Influenza pandemic hit H1N1 tourism
Posted on | September 14, 2009 | No Comments
Influenza pandemic panic H1N1 in heating, for outbound market will influence extended.
Whether it be cancelled, honeymoon travel time to SunLiang in front of a problem. A month ago, SunLiang for himself and his wife at a travel agency set the saipan journey, but the sudden H1N1 influenza pandemic that the expected pleasant journey.
For travel, SunLiang such as the passengers are increasing. With China’s mainland H1N1 influenza pandemic influenza diagnosed, H1N1 flu to the impact of tourism industry is gradually revealed. And before many analysts believe the “influenza pandemic of Chinese tourism industry H1N1 limited”, substantial influence in a travel agency can strongly felt cold in summer. In this reporter for domestic travel dozens of interview, although most of the decline of business, but said about data under the influence of different level. In an industry insiders, many travel agencies to concrete data on the current exposure taboo of tourism industry affected severity.
“So far, in China the adverse effect of the entry tourism appeared to have the effect is observed in clean.” National tourism administration isd spokesman shoesmag reporter’s interview, responded that data in accordance with the national tourism administration, 1 ~ 3 month this year, domestic tourism has been presented a steady growth, but the situation could change will appear.
More than expected much worse
KangHui travel a Beijing store inside, the telephone has been ringing. “A lot of telephone consultation is the extension and cancellation,” the agency li told reporters, “that has lasted for a week.”
Cyts Tours, said the company just a medium finish uniform diameter, inconvenient, but now interviewed the business really affected. In the experience of the “SARS” Beijing sunshine cathay Pacific international travel service Co., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as the sunlight, general manager FuZheng cathay Pacific) with the theory of SARS, should have no serious public information, and the timely, but in fact, the situation is very big effect than the economic crisis is much more serious.
FuZheng told reporters that the financial crisis in China before the tourism industry and have caused much impact, on the contrary, in renminbi appreciation, overseas travel resort, under the background of the shopping discount instead of a holiday abroad. At that time China tourism can be used to describe the monolith. But when the overseas travel enthusiasm is still not fully released H1N1 influenza pandemic, the tourism industry is to bring up a serious blow.
Influence has continued. Earlier in the day, part of a significant slowdown outbound travel agency began. Jiangsu jinling international business travel outbound ShenWei center manager revealed, although “51″ outbound unaffected, but the original preparation of outbound tourists in late may, with 40 percent of people, some still not delay travel visa tourists directly, or even a refund for outbound market H1N1 flu will influence extended.
Since may, in the folk, outbound tourism has been heated in panic. As the government promulgated the passenger travel bans and SunLiang similar worries spread, have said that the passengers are increasing group intention. Responsible for the visa to ms wei, told reporters recently came to the customer contract is very much: “originally going abroad application and visa do together, want to drive autumn, now many people do only, do not apply for visas to study abroad.
For the sun cathay overseas travel, occupy 90% of influenza hit H1N1 influenza is almost fatal. The data shows FuZheng to reporters, sunshine cathay overseas has declined, and 90% of business within 10 business also shrunk half swim.
“Comparison, although some small travel has been closed off for small, but the impact is not big, travel agencies for small boat, small good turn faster open quickly, until the situation well again, it is big can be harder than the small company, the company is now dead resistance. FuZheng said.
Once, China tourism for the “SARS in 2003, the year by clobbering total tourist income and realize the first.” The influenza pandemic would like H1N1 year of China “SARS” significant impact caused by tourism, although not yet, but we think that if things according to the trend of two weeks, China will face the tourism very serious test.
Cyts Tours, in fact, the official said the panic caused the current is the phenomenon, if further spread disease, it is hard for us to imagine what would a bad situation.
Save for the next round of spring
National tourism administration information spokesman said, with the temperature, the national tourism administration has started working mechanism, and emergency outbreak adopted a series of measures. It is the first to travel, they can only do save.
“The company is introduced in the overseas many special passenger ticket, this kind of means can still move for sensitive crowd. Despite the fact that unrewarding, but this is we can think of the feasible ways, besides we can do is wait.” FuZheng said.
Influenza pandemic in front, special H1N1 ticket obviously cannot become travel through the downturn, no one is willing to take life as the stakes. In fact, before the outbound local authorities, local formalities related departments will persuade consumers don’t go, lest for infected. In the first terminal outbound travel by “to” defer to tourism downturn, only one of the link.
“I planned to go to Hong Kong during the ‘ ‘may travel, the public security organs and public security organs formalities advise me temporarily don’t go, the main reason is afraid of the spread of the disease, I finally gave up, think they have a point there.” A foreign white-collar told reporters.
Not all travel agents are depreciate sales promotion. Some travel without considering cut prices, but the client focus on selective widened. Saiban century tourism marketing manager XuJingLin tells a reporter, tourism market situation is bad, but we won’t wait for customers. For consultations cancellation of customer, we will be very patient with their explanation, CanTuan passengers and local exposure to risk of infection, much lower than the free, if did guest customer concerns, we will always be suggested they postponed instead of cancellation.
“We are redesigned journey, let the journey to enrich, more personalized service.” XuJingLin, says his company development saiban honeymoon trip circuit in the past year, has been widely recognized, the tourists to now and old customers to keep the good reputation effect on contact, we can also bring new customers. After that, the old customer outbreak of suppressing the period of travel to have a passion, and we are in an outbreak.
Cyts’s Mr. Yu, told reporters in order to deal with the current market conditions for customers, they put forward a lot of new proposals. “In this atmosphere, maybe people need more for the release of stress, such as we tell customers, including travel plan adjustment and short-term tourism nearby. Like Beijing suburb of tourists go near a rural holidays. But what will happen next, we still knowledge.”
“The main problem,” FuZheng is confident, said he is now very much hope to the government and for consumers and to establish confidence of travel. XuJingLin also looking forward, in the future, people will regain confidence again urged a tourism “spring”.
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