Chinese travel agencies ramp up efforts preparing overseas trips following the reopening of outbound group tour services
Staff, 2023-01-21 02:06:00,
Chinese passengers are welcomed by Thai officials at the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Samut Prakan, Thailand, Jan. 9, 2023. Photo: Xinhua
As China sets to resume pilot outbound group tours to a total of 20 countries starting from February 6, travel agencies have begun ramping up efforts preparing their first overseas trips, rolling out all relevant products and routes, meanwhile liaising with travel bureaus of each destination to discuss detailed arrangements.
After the introduction of the new policy, searches for overseas destinations on Mafengwo, a prominent online travel platform in China, saw a sharp hit increase of more than 300 percent, with Thailand as the most popular destination for Chinese tourists with a 350 percent increase. Searches for resort hotels in Thailand saw a rise of 200 percent, with Bangkok and Chiang Mai’s instant search volume ranking the highest.
“To embrace this day, we have prepared for three years,” Jiang Wen, CEO of Ctrip, a major travel agency in the country, said on Friday.
Right after the announcement of the resumption of overseas tour groups, searches for relevant products on Ctrip website surged by five times than usual, prompting the hit of overseas destinations rising by 330 percent, with Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore and Cambodia having the highest search volume, Global Times learned from Ctrip on Saturday.
From data collected at Ctrip’s offline platforms, the number of inquiries for outbound group tours has risen more than 10…
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