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The brigade council's balance is less than 100,000 yuan, and the new chairman Xu Wang Meilun relies on the opening of courses: go on happily

2022-01-03T02:18:23.904Z


Two years after the epidemic, the tourism industry experienced unprecedented shocks and recovered indefinitely. According to figures from the Tourism Council, the number of travel agencies has increased from more than 1,700, and for the first time in 8 years, the number of travel agencies has fallen below the 1,700 mark to 1,662. Although the tourism industry has been greatly affected by the epidemic


Two years after the epidemic, the tourism industry experienced unprecedented shocks and recovered indefinitely. According to figures from the Tourism Council, the number of travel agencies has increased from more than 1,700, and for the first time in 8 years, the number of travel agencies has fallen below the 1,700 mark to 1,662.

Although the tourism industry has shrunk significantly due to the epidemic, there are still young entrepreneurs who believe that tourism is "something to do." A total of 88 new travel agencies were established this year, but the number of employees working in travel agencies has decreased by 3,500 since 2019.


The Travel Council will complete its historical mission in July this year. In the future, the Travel Regulatory Commission will take over and supervise the operations of travel agencies. In the future, the Travel Council will operate as a chamber of commerce that assists the industry.

For the remaining half a year, the newly appointed chairman Xu Wang Meilun said that no matter what, the brigade council will not change its name, but will "go on in style" and continue to serve as a bridge and voice for the industry. The most important thing at the moment is that it is close to "zero." The working capital council "should spend money" and called on the government to let them get a share of the pie when they launched local tourism products.


For the remaining half a year, Xu Wang Meilun, the newly appointed chairman of the brigade council, said that no matter what, the brigade council will not change its name and will "go on in style."

(Photo by Liang Huanmin)

Under the epidemic, the travel industry practitioners have a long way to go. Some practitioners have temporarily transferred to work in the vaccine center, while some have already switched careers.

According to figures from the Tourism Industry Council, during the booming tourism industry, there were 25,000 employees working in various travel agencies. Before the epidemic in 2019, it was 18,500. The number of people in the first year of the epidemic decreased by 1,100. In July this year, the number of people engaged in the tourism industry dropped to 1.5. Ten thousand people have reduced 3,500 employees in just two years.

In addition, according to parliamentary figures, there were 17,400 registered tour guides in 2019, this year there are 13,600, and the number of tour guides has dropped from 6,000 to 5,400.

In addition, under the influence of the epidemic, Hong Kong and even overseas have strict immigration arrangements, and the tourism industry has a far-reaching impact. Statistics from the Tourism Council show that there were 1,760 travel agencies in Hong Kong last year, but this year's number has dropped to 1,662, a decrease of less than 100, but it is worth noting It’s this year that there are also 88 newly opened travel agencies that will be in service this year. It’s really strange to open when they can’t travel abroad. Mrs. Xu explained, “There are always a lot of younger generations who like to start their own businesses, and they have a sense of experience. In addition, most of them are micro companies, so it’s not surprising that there are companies opening.” However, she added that the number of travel agencies has fluctuated more than 1,700 in recent years, and this year has fallen below a record low.

The new Chairman of the Tourism Council, Xu Wang Meilun, said that most of the young employees have left the industry, worrying that they will fail to pick up after the recovery. Two years of new blood in the industry was easily lost. He recruited other jobs so quickly, and returned to the tourism industry on the first day. The staff will be very hard-working.” But she bluntly said that if the epidemic develops steadily, The Hong Kong government and the Mainland have successfully cleared customs. It is "it is the turn" for the tourism industry to restart. I believe it will have to wait until the fourth quarter of next year at the earliest.

For the remaining half a year, Xu Wang Meilun, the newly appointed chairman of the brigade council, said that no matter what, the brigade council will not change its name and will "go on in style."

(Photo by Liang Huanmin)

In addition, under the epidemic, Hong Kong and even overseas have strict immigration arrangements, and the tourism industry has a far-reaching impact. Statistics from the Tourism Council show that the number of travel agencies last year was 1,760. This year, the number of travel agencies in Hong Kong was 1,662. This year, the number of local travel agencies fell below 1,700 for the first time in eight years. However, there are still 88 newly opened travel agencies, which have become an exception in the epidemic.

Mrs. Xu explained, “There are always a lot of young generations who like to start their own businesses, and they have a good idea. They think that customized journeys are something to do and most of them are micro companies, so it’s not surprising that there are companies that open up.” She added that the Travel Council in 2013 Since then, the number of travel agencies has hovered over 1,700.

The reopening of the tourism industry is nowhere in sight. The green tourism launched by the Hong Kong government is considered to be the industry's "hanging", but the relevant funds have allocated more than 80 million in mid-December last year, but the application of travel agencies continues, and it is expected to be held in mid-January this year. Spending the entire fund of 100 million yuan, Mrs. Xu has repeatedly mentioned that he hopes that the Hong Kong government will launch a new round of funds to continue the rescue of the industry. It will be very difficult for everyone to open our business on the first day." She also hoped that the Hong Kong government will continue the "Reward for Living" and "Reward for Traveling" activities to bring hope to the industry. If the hotel can add more or less scenic spots in the future, it will be designed by the travel agency, and the flexibility can be more long-term.” It is hoped that the relevant activities can continue until the customs can be cleared.

The historical task of the Tourism Industry Council will be over. The former Director-General Chen Zhang Leyi mentioned earlier that the funding of the Council was nearing a halt due to the tourism industry, and without stamp duty, taxes and other revenues, it could only rely on "savings" to transition, although it used to be "big-size-fits". A large number of manpower has been cut. From the 60 staff in the past, there are now only 30 full-time staff and 10 temporary workers newly hired to handle administrative and training tasks. In December last year, the Travel Industry Council only had less than 100,000 yuan left, lamenting " After paying for food and other expenses, the balance has now been used up. You can only rely on the Hong Kong government’s epidemic prevention fund last year and other subsidies to continue operations until the Travel Regulatory Commission takes over.

After the Travel Industry Council officially operates, the "successful refund" of stamp duty, licensing and other tasks in the tourism industry will be changed to the operation of the tourism industry chamber and will not be able to receive government funding.

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As the last director-general in a government "public office", his term of office is estimated to be only about half a year. Xu Wang Meilun said that after 30 years of work in the Tourism Industry Council, he has a very heavy complex and hopes to complete the final task and make the Council "chic Go on." She also gave an example. The difficult stories of experts made her want to contribute to this. "This epidemic has made it difficult for many experts to walk away. Knowing that experts in their 40s have been doing it for more than 20 years. Okay, it’s so hard to get to six travel agencies. In the end, I have to buy a house and buy a shop to operate. It’s so heartbreaking, I want to do something for him.” So I recommended myself to take over this difficult new task. .

Asked how to find new funds to continue to operate in the future, Mrs. Xu predicted that he would cooperate with the bureau in mid-January to provide new courses to increase revenue. In addition, the Travel Inspection Bureau will officially operate in July. The council intends to continue bidding to provide training courses for practitioners. It is believed that the Travel Council has provided different training courses for the industry over the years, has sufficient experience, and is confident of transforming into a new direction.

In addition, Xu said that he would consider discussing cooperation opportunities with different agencies, venue providers, and the government to increase revenue.

The Travel Regulatory Commission is about to take over. Mrs. Xu mentioned that since members can transition to the Travel Regulatory Bureau with the new mechanism, it is expected that the number of members in the first year will not decrease much. 15 staff handle administrative and training tasks. At present, about 10 former staff of the Travel Industry Council have taken up new positions in the Travel Inspection Bureau. I believe the authorities affirm the past achievements of the Council and other staff can consider it.

The first time the high-speed rail depot opened the travel agency, the quota was full. The Travel Council: To seek more time from the MTR Travel Council Investigation: More than 50% of the citizens traveled within half a year after the customs clearance. Macau and Taiwan accounted for the most local travel stops for nearly half a year. It is expected that the number of tour groups during the summer vacation will gradually pick up and customs clearance|Tan Yaozong and Li Huiqiong wrote to the Shenzhen Port Office to increase port manpower to shorten customs clearance time|Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor: As long as the epidemic is under control and customs clearance with the Mainland, Hong Kong’s economic outlook next year is optimistic

Source: hk1

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