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Written by: Yuan Shu
2020-10-25 13:00
Last update date: 2020-10-25 13:01
Local tour groups were relaxed from last Friday (23rd) to 30 people, and many travel agencies have registered one after another.
Huang Jinda, chairman of the Tourism Industry Council, stated on the TVB program "Speaking Clearly and Clearly" that 79 travel agencies and nearly 200 tour groups have registered their itineraries, and no participants have developed fever or other symptoms.
In addition, some local tour fees are as low as tens of yuan. Huang Jinda pointed out that the industry expects to obtain a subsidy of 200 yuan per group member from the government by organizing green local tours. This will not last. He urged the market not to pressure the price to grab customers and make the market suffer. To destruction.
In the long run, I hope that local tour groups can relax to 50 people.
Huang Jinda, chairman of the brigade council.
(Screenshot of "Speaking Clearly and Speaking Chu")
Government-funded industry testing will start as soon as this week
Huang Jinda said that the travel council received 79 travel agencies and nearly 200 tour group registration itineraries, which were in line with expectations. The current response is positive and there are no irregularities. The participating passengers have no fever and other symptoms.
The registered tour group leaders are also tested in accordance with government requirements.
He believes that the number of registered groups will increase.
With the increase in the number of groups, the risk of infection will also increase. Huang Jinda said that the one-off test for the new crown virus that the government subsidizes the industry will begin this week at the earliest.
Regarding the authorities' request for travel agencies to keep the contact information of group members, once someone is diagnosed, Huang Jinda said that the industry does not have the indicator data for how long to store, but it is believed that it will be calculated in months.
As for whether to require travel agencies to suspend the sharing of tour guides or tour leaders, so as not to increase the risk of transmission, Huang Jinda believes that it is unnecessary.
The group fee of tens of dollars is not sustainable
In addition, the current local tour group fees vary greatly, ranging from tens of yuan to thousands of yuan.
Huang pointed out that most travel agencies are subsidized by the government for "Green Living Local Tour". Each member is 200 yuan, and each has a maximum limit of 1,000 people. He believes that the tens of yuan tour fee is just to attract and will not last long. Fees grab customers and destroy the market.
Huang pointed out that local travel can only support travel agencies for a longer period of time. It depends on the situation after the second round of the "Ensure Employment" program ends next month, and whether it can clear customs with some places in the Mainland and overseas, saying "That is the real business opportunity." , And then it can be determined whether there will be a wave of closure.
He called on the government to increase the number of local tour groups to 50 in the future.
In addition, if there is any infection among members of a tour group, the industry currently has no mechanism to deal with it. He said that disinfection will be done according to the requirements of the authorities, just like the hotel industry.
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