Chinese Group Tourists: Outstanding Popularity of Visiting Japan
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-Popularity of Korean tourism plummets-
I will send you a summary from the Joongang Ilbo article.
China allows group tours:
On August 10, 78 countries, including South Korea, Japan, the United States, Germany and Australia, were allowed to tour Chinese groups.
Interest in traveling to Korea:
Group tour products to Korea that are currently accepting reservations in China.
South Korea found fewer than its competitors.
It is pointed out that Chinese people’s interest in traveling to South Korea is lower than in the past.
Chinese tourism portal: Qunar
As of the 16th, group tours departing from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen were surveyed.
Compare group tour menus:
the second half of this year,
There were a total of 103 types of group tour packages to Korea.
There are 978 types of tourism products bound for Japan.
Products bound for Korea accounted for only 10.5% of the products bound for Japan.
Japanese group tour menu:
In Japan, there are nine regional packages, including Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya.
Outstanding Japanese mood:
There are 202 types of Beijing, 305 types of Shanghai, 219 types of Guangzhou, and 252 types of Shenzhen.
Korean group tour menu:
In Korea, there are only two regions, Seoul and Jeju.
South Korea is unpopular in Beijing and Shanghai:
There are only 12 kinds of Korean products from Beijing and 8 kinds from Shanghai, respectively.
There are only 1/5 of Guangzhou (50 types) and Shenzhen (43 types).
The Korean tourism fever from Chinese cities has completely cooled down.
Thai and Vietnamese tourist menu:
Among the countries that allow group tourism,
Thailand (11,285 types) and Vietnam (737 types) have the most products
It was about seven times more than Korean products.
Thailand and Vietnam lifted the ban in February this year.
Western tourist menu:
There are 643 types of travel packages for Germany and Australia.
Currently, 150 kinds of products are accepting reservations.
China Tourism Portal: Ctrip
I answered the reason why the popularity of Korean tourism products has fallen.
Likeability for South Korea:
After THAAD, exchanges between the two countries decreased sharply.
My affection for South Korea has dropped significantly.
Declining competitiveness of South Korea:
Before the pandemic, Korean products such as cosmetics and electronic products were very popular.
China’s competitiveness has already risen, and there is no longer any advantage to purchasing in Korea tourism.
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