Recently, the low-priced 8-yuan flight to Japan has attracted widespread attention. A netizen found on Ctrip that during multiple time periods in March, the price of a flight from Shanghai to Osaka was only in single digits, with a minimum of 8 yuan and a tax inclusive price of around 410 yuan.
In response, the relevant person in charge of Ctrip stated, "This type of special ticket is mainly affected by the supply and demand relationship. After the peak of Spring Festival travel in popular cities, tourist traffic rapidly decreases, and there is an excess of air transportation capacity. In February and March, users are more likely to miss this type of special ticket."
Ctrip stated that in the weeks following the peak of Spring Festival tourism in recent years, prices for airfare, hotels, group tours, and car rentals have all seen significant declines. According to data from Ctrip, from the end of this year's Spring Festival holiday to early March, prices for group tours in multiple destinations have decreased by 30% to 50%, and popular destinations such as Sanya, Beijing, and Yunnan have even seen a "waist fold" in price for group tours.
Recently, there have been low-priced flights from Shanghai to Macau, Jeju Island, Bangkok, Singapore, and other places, ranging from four to five hundred yuan to six to seven hundred yuan, which is a significant decrease from the price of thousands of yuan during the Spring Festival holiday. According to data from Ctrip, as of the end of February, all flights from Shanghai to Chongqing, Changsha, Xi'an, Chengdu, Sanya and other places are priced at 100 yuan; From now until mid March, flights from Beijing to Xi'an, Chongqing, Wuhan, Luoyang and other places are available for two to three hundred yuan.
The prices of hotels in many places have also shown a significant decline. Popular tourist destinations during the Spring Festival holiday, such as Harbin, Nanjing, Luoyang, Suzhou, and Kaifeng, have seen an average decrease of 40% to 50% in hotel prices compared to the Spring Festival holiday. Cities such as Sanya, Xi'an, Hangzhou, and Quanzhou have seen an average decrease of nearly 40% in hotel prices.