The "0+3" quarantine arrangement will be implemented at 6:00 am today (26th), and arrivals from foreign countries and Taiwan will eventually no longer need to stay in designated quarantine hotels. In recent days, many Hong Kong people are considering traveling abroad.
Xuan Guoquan, the executive director of Dongying Travel, said on a Hong Kong and Taiwan program that since the announcement of "0+3", many people have made inquiries in the past few days.
However, he also pointed out that the current travel is mainly to Japan, and other regions are far from satisfactory, and because there are fewer flights than before the epidemic, air tickets to and from Tokyo, Japan are twice as expensive at any time, generally costing 4,000 to 6,000 yuan.
Some people are happy and some are sad, while the hotel industry on the other side is not optimistic about "0+3".
Chen Yuanyan, manager of the Hotel Owners Association, said that in addition to losing the business of quarantine hotels, citizens may also use coupons to buy air tickets to travel abroad. If they fail to benefit from the new round of coupons, the number of Staycation may also decrease, and it is estimated that the business will be reduced by 20 to 30%.
▼On September 24th, some citizens went to Mong Kok Bank Center Travel Agency to inquire about "0+3" outbound tours▼
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Xuan Guoquan stated on the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Millennium Times" that when the government announced "3+4", there were already citizens reporting groups. In July, there were four Japanese groups, each with about ten people; ”, there were long queues at the branch, with hundreds of people reporting groups or marching on their own every day.
However, he also pointed out that for the time being, only the Japanese group is popular, because the autumn leaves can be viewed from October to November, and other areas are still unsatisfactory.
Xuan Guoquan, Executive Director of Dongyingyou (Photo by Zhang Haowei)
Xuan Guoquan: There are fewer flights at present, and the round-trip air ticket from Tokyo is about 6,000 yuan
However, he also pointed out that the airline's capacity has not been restored. Currently, there are only two to three flights to Tokyo every week, and daily flights may not be maintained until the end of next month. It will take half a year to a year to return to the pre-epidemic level.
He continued to point out that air tickets are more expensive than in the past. For example, air tickets to and from Tokyo were usually about 2,000 to 3,000 yuan in the past, but now they are 4,000 to 6,000 yuan, which is about twice as expensive, and even more expensive on some days.
▼On September 25, the airport quarantine hotel diversion station will operate on the last day▼
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Hotel industry: 0+3 is not attractive and loses quarantine hotel business
Although the travel agency business is expected to pick up, the hotel industry, which also belongs to the tourism industry, is not optimistic.
Chen Yuanyan said on the same program that she has lost the business of the quarantine hotel. The guests have been arranged to leave today, and they are going through the refund procedure, which will take some time to process.
She continued to point out that "0+3" is not very attractive to tourists, and business customers are also limited, so video conferencing may continue, and I believe it will not help much.
▼September 26th, the first day of the implementation of "0+3"▼
It is expected that Hong Kong people's consumption coupons will not benefit the hotel industry
Chen Yuanyan pointed out that the hotel industry can only target the local market at present, but the market for Staycation is no longer large, and the original quarantine hotel has also been converted to target local guests, which will further dilute the market.
She also said that although the government will distribute consumer coupons, Hong Kong people are more inclined to use consumer coupons to buy air tickets to travel abroad under "0+3", and the hotel industry has not benefited. Will push different offers, hope to maintain business.
0+3｜The business of the catering industry has dropped by 50% in the past two weeks It is estimated that 800,000 people may leave Hong Kong and lose 10% of their business Get ready for normal
