Hong Kong has been closed for two and a half years, and the tourism and hotel industry has been in an "ice age".
The government announced yesterday (8th) that the quarantine period for people returning to Hong Kong will be relaxed to "3+4".
The travel agency welcomes the government's new measures. Yuan Zhenning, executive director of Zonghengyou, said that an hour after the news was announced, it had received about 100 phone enquiries from newspaper groups, so it was planning to launch a Japanese group today (9th) with a price of less than 10,000 yuan. Including the 8-day group in Fukuoka, Kyushu, including 3 nights of hot springs; the executive director of Dongying Travel, Xuan Guoquan, plans to launch more independent travel groups in Southeast Asia, such as the 9-day group in Bangkok and Pattaya, including tour guide, hotel and driver, 2 people into a group It sells for 10,600 yuan, and if you form a group of 4 people, it can be as low as 8,700 yuan.
▼On June 22, Hong Kong's first Japanese tour group set off under the epidemic▼
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Yao Boliang points out that "3+4" only drives business travelers to call for cancellation of hotel quarantine in the fourth quarter
Yiu Pak-leung, a member of the Legislative Council of the tourism industry, said that "3+4" really helps business travelers. If they arrive in Hong Kong on Friday, they can meet with them next Monday. However, foreign tourists have not been able to drive them. "There are many places in the world to choose from. Do you want to choose Hong Kong? There are so many places in the world to play.” Therefore, he expects “3+4” to be only a “halfway station”, and calls on the government to fully switch off in the fourth quarter of this year and provide a clear timetable as soon as possible, so that relevant companies can continue to be able to Hold on.
▼The epidemic lasted for more than two years, and the airport was full of passenger planes▼
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The 8-day group tour in Fukuoka, Kyushu, costs less than 10,000 yuan
As for travel agencies, Yuan Zhenning, the executive director of Zonghengyou, who is currently in Kyushu, Japan, said that he welcomes the government's relaxation of the number of quarantine days. He pointed out that within an hour after the announcement of the news, about 100 telephone enquiries were received from newspaper groups, and there were also about 20 people. Plan autumn and winter package tours.
He revealed that he is preparing to launch a Japanese tour of less than 10,000 yuan today, including an 8-day tour in Fukuoka, Kyushu, and a 3-night hot spring.
He believes that the reduction of the hotel quarantine to 3 days will attract more parents to join the group. "Children are hard to be quarantined for 7 days, and parents all want to bury their children, and they have not been out to play for two years."
▼On June 24th, the first group of 15 members of the Japanese tour group departs▼
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Dongying Tour Bangkok Pattaya 9-day group minimum 8700 yuan
Huan Guoquan, executive director of Eastern Travel, said that there have been rumors of "5+2" or "4+3" in the past, so he is satisfied with the new measures and believes that it can increase people's desire to travel, but the manpower and flights in the industry cannot be restored immediately. I believe it will be effective in October at the earliest.
He revealed that in the future, there will be more self-guided tours in Southeast Asia, such as the 9-day tour in Bangkok and Pattaya, which includes a tour guide, hotel and driver. The price of a group of 2 people is 10,600 yuan, and if a group of 4 people is a group, it can be reduced to 8,700 yuan.
"Everyone has never tried to recruit from foreign countries, and there is a long way to go with support and no support."
HKTB: Ready to deploy to welcome tourists
The chairman of the HKTB, Pang Yiu-jia, said that he welcomes the government's new measures and believes that it is a good start for the full resumption of cross-border tourism, especially for business, family visits and returning tourists, attracting them to return to Hong Kong as soon as possible. Make arrangements to welcome more passengers immediately after customs clearance.
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It will take a month for the hotel industry to halve the staff and refund
Cui Dingbang, director of quarantine hotel operations and director-general of the Tourism Promotion Association, revealed that the hotel will take the initiative to arrange refunds to guests who have booked, but it will take two weeks to complete.
He also pointed out that the new measures can indeed bring a slight stimulus, making people who are eager to travel abroad, and promoting necessary travel such as visiting relatives and official business. Quantities will rise, freeing up more supply.
The Hong Kong Hotel Owners Association estimates that there are more than 10,000 reservations for more than 60 quarantine hotels in Hong Kong that need to be refunded.
Due to the shortage of manpower in the industry, it has shrunk from more than 40,000 people before the epidemic to half, and it is estimated that it will take a month to complete the refund.
Yao Bailiang, a member of the Legislative Council of the tourism industry, said that after the introduction of the new measures, the operating costs of hotels continued to increase due to the cost of epidemic prevention and cleaning and manpower pressure.
Quarantine hotels are changed to "3+4", travel with peace of mind and "red and yellow codes" are added to the latest quarantine arrangements of Q&A agencies. Entry is changed to "3+4" hotel quarantine from 8.12. Those who leave early can receive hotel refunds from 8.12. The hotel quarantine period is shortened to 3 days During the 4-day home surveillance period, you can return to work, not dine in The quarantine of the hotel for medical treatment is changed to 3+4, and the travel agency receives 100 inquiries from the group in one hour, which will push the Japanese group to parity