4hw.com.cn: 'May Day holiday is coming soon. Although the ticket price is higher than that of the same period last year, if you choose a relatively unpopular destination, you can still buy a cheaper ticket, such as Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City and other Southeast Asian short-distance tourism routes including tax, which can save about half of the price compared with popular routes.
According to the big data of air tickets on qunar.com, the average price of round-trip including tax for outbound travel during the May Day holiday rose 6% to 2718.6 yuan last year. Earlier, when the IATA released its 2018 fare forecast, it pointed out that although the growth rate of passenger traffic in 2018 is not as good as that in 2017, the global ticket price is expected to increase by 3% compared with that in 2017. From the current point of view, now to buy '51' departure tickets, Tokyo, Phuket, such short-distance popular destination ticket prices are very hot.
Half of the price of air tickets for popular tourist routes is saved
At this time, choose Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, a less popular short-distance destination, including tax tickets as long as 2000 yuan up and down, you can save half. For example, the flights between Beijing and Singapore, which take off on April 30 and return on May 4, and transfer to Xiamen, have a tax inclusive price as low as 1765 yuan. From April 29 to May 3, Beijing will return to Ho Chi Minh City and transfer to Guangzhou. The price including tax is as low as 2181 yuan.
In addition, compared with the hot price of "May Day" air tickets, it is 40% cheaper to buy tickets for outbound tours of Dragon Boat Festival in advance. For example, during the Dragon Boat Festival, the direct flight between Beijing and Phuket is as low as 3000 yuan including tax, and the minimum transfer route is as long as 2320 yuan.
Theme park tour becomes the favorite in China
From the perspective of domestic tourism, theme park tourism has become a favorite of tourists. According to the travel data of meituan, due to the short time of May Day holiday, the popularity of theme parks has increased. Among them, the five popular themes of zoo, large amusement park, botanical garden, aquarium and hot spring have become the first choice for consumers during the long vacation. According to the big data of meituan travel, from April 28 to May 1, it is the peak of "May 1" small and long holiday travel, with a significant increase in self driving travel. Among them, self driving is particularly popular in scenic spots in the south of the Yangtze River, and popular self driving destinations include Hangzhou, Jiaxing, Shanghai and Nanjing.
According to the travel situation of previous years, the congestion of high-speed and stations will gradually rise from 2:00 p.m. on April 28 to gradually fall down on that night during the "May 1st" period of this year. The congestion will gradually increase at 7:00 a.m. on April 29 and slowly decrease by noon. Affected by the return trip on May 1, the congestion is expected to peak at 4 p.m. from noon and may last until 8 p.m.