Netizens are confused, and the national day prices of economy hotels in many places are approaching those of high-end vacation hotels

Discovery of National Day Travel Guide

Beijing, Shanghai, and Chengdu

Both Home Inn and Hanting Hotel have increased their prices,

A basic king size room priced at 300 yuan per night for daily use

They have all risen to 700 yuan or even nearly a thousand yuan

Recently, Chao News reporters received several reports from enthusiastic individuals: in multiple popular tourist destination cities, the national day room prices of economy hotels are approaching those of high-end vacation hotels.

Screenshots of National Day reference room rates for some economy hotels in Beijing

Screenshots of National Day reference room rates for some economy hotels in Beijing

In addition, the prices of several luxury resort hotels in Shanghai are actually increasing. The lowest daily price for Disney Resort Toys is 1380 yuan, while the lowest price during the National Day holiday period has risen to 3393 yuan, a nearly three fold increase in price. The lowest daily price of Songjiang Guangfulin Zai Xiangfu Hotel is 1288 yuan, while it is 1988 yuan during the National Day holiday. The price of the economy hotel near the scenic spot has also increased significantly. The lowest price of an economy hotel near the Chenghuang Temple is 385 yuan on weekdays and 753 yuan during the National Day holiday. Many hotels near popular scenic spots have already been fully booked.

Economy Hotel Prices

Starting from September 29th, prices will rise

The price skyrocketed to nearly a thousand yuan

How expensive are the prices of express hotels during the National Day holiday?

Chao News reporters randomly sampled and compared the room prices of more than 20 economy hotels around the West Lake Cultural Plaza commercial area, Wulin commercial area, Hubin commercial area, and Qianjiang New City commercial area. According to third-party platform data, for all season hotels, the reference price for king size rooms is 389 yuan/night from September 15th to September 17th, and the reference price for National Day is 702 yuan/night. Family Hotel, reference price for king room from September 15th to September 17th is 312 yuan/night, and reference price for National Day is 684 yuan/night. Orange Hotel, reference price for king room from September 15th to September 17th is 505 yuan/night, and reference price for National Day is 812 yuan/night.

Comparison between Daily Hotel Prices and National Day Holiday Rates

Will booking at the store now be cheaper than the platform price? The reporter made a phone consultation. According to Orange Hotel, the market price for a king size room on October 1st was 999 yuan/night, while on September 12th it was 429 yuan/night.

Is the hotel room rate so expensive throughout the National Day holiday? Can we "pick up the leak"? According to the reporter's inquiry, the current reference room rates for economy hotels in the surrounding commercial areas only began to decline on October 8th. Hotel prices have generally been rising since September 29th.

Can you still book affordable housing around the venue when you come to Hangzhou to watch the Asian Games on National Day?

"Starting from the opening day of the Asian Games on September 23rd, most of the hourly rooms have been booked. Basic room types such as king size rooms have also been booked." A staff member from an economy hotel, about 4 kilometers away from the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center, told reporters. Starting from the opening day of the Asian Games on September 23rd, some relatively inexpensive room types have been reserved. Another economy hotel with a similar distance told reporters that the basic room rate of the hotel has now risen to 668 yuan/night from September 23rd to 28th, and the room rate will be even higher from September 29th to October 8th, at around 800 yuan/night to 1000 yuan/night.

In addition, according to feedback from netizens, during the National Day holiday, the prices of hotels such as Home Inn and Hanting in Beijing, Shanghai, and Chengdu have all increased, and daily king size rooms priced at 300 yuan per night have basically risen to 700 yuan or even nearly a thousand yuan. "The price has increased to more than three times the usual reference price."

Screenshots taken by netizens

There are also netizens who engage in "reverse operations"

Choose to travel now

The reporter also observed that some advertising posts on social media platforms were showing "transferring hotel orders from Beijing/Shanghai/Chengdu/Changsha/Hangzhou". Reminder from reporters:

1. Purchasing should go through legitimate channels, avoid being greedy for small gains, and do not trust any information from unknown sources such as "internal channels" or "major price reductions".

2. Do not disclose identity information casually, carefully consider transactions, and promptly report to the police and retain evidence if found guilty.

According to the big data of Hangzhou's cultural and tourism industry, it is predicted that during the Asian Games, Hangzhou will experience the densest wave of tourists in recent years.

Previously, third-party platform staff and trendy news reporters have also stated that this National Day holiday is relatively long, and this year it is also the Asian Games, which has "boosted" the enthusiasm of tourists for consumption. The discount on hotel room rates that the platform can obtain is not high. "Under the dual 'buff' of National Day holiday and Asian Games, it is recommended that tourists choose hotels that are relatively far away but have convenient transportation, in order to ensure their accommodation, transportation, and travel experience."

During the Asian Games, hotel owners who referred to the soaring prices on third-party platforms replied that room price adjustments would occur frequently, which is "normal". "Many hotels' sales are directly connected to their official websites, official WeChat accounts, or third-party platforms. If business is not good, most of the selling prices remain the same, but hotels often send red envelopes to targeted fan groups, which is equivalent to a discount. However, many hotels only have OTA channels, and based on the actual supply and demand relationship, the room prices change once a day, which is also quite normal."

Previously, during the May Day holiday, the hotel prices of an economy hotel in Taizhou skyrocketed to over 1000 yuan per night. The staff revealed to reporters that the reason for the price increase was that "too many tourists came to stay in the hotel, and the room prices were based on demand and clearly marked.". The person in charge of a business hotel in Wenzhou added that the hotel industry suffered significant losses from 2020 to 2022. When there is a shortage of supply this year, hotel prices naturally rise in such a market environment.

Industry self-discipline and strengthened supervision

High quality assurance for the experience of citizens, tourists, and tourists

It is worth mentioning that in order to ensure the travel experience of citizens and tourists in Hangzhou during the Asian Games, the Hangzhou Tourism Destination Management Coordination Group Office will fully play a leading and coordinating role, strengthen supervision and inspection of the rectification work of each member unit. Resolutely crack down on various illegal behaviors that disrupt the order of the tourism market, such as deceiving and exploiting customers, false advertising, trademark infringement, selling counterfeit and inferior goods, and commercial bribery.

On September 11th, representatives from the Zhejiang Tourism Association, Zhejiang Tourism Scenic Area Association, Zhejiang Hotel Industry Association, Zhejiang Homestay Industry Federation, and Zhejiang Travel Service Association also read out the "Zhejiang Cultural and Tourism Asian Games Quality Service Initiative" at the "Digital Intelligence Empowerment · Quality Improvement" Zhejiang Cultural and Tourism Welcoming Asian Games theme event hosted by the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism. They promised to "strengthen industry self-discipline, standardize management, warmly treat customers, optimize service quality, and actively become the" propagandist "of the Zhejiang cultural and tourism industry. At the same time, they strengthened safety management, further targeted market demand, and worked hard to build and improve a cultural and tourism service system with Zhejiang characteristics, enhancing the competitiveness of the entire industry.".