How popular will National Day travel be with the doubling of air tickets to Japan? Economy hotels in Beijing are priced close to 1000 yuan in Japan | Price | Economy hotels
Yesterday, "I can't afford to stay in an economy hotel with a monthly salary of 20000 yuan" became a hot topic on Weibo, due to someone discovering that on October 1st, the price of Hanting Hotel reached as high as 855 yuan per night.
While many netizens are discussing the exorbitant prices of hotels, some have also discovered that the prices of plane tickets to Japan have skyrocketed during the National Day holiday.
The hot summer vacation we are experiencing has caused hotels and airlines to raise their expectations for this year's National Day holiday.
Economy chain hotels cost nearly a thousand yuan
After seeing the hot search, the reporter checked the National Day prices of the hotel that can currently be found, and it seems that the prices have increased slightly. The page shows that check-in on October 1st starts at 1148 yuan per night. As a five-star hotel, the room rate of Beijing Shangri La Hotel during the same period was around 1326 yuan. However, keywords such as "1 kilometer away from Tiananmen Square, only a 13 minute walk, and close to Beijing Dashilan" have also been written on the hotel label.
The cheapest price for this Hanting restaurant recently was around 540 yuan at the end of August, which is already slightly higher than usual.
In fact, many tourists who have visited Beijing during the summer vacation are giving feedback that hotel prices have significantly increased this year due to the large number of tourists visiting Beijing.
Next is the last public holiday of this year: the Mid-Autumn Festival and the National Day holiday are taken consecutively. The holiday lasts from September 29 to October 6, a total of eight long days. Many people put their travel plans on the National Day.
The price of the same flight has doubled in less than two months
The frequent price increases of airline tickets due to strong market demand have caused many netizens to roast. "With a monthly salary of 20000 yuan, not only can I not afford to stay in Hanting, but I may also not be able to afford a ticket to fly to Japan on National Day."
On the Fliggy App, the ticket prices from Hangzhou to Tokyo are based on a departure date of September 29th and a return date of October 3rd. If no transfer is considered, currently taking Air China for a round-trip trip would cost over 12000 yuan; The round-trip ticket from Hangzhou to Osaka, departing on October 1st and returning on October 5th, and the direct ticket from Xiamen Airlines also costs over 7200 yuan.
Ms. Lin, who is planning to take her son to Tokyo for a few days during this year's National Day holiday, said that she placed a plane ticket order in June. At that time, the one-way price from Hangzhou to Tokyo via Hong Kong was over 3300 yuan. Although it was not cheap, she decided to buy it first. She estimated that it might increase in the future.
But recently, upon investigation, the price has really gone a bit outrageous. The same flight immediately increased by nearly 6000 yuan, and currently the price of the flight has reached over 9000 yuan! Round-trip is also a rhythm that costs over ten thousand yuan in minutes.
In addition to air tickets, hotel prices are also rising rapidly. When I booked in June, it was also expensive, costing 3130 yuan per night. Now, looking at the same hotel and room type, it has skyrocketed to over 5000 yuan.
I can't even get tickets to the amusement park I want to go to
Even if the airfare and hotel prices are expensive, the most crucial thing is that you may not necessarily be able to go to your desired attractions in Japan.
"My son really likes Harry Potter, and this time I'm going to Japan, I want to take him to see the newly opened Harry Potter theme park in Tokyo, but tickets are really hard to get." Ms. Lin said, thinking that booking tickets for October in August was already early, but she underestimated the booming enthusiasm of the tourism market recovery or the enthusiasm of global tourists for Harry Potter.
It is reported that the Harry Potter theme park in Tokyo officially opened on June 16th this year. It is the second one after the Harry Potter theme park in London, UK, and currently the first indoor Harry Potter theme park in Asia and the largest in the world.
"The official website of Harry Potter shows that there are no more tickets left. In the past few days, I have searched for many merchants on Fliggy. The normal ticket price is over 300 yuan, but to increase the price to grab a ticket, everyone needs to pay an additional 300 yuan, which may not guarantee the availability of a ticket. Anyway, we just need to pay the money first. If there are no tickets, we will refund them. After all, we have already booked refunds and refunds four or five times, but we still can't book them..."
In fact, it's not just Harry Potter Park. Ms. Lin found that tickets to other famous attractions in Japan, such as the Imperial Palace and Hayao Miyazaki Theme Park, are also difficult to obtain during the National Day holiday.
Why is the price so high before the National Day holiday starts?
"From the trend of this summer vacation, the tourism market for the National Day holiday is definitely in a booming state." Mr. Wu, a travel agency industry insider, predicts that both domestic and international tourism are expected to be very popular, especially outbound tourism from Asian countries.
"This year's Mid Autumn Festival and National Day holidays last for 8 days. Currently, visas to European and American countries are relatively difficult, and appointment times are also long. It is not as easy as some Asian countries' visas, and the flight time is also short. Tourists who are not good at taking leave on weekdays will choose to go to relatively popular outbound destinations such as Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, etc. At this time, demand is concentrated, and prices will rise during the golden season."
Therefore, the current crazy price hikes by hotels and airlines are actually a sign of optimism about the National Day market. As they have a grasp of supply, they can flexibly set prices based on market feedback.
"For example, for hotels, the strategy of selling a portion of rooms with higher prices first and then reserving some rooms to facilitate price adjustments near holidays has always been used in the hotel industry," Mr. Wu said.
In terms of air tickets, compared to before 2019, this year's ticket prices have indeed become higher. "The operating costs of airlines, such as airport ground service fees, fleet maintenance costs, and agent costs, have all increased. In addition, many international flights have not yet recovered to pre pandemic levels, and many routes are in short supply, resulting in higher prices."
According to the analysis of senior airline practitioner Manager Li, although international ticket prices continue to rise, it will not affect the popularity of outbound tourism during the National Day holiday. Consumers who currently believe that ticket prices are high can wait and see, and it is also possible that airlines will release some relatively lower priced tickets in the later stage.
