Can the individual endorsement of Taiwan Province Province be suspended in the pilot program of individual travel to Taiwan by mainland residents from 47 cities?
At present, the free travel products of Taiwan Province Province, such as Ctrip, have not been removed from the shelves, and there is no specific statement on how tourists who travel to Taiwan in the near future deal with the related air tickets and hotel cancellations.
According to the website of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, on July 3 1 day, the Cross-Strait Tourism Exchange Association issued the Announcement of the Cross-Strait Tourism Exchange Association on Suspension of Individual Travel of Mainland Residents to Taiwan, saying that in view of the current cross-strait relations, it was decided to suspend individual travel of mainland residents to Taiwan from August 1 day and 20 19.
According to public information, the specific 47 cities mainly include Beijing, Shanghai, Xiamen, Tianjin, Chongqing, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Jinan, Xi, Fuzhou and Shenzhen.
At present, the free travel products of Taiwan Province Province on online travel platforms such as Ctrip have not been removed from the shelves, and there is no specific statement on how tourists who travel to Taiwan in the near future will deal with the problem of returning air tickets and hotels.
On July 3 1 day, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued the Announcement of the Cross-Strait Tourism Exchange Association on Suspending Individual Travel of Mainland Residents to Taiwan in official website. The announcement said: "In view of the current cross-strait relations, it is decided to suspend the pilot program of individual travel of mainland residents to Taiwan in 47 cities from August 20 1 9."
According to the Shanghai Exit-Entry Administration, starting from August 1, the G-sign for individual travel endorsement in Taiwan Province Province will be suspended, and only team endorsement will be allowed. Some people in the tourism industry in Taiwan Province Province predict that this move may reduce the number of mainland tourists visiting Taiwan by about 700,000 in the next six months.
Regarding the suspension of individual travel to Taiwan, Weibo, the People's Daily, commented in the evening: What is the reason for the suspension of individual travel to Taiwan? I'm afraid the Democratic Progressive Party authorities don't know either. Frequent accidents, either relying on foreign self-respect or "touching porcelain" at every turn. Who should bear the responsibility for smashing the good cards sent by the mainland and frustrating Bao Dao's tourism industry? No wonder it was ridiculed by mainland netizens as "I treat you as a compatriot and you treat me as a wallet". Please remember: Taiwan Province compatriots will be better if cross-strait relations are good.
20 1 1 The former National Tourism Administration revised the Measures for the Administration of Mainland Residents Traveling to Taiwan Province Province. From the original "mainland residents traveling to Taiwan Province Province must be organized by designated travel agencies to travel to Taiwan in the form of groups", it has been changed to "mainland residents traveling to Taiwan Province Province can take two forms of group travel or individual travel", and the mode of "individual travel" has been added.
Since June 28th, 20 1 1, Shanghai, Beijing and Xiamen have taken the lead in opening free travel to Taiwan, and a * * * has opened five batches of 47 cities.
The first batch (3): Beijing, Shanghai and Xiamen. The second batch (10): Tianjin, Nanjing, Chongqing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Fuzhou, Jinan and Xi 'an. The third batch (13): Suzhou, Wuhan, Ningbo, Qingdao, Zhengzhou, Shenyang, Changchun, Shijiazhuang, Changsha, Kunming, Nanning, Hefei and Quanzhou. The fourth batch (10): Harbin, Taiyuan, Nanchang, Guiyang, Dalian, Wuxi, Wenzhou, Zhongshan, Yantai and Zhangzhou. The fifth batch (1 1): Haikou, Hohhot, Lanzhou, Yinchuan, Changzhou, Zhoushan, Huizhou, Weihai, Longyan, Guilin and Xuzhou.
On July 3 1 day, the staff of a travel agency said that the current group tour to Taiwan has no impact. If tourists have already applied for visas and entry permits, they can still travel within the validity period.
Spring and Autumn Travel Agency said that in terms of products, related personal travel products to Taiwan have been removed to avoid consumers making wrong choices. As the group tour to Taiwan will continue, Spring and Autumn Travel Agency provides two negotiation solutions for individual tourists to Taiwan. One is to change the contract, suggesting that tourists change their travel modes, and choose to go to Taiwan with a group tour as a reference; The second is to terminate the contract, and the company will do a good job of communication with suppliers. A staff member of the OTA platform also said that the product adjustment and follow-up communication related to the retreat and reform are currently underway.
According to the statistics of Taiwan Province Province, in the first half of this year, there were * * * 1.6777 million mainland tourists visiting Taiwan. In 20 18, the number of mainland tourists visiting Taiwan was 2,695,600, a record low in six years. The data shows that from 20 13 to 20 17, the number of mainland tourists visiting Taiwan was 2,874,700, 3,987,200, 465,438+084,600, 3,565,438+0,000 and 3,565,438+0./kl respectively.
In an interview with local media, a person from the tourism industry in Taiwan Province Province said that the number of mainland tourists visiting Taiwan is expected to decrease by about 700,000 in the next six months due to the suspension of the pilot program of individual travel to Taiwan by mainland residents.
In recent years, with the decrease of mainland tourists to Taiwan, the tourism income of Taiwan Province Province has also decreased from 20 15.
According to CEIC data, in 20 15, the total tourism revenue of Taiwan Province province in China was $25.729 billion, which decreased to $25.505 billion in 20 17.
Some media in Taiwan Province Province once reported: "At the forum of Taiwan Tourism Industry Innovation Bureau at the end of last year (referring to the end of 2065438+2008), Yao Daguang, chairman of the Taiwan Province Cross-Strait Tourism Development Association, said that Taiwan's tourism had been hit for more than two years. Although the number of tourists visiting Taiwan in the "new southbound" area has increased a little, the tourism industry has "no feeling" because more than 3,000 tour buses have been blocked and 3,000 have stopped.
Bian Xiao made a simple calculation. For example, in 20 18, the number of mainland tourists visiting Taiwan Province province decreased by 50%, that is,1350,000 person-times. According to CEIC data, in 20 17 years, the daily per capita consumption expenditure of mainland tourists to Taiwan Province Province was $65,438 +084.38 yuan, with an average stay of 7.33 nights. Then, if the number of tourists to Taiwan Province Province is reduced by 50%, the tourism income will be reduced by $654.38+82.5 million yuan, accounting for 7.654.38+06% of the total tourism income of Taiwan Province Province in 2065.438+07.