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Why is South Korean Tourism stopped
On March 3, the National Tourism Administration announced on its official website that in the recent period, there has been a sharp increase in the number of cases in which Chinese citizens have been blocked from entering Jeju Island, South Korea. Some of those who have been refused entry have been waiting for repatriation at the local airport for a long time, which has aroused widespread concern of public opinion and the community. The National Tourism Administration attaches great importance to this and has successively met with officials of the Korean Embassy in China, the Korean Academy of culture and the Ministry of culture, sports and tourism in Beijing, and made solemn representations on relevant issues.
First finance and economics reporter learned that many travel agencies are holding a meeting on tourism related issues in South Korea this afternoon, but no official documents have been received so far. OTA (online travel agents) such as tuniu and Tongcheng have begun to take off Korean tourism products, while airlines are also waiting to see the impact on Korean routes, so as to make a decision on whether to adjust their capacity to Korea.
At present, South Korea tourism is a very important route in the outbound tourism market. The industry expects that this incident will bring a direct downward impact on Korean Tourism in the near future.
Emergency removal of tourist routes
China's National Tourism Administration reminds Chinese citizens to be aware of the risks of outbound travel and carefully choose tourist destinations. In order to travel to South Korea, we should understand the entry policy of South Korea seriously and comprehensively before traveling, and prepare relevant materials according to the requirements. In case of emergency, unfair treatment or disputes, they can contact the local embassies and consulates in time, collect and save relevant evidence, so as to solve the problem through complaint or judicial channels in the future.
Shortly after the National Tourism Administration released the information, the first finance and economics reporter contacted Ctrip, tuniu, Tongcheng, mummy donkey, Chunqiu International Travel Service, China Youth Travel Service, Jinjiang and other tourism operators. Many operators revealed that they were meeting this afternoon to discuss how to deal with the South Korean tour routes, but no official document has been received from the relevant departments. At present, some travel agencies are still in accordance with the normal procedures, while one branch of the industry has begun to take the initiative to take off Korean tourism products.
Beijing Wanzhong CITS has announced that it will remove all its tourism products to South Korea.
Today, tuniu has removed all South Korean group tour and self-help tour products from the shelves, and strongly protested against the deployment of 'Sade' system in South Korea and the deployment site provided by Lotte Group.
Tuniu further said that tourists who have already reserved related products in the early days can travel normally. If it involves Lotte, the relevant itinerary will be adjusted; for the long-term travel orders of related products, tuniu will cancel the communication with customers and refund them in full or transfer them to other destinations.
On the other hand, Tongcheng tourism told the first finance and economics reporter: "Tongcheng tourism expresses strong indignation at the South Korean deployment of the & lsquo; sad & amp; missile defense system and Lotte Group. We will continue to carry out business based on the principle that national interests outweigh everything. The & lsquo; Sade Incident & quot; has seriously hurt the feelings of the Chinese people. '
Tongcheng tourism further said that the removal of Korean tourism products will be completed within today.
First finance reporter noted that on December 10, 2015, Tongcheng tourism announced that it had reached a strategic cooperation with Lotte Tourism Co., Ltd. of South Korea. The two sides will jointly invest to establish a joint venture company dedicated to the integration and purchase of local tourism resources. Lotte Tourism Co., Ltd. belongs to Lotte Group.
Talking about the cooperation with Lotte, Tongcheng tourism said that the business has been suspended at present, and will decide how to deal with the relationship with South Korean cooperators depending on the development of the situation, and does not rule out the possibility of taking further measures.
At the same time, some travel agencies said that although they have not yet started to take off Korean tourism products in a comprehensive way, they will consider withdrawing the tour routes that have already formed a group. As for the follow-up, how to further deal with Korean hotels, local travel agencies and scenic spots is still under consideration.
As for whether to take Korean tourism products off the shelves, as of the first finance and economics reporter's time, Ctrip and donkey mother have not given a reply. Shanghai Airlines Travel said it will no longer accept South Korean business from March 15.
Tourism in South Korea will suffer
According to the official statistics of South Korea, there were more than 17.418 million foreigners from January to December 2016. Among them, the number of Chinese tourists was the largest, with more than 8.268 million, accounting for 47.5%. However, in the second half of 2016, the growth rate of Chinese tourists to South Korea decreased sharply. South Korean media said that this may be related to the negative effects brought about by the deployment of 'Sade' anti missile system in South Korea.
Reuters immediately reported that after the news that some Chinese tourism companies had taken off Korean tourism products, the share price of South Korean tourism company hanatur fell by 7%. It can be seen that the continuous fermentation of the 'Sade' incident has triggered a series of chain reactions, and the tourism industry is bearing the brunt.
In terms of outbound tourism, South Korea is a very important destination. Basically, Japan and South Korea Tourism ranks in the top five of outbound tourism. Especially in recent years, cruise tourism is very popular, and Japanese and South Korean routes are regular cruise routes. Therefore, after some travel agencies take off Korean tourism products, it will cause a straight-line decline in South Korea Tourism and Japan South Korea cruise tourism in the near future. "Wei Changren, chief analyst of Jinjun consulting, pointed out.
It is worth noting that the enthusiasm of Chinese tourists to South Korea is also very high. In particular, Lotte and other major duty-free shops are often crowded with Chinese tourists. After some travel agencies took off the shelves of Korean tourism products, the tourism industry expected that the business of main duty-free shops such as Lotte would also encounter "Waterloo".
In terms of outbound travel, Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Europe and the United States are all popular. Now, South Korea tourism is expected to decline directly. Then, the passenger flow of outbound tourism may be diverted to Thailand, Europe and the United States, and the pattern of outbound tourism will change. According to Wei Changren.
Airlines wait and see
For airlines, the route between Japan and South Korea is also the preferred destination for airlines to open up international routes. At present, the three major state-owned airlines have a leading market share in Korean routes, and private airlines including Chunqiu, Jixiang, Aokai and other private airlines have successively opened up routes between Japan and South Korea in recent years.
According to the reporter's understanding, at present, there are many domestic cities flying directly to Jeju in the spring and Autumn period, as well as the South Korean routes from Shanghai and Shijiazhuang to Seoul. Jixiang has a route to Jeju. However, Aokai has just started to place overnight planes at Jeju airport in South Korea at the end of last year, hoping to build a route network with Jeju as the hub and leading to major cities in China. At present, Aokai has successively opened routes from Tianjin, Changsha, Nanjing, Chongqing, Ningbo, Hangzhou and other domestic cities to and from Jeju.