A monthly salary of 20000 cannot afford to live in a Hanting like home? The hotel has responded! Attractions | Cities | Hotels
Recently, the news of hotel price hikes in major cities in China has sparked heated discussions among netizens. On August 7th, # Unable to afford a monthly salary of 20000 yuan to stay at Rujia Hanting # once made it to the top search list on Weibo. The discussion on topics such as "Why have Beijing hotels recently seen fierce price increases" and "Han Ting's homely room rates are approaching Shangri La" has also skyrocketed.
On the afternoon of the 7th, Huazhu Group, the parent company of Hanting Hotel, replied to China News Service that the tourism market is rapidly recovering after the epidemic, and the supply recovery speed of the hotel industry has not yet fully synchronized. The mismatch between supply and demand has also led to significant price fluctuations in some popular areas.
Hanting and Rujia are priced at nearly a thousand yuan
Interviewee: Why not go to the seaside and stay at five-star hotel
According to inquiries on platforms such as Dianping and Ctrip, hotels such as Hanting located in the core commercial areas of Beijing are priced close to or even exceed a thousand yuan. According to the price on the Ctrip app on August 3rd, the price of Hanting Hotel reached as high as 893 yuan/night in mid August; The price of the Home Inn in August once reached as high as 947 yuan per night.
Regarding this, Mr. Zhao, who lives in Beijing and earns over 20000 yuan per month, told China News Service that if he takes his children out during the summer vacation, he can only accept this price in popular areas during such hot periods. After all, these hotels are relatively close to the scenic area and have convenient transportation. "However, to be honest, the cost-effectiveness is not high. It would be great to stay at the beach for a five-star hotel at this price," Mr. Zhao added.
Xia Zifan, chief consultant of Sang Hotel management organization in Asia Pacific region, said: "Every summer there will be price increases in hotels. Especially in popular urban areas, price increases are also normal. Part of the reason why this year's attention is particularly high is that in the past three years, in order to seize the market and grab the cake, the hotel used Tiktok live broadcast, Little Red Book search, private domain traffic, etc. to break the price, which means that it has fallen to a low point."
Under the hot search # Can't afford to stay in Rujia Hanting with a monthly salary of 20000 #, some netizens said: "When Rujia and Hanting stayed for over a hundred nights, they didn't save 100%.".
Some netizens in the screenshot believe that this is a merchant's "retaliatory customer slaughter".
Some netizens also believe that if there are no strict requirements for location and budget, there is really no need to find a fast hotel
▲ Screenshots of economy hotels in major cities becoming "hot sellers"
According to a vote by over 34000 people on Weibo # Which type of accommodation do you prefer when traveling? #, economy hotels are still the top choice for everyone's travel.
The combination of various factors in the screenshot, as an economy hotel that usually occupies advantageous locations in popular tourist attractions and commercial districts, has become a popular choice, further strengthening the problem of supply shortage.
The price increase of economy hotels is also a common problem faced by large cities. Although the price increase in other cities is not as severe as in Beijing, some popular tourist attractions and commercial districts have also seen economy hotel prices reach over 400 yuan. Economy hotels near Shanghai Bund, Guangzhou Tianhe Railway Station, and Shenzhen University City have prices exceeding 400 yuan, nearly 450 yuan in the May Day Square area of Changsha, around 500 yuan near Chunxi Road in Chengdu, and over 550 yuan near the Bell and Drum Tower in Xi'an.
In terms of tourists, students and residents of lower tier cities have been traveling more this year, and in the past, high-end consumers have generally been more concerned about travel prices. In terms of travel, some companies have tightened their reimbursement limits, and in large first tier cities such as Beijing, they may only be able to choose economy hotels.
Hotel price increases cannot be "capped"
"Although there is no legal regulation prohibiting hotel price increases, hotel pricing is constrained by government market regulatory authorities and cannot be arbitrarily increased without any restrictions," Li Min, senior partner of Shanghai Hansheng Law Firm, told China News Service.
How will a hotel be punished if its pricing violates local price limit standards? Li Min explained that according to the Administrative Penalty Regulations for Price Violations, if an operator fails to implement price increase declaration or price adjustment filing, or fails to implement prescribed price limits or legal price intervention measures, they will be ordered to make corrections, their illegal gains will be confiscated, and a fine of no more than 5 times the illegal gains will be imposed; Those with serious circumstances shall be ordered to suspend business for rectification.
"If consumers feel that hotel prices are too high, or encounter behaviors such as false quotes or price increases from merchants, they can collect evidence to report to the market supervision and management department in the hotel's location, or call the 12315 hotline to protect their rights." Li Min said.
