The May Day holiday is coming soon. How many people will travel in this holiday? Which cities are popular destinations? What's the weather? Is the expressway free? Which roads are easy to be congested? Which high-speed rail will reduce the price? These may day travel guides can be collected. It is estimated that the number of people travelling in May day will reach 149 million this year.
149 million people are expected to travel
According to the "May 1st Holiday Travel Guide" issued by the Ministry of culture and tourism, the willingness of residents to travel during the "May 1st" period is 36.6%, the tourism demand is released rapidly, and the tourism market will usher in a small peak.
Based on the market data over the years and the booking situation of travel agents, it is estimated that during the May 1st period, China will receive 149 million domestic tourists and achieve 88 billion yuan of domestic tourism revenue.
Beijing and other cities are popular tourist destinations
According to the above guide, domestic popular tourist destinations include: Beijing (17.6%), Qinhuangdao (12.5%), Dalian (12.2%), Harbin (11.8%), Shanghai (10.0%), Sanya (9.6%), Hangzhou (9.1%), etc., and the western region has gradually attracted people's attention.
The proportion of outbound tourism is 27.62%. Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and other tourist destinations continue to be popular, and the popularity of Canada, the United Arab Emirates, France, Russia and other places has increased significantly.
It rained in the South during the May 1st holiday
According to information from China Weather Network, on the first day of the May Day holiday, the temperature in a large area from North China to Huanghuai will reach 29-30 ℃, reaching a recent high. In provincial capital cities, Shijiazhuang, Jinan and Zhengzhou will all have temperatures of about 31 ℃, which makes them feel hot.
Looking forward to the May Day holiday, it's rainy in the south. On April 29, the rainfall in the south of the Yangtze River increased. According to the forecast of the central meteorological station, there are small to moderate rain in some areas of the Middle East of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, the south of the Yangtze River, the southwest of China and the south of China. Among them, there are heavy rain or rainstorm (50-70m) in the west of Guizhou, the middle and north of Hunan, the middle and north of Jiangxi, the middle and west of Zhejiang, and the south of Anhui. These areas will be accompanied by strong convective weather such as short-term heavy rain, thunderstorm and gale.
According to the Medium-term Forecast of the Central Meteorological Observatory, from April 30 to May 3, there will be moderate to heavy rain in the east of Southwest China, Jianghan, Jianghuai, Jiangnan and north of South China. At the same time, because the atmosphere is unstable, it may be accompanied by strong convective weather such as lightning.
The "May 1st" expressway is free for minibuses
During the holiday, the free time for the passenger cars on the expressway is from 00:00 on April 29 to 24:00 on May 1. The free objects are the passenger vehicles with less than 7 SEATS (including 7 seats) and the motorcycles allowed to run on the general toll road.
According to the analysis report on the operation of national highway network during May 1, 2018 jointly issued by the Ministry of communications, it is estimated that the channels with high traffic flow include: Hebei section and Jiangsu section of Beijing Shanghai Expressway, Hunan section of Beijing Hong Kong Macao expressway, Beijing section and Hebei section of Beijing Kunming expressway, Jiangsu section, Shanghai section, Zhejiang section and Guangdong section of Shenhai expressway, Jiangsu section and Chongqing section of Shanghai Chengdu expressway, and Changsheng Shenzhen section Liaoning section, Beijing section, Hebei section, Guangdong section, etc.
Which time periods are prone to traffic jams?
According to the above report, April 29 is the peak day of travel (the first day of small and long holidays), and the congestion level of the whole day is 2-3% higher than that of the normal day. 9:00-12:00 am on April 29 is the peak travel time; especially 10:00-11:00, the congestion level is 9% higher than that of the normal day, with the highest congestion level.
May 1 is the peak of return trip (the last day of long and small holidays), and the congestion level of the whole day is 3% higher than that of the normal day. 15:00-21:00 of the same day is the peak time of the return journey, and the peak appears between 16:00-17:00.
Which roads are easily congested?
According to the report, the high incidence areas of highway network congestion are mainly concentrated in Beijing Tianjin Hebei, Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta, Chengdu Chongqing and Yunnan Province; in addition, the high-speed congestion around Changsha, Guiyang, Wuhan, Xi'an and other provincial capitals will be more prominent.
During the May 1st period, the areas with high congestion in the province of expressway network were mainly concentrated in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Chongqing, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Yunnan and other areas with strong traffic demand or relatively concentrated tourism self driving. In addition, Shandong, Guangxi, Shaanxi, Anhui, Hunan, Guizhou and other popular tourism provinces are also prone to congestion.
Take these high-speed rail trips and enjoy the benefits
According to the May 1st holiday travel guide, most tourists prefer to travel by car or by high-speed rail.
Pay attention to the high-speed rail trip, you may save a lot of money. China Railway Corporation recently announced that from April 28 to the end of 2018, it will increase the price of some EMU trains of 28 intercity railways from Guangzhou to Zhuhai, Hainan roundabout, Nanjing to Anqing, Dandong to Dalian, Qingdao to Rongcheng, Zhengzhou to Kaifeng, Wuhan to Xiaogan, etc., with different forms and different ranges of discount. The maximum discount range will be increased from 10% of the pilot in the early stage to 20% 。