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Written by: Zhang Jiajia
2020-10-10 15:00
Last update date: 2020-10-10 15:00
Saii Lee is a Hong Kong food life blogger. He shows off the food and beauty of Hong Kong hotels and restaurants on social platforms.
Before the epidemic, his footprints had spread all over the well-known hotels in Hong Kong and even around the world. Taking pictures, traveling, and stop-and-go was his normal life.
However, the sudden epidemic has changed everything in the world and disrupted the pace of blogger Saii.
However, he is keen on the trend, even if he stays in place, he can still enjoy the comfort of vacation and life.
People cannot travel abroad, so what can be done to stay in a familiar city?
This model is called "home vacation".
With its popularity, even after the flow between cities is blocked, it is still possible to continuously explore the infinite possibilities of the local area, becoming a new way of life for people after the epidemic, and even affecting future travel patterns.
You don’t have to worry about arranging the itinerary for a house holiday, just organize your relaxed mood.
The food life blogger Saii Lee (pictured) shares his vacation life online.
(Provided by interviewee)
This vacation mode was first summarized in the English context by a word—staycation (home holiday), which consists of the words stay and vacation.
"Stay in place for vacation" refers to people who cannot leave their home cities after the epidemic to find ways to relax physically and mentally.
Originally, this concept was nothing new.
The "poor travellers" in Western countries have long explored the possibility of localization of travel because of budget and transportation problems.
Nowadays, with an epidemic, people have just experienced the dull time of isolation at home and urgently need to let their minds and bodies go free. As a result, this niche concept is once again mentioned and even popular.
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The epidemic suffocates the travel industry and retails, the people stay in the country, and hits the economy
Since the beginning of the epidemic, many countries have implemented measures such as border closures and travel restrictions. People have reduced travel and suspended travel plans.
The air transport industry has been hit most directly and hardest. An earlier report by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) showed that the global tourism industry lost up to 460 billion US dollars in the first half of the year, and the number of international tourists fell by 440 million, which is a drop compared to the same period last year. 65%.
In the first quarter of this year, the Asia-Pacific region experienced the largest drop in cross-border travel, reaching 33 million, while Europe fell by 22 million.
In Hong Kong, after several waves of the epidemic, the government had to delay the opening and closing time again and again, and the tourism industry itself suffered a lot.
Tourism has always been one of the pillars of Hong Kong's economy. Statistics from the Hong Kong Tourism Board show that from January to August 2020 under the epidemic, the number of visitors to Hong Kong was 3,541,097, a sharp drop of 91.9% compared with the same period last year.
Many restaurants, shopping malls and amusement facilities usually rely on the consumption of tourists. Today, income has fallen to a freezing point, and Hong Kong is facing the predicament of losing important economic sources.
Many hotels in Hong Kong have launched staycation packages to attract local tourists to stay.
(Photo/Photo by Luo Nuoxian)
Hotel transformed into a resort with all kinds of services
As a traditional tourist city, Hong Kong has a mature hotel industry. As of the end of May 2020, there are 306 hotels in Hong Kong providing approximately 84,900 rooms.
However, affected by the epidemic, in the first five months of this year, the average hotel room occupancy rate in Hong Kong dropped 52 percentage points from the same period in 2019 to 38%.
Faced with severe tests, the hotel industry had to find another path during the epidemic and seek opportunities for rebirth.
Many hotels have launched home vacation packages, such as providing accommodation and dining discounts, or providing free experience courses, so that citizens can enjoy the holiday fun of staying in hotels even when they cannot leave Hong Kong.
On September 25, Hong Kong Disneyland reopened. In the morning, about 100 people lined up outside the gate to wait for admission.
(Profile picture/Photo by Zhang Haowei)
After the epidemic, the amusement park seeks to transform and explore the fun of the city
Ocean Park, one of Hong Kong's landmarks, was trapped in various financial jail before and had to be closed during the epidemic. Fortunately, it reopened now.
After the shock, the Ocean Park has launched large-scale reforms in order to attract tourists, hoping to retain tourists in the post-epidemic period.
For example, Ocean Park launched the "Sindu Tour", visitors can go camping, hiking, and even organize meditation and yoga in the park.
Liu Mingwei, the current chairman of Ocean Park, said that Hong Kong citizens are not allowed to travel temporarily but can go to the park to integrate into nature.
Disneyland, another major theme park, has always been a good place for Hong Kong people to spend a holiday. It was closed for a long time, but now it will finally open.
The supporting facilities around the Disneyland are actually very complete, forming a mature resort scale.
This reopening coincided with the favor of people who were trapped by the epidemic and desperately need a vacation. According to reports, Disneyland announced that after the reopening on September 25, the number of appointment visits in September was full the day before the opening. It is enough to reflect the demand of the people who have been trapped for a long time for home vacation.
Nowadays, a glamping mode is popular, and glamping is launched to let urbanites relax in the suburbs.
(Online picture)
It is not even necessary to stay for a holiday. After the epidemic, people all over the world cannot leave the country, and the suburbs around the city are also a good choice.
What's more, the urbanites who like to try new things may be bored with city sightseeing, and of course the hotel cannot satisfy their experience of accommodation.
A glamping mode is popular nowadays, which opens up a new way for people to escape from the city.
Glamping is composed of the two English words glamorous and camping, which means glamping. In the early 19th century, wealthy Europeans were mostly interested in hunting in the forest, and the luxurious and flashy tents became popular since then...
The above is excerpted from the 234th issue of "Hong Kong 01" Weekly Report (October 5, 2020), "Retreat to the Country and Explore the City Under Different Possible Epidemics, "Retirement at Home" has become a new trend. The title is edited by the editor. If you want to read the full text, please
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