With the relaxation of entry and exit policies since this year, the "May Day" holiday has become the most prosperous outbound travel holiday in the past three years.

According to the National Immigration Administration on May 4, during this year's "May Day" holiday, the national border control authorities checked a total of 6.265 million people entering and exiting the country, with a daily average of 1.253 million people, an increase of about 2.2 times compared with the same period of last year's "May Day", which is 59.2% of the same period of "May Day" in 2019. 59.2% of the same period in May 1, 2019. Among them, 3.12 million people entered the country and 3.145 million people left. On April 30, the number of people entering and leaving the country exceeded 1.38 million, which is the highest since the implementation of the "Category B" measures.

China Trade News reporter learned from Ctrip Group that during this year's May Day holiday, the booking volume of international flights on Ctrip platform has recovered to about 40% of the same period in 2019, and the search popularity has increased by more than 60% compared with 2019. Popular flight destinations with more departures from mainland China than the same period in 2019 include: Macau, China, the United Arab Emirates and the Maldives. The average price of a one-way cross-border air ticket including tax during the holidays was RMB 2,104, up 34% from 2019.

It is worth mentioning that with the improvement of travel quality, orders for two-class air tickets (first class and business class) during the first long holiday after the epidemic rose more than the level of economy class. According to Ctrip data, the average one-way price of two-class air tickets during May Day was 2,443 yuan, with orders increasing by nearly 80% compared to the same period in 2019.

More travelers who pay attention to quality and convenience also choose chartered air travel, it is understood that the "May Day" period Ctrip business aircraft charter orders are mostly domestic to Koh Samui, Naha, Maldives and other island destinations.

And from the overall order volume, Ctrip platform "May Day" mainland outbound travel orders increased by nearly 700% compared to the same period last year, outbound airline tickets and hotel orders increased by nearly 900% and 450% respectively compared to the same period in 2022.

Closer Asian countries and regions are the first choice of mainland outbound travelers. According to Ctrip air ticket data, nearly 70% of outbound intentions are concentrated in Southeast Asia. Hong Kong, China, Bangkok, Macau, China, Singapore, Phuket, Seoul, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Osaka, Chinese Taipei and other places have become popular destinations for outbound travel during this year's May Day holiday. The air tickets and hotel orders of many of these places exceeded the level of the 2019 "May Day" holiday.

In the meantime, with the liberalization of the first two batches of outbound group tour pilot policy, the recovery of long-haul products in many places is also eye-catching. in mid-April, the Ctrip platform, before and after May 1 from the mainland to Europe, the Middle East and Africa countries with group tour products are almost completely sold out. Dubai + Abu Dhabi, Spain + Portugal, Egypt in-depth tour, Switzerland in-depth tour, Greece exquisite tour and other long-haul products in this holiday are welcomed by users.

Many "post-00" young travelers are stepping out of the country for the first time. On the Ctrip platform, the popular transnational destinations for the first time for users aged 18 to 23 are: Bangkok, Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo and Kuala Lumpur.

In terms of spending level, this group of college students or young users who have just entered society have considerable spending power on travel. Take outbound group travel products as an example, their spending per unit is RMB 6,562, which is about 25% higher than the pre-epidemic level. The unit price of outbound free-travel products is close to 15,000 yuan.