th, the Zhengzhou Housing Provident Fund Management Center reported that the minimum down payment for purchasing a new house with a Zhengzhou provident fund loan is 20%

Today's data selection: The summer box office exceeded 9 billion yuan; Hollywood Actors Strike Boycott AI Subway | Market | Box Office
Today's data selection: The summer box office exceeded 9 billion yuan; Hollywood Actors Strike Boycott AI Subway | Market | Box Office

Summer box office exceeded 9 billion yuan, according to statistics, as of now, the 2023 summer box office has exceeded 9 billion yuan, and multiple high-quality film works continue to stimulate the vitality of the film market. The recently released satisfaction survey results of Chinese film audiences show that domestic films "Chang'an 30000 Li" and "Octagonal Cage" received high satisfaction ratings of 85.1 and 84.5, respectively. The summer season saw a continuous increase in popularity driven by high-quality and high satisfaction domestic films. The summer passenger flow of multi city subways has surged: Beijing and Shenzhen have risen by one million, while Guangzhou has exceeded ten million. According to interface news, in the past month, the subway passenger flow in most cities has increased, and the overall subway passenger flow in the country has also been higher than the same period last month. Based on the 30 subway cities within the statistical scope, the overall passenger flow was 8950 last Friday