For example, when promoting flexible weekend work and rest, it is proposed that all localities and units should optimize work arrangements based on actual conditions. In the second quarter of this year, a 2.5-day flexible work and rest day will be trialled on weekends to actively

Affected by the new coronavirus epidemic, culture and tourism have suffered heavy losses. In order to help the local tourism industry recover, the central province Jiangxi Province is trialling a 2.5-day flexible working system on weekends ! As soon as the news came out, the screen immediately flooded!

1 Half-price tour to 5A-level scenic spots on Friday afternoon

html On March 19, Jiangxi issued the "Notice on Playing a "Combination Box" to Boost Tourism Consumption", striving to minimize the impact of the epidemic on economic development, and make a good "combination of eight moves" Boxing" to boost tourism consumption in Jiangxi.

In this "combination boxing", there are many refreshing and pioneering moves. For example, when promoting flexible weekend work and rest, it is proposed that all localities and units should optimize work arrangements based on actual conditions. In the second quarter of this year, a 2.5-day flexible work and rest day will be trialled on weekends to actively guide cadres and employees to go out for leisure and vacation on weekends. The working hours reduced by the flexible schedule can be made up by extending the length of other working days.

Another example is that implements discounts on tickets for scenic spots. The province's 5A-level, 4A-level tourist attractions and 5A-level rural tourist spots give half-price tickets to tourists who enter the scenic spots on Friday afternoon.

In addition, Jiangxi also encourages tourism companies to cooperate across industries such as commerce, culture and sports, transportation, communications, accommodation, catering, energy, finance and other industries to launch "preferential packages" and "gift packages" to extend the consumption chain, amplify consumption efficiency, and guide Cross-border integration of consumption.

It is worth mentioning that the "Notice on Implementing "Combined Boxes" to Boost Tourism Consumption" also clearly states that the province's cadres and workers are encouraged to take the lead in tourism consumption, guide residents to travel healthily, and break past practices.

2 Will other provinces follow suit?

Reporters noticed that ’s “2.5-day long holiday” is not a new rule. As early as August 2015, the General Office of the State Council issued "Several Opinions on Further Promoting Tourism Investment and Consumption", which for the first time encouraged the 2.5-day vacation model of "combining Friday afternoons with weekends". Since then, many places have begun to explore trials of 2.5-day mini-long holidays per week.

According to incomplete statistics, more than 10 provinces including Liaoning, Fujian, Hebei, Jiangxi, Guizhou, Zhejiang, and Guangdong have issued opinions encouraging 2.5 days of vacation, supporting workers to take breaks on Friday afternoons and weekends.

But opinions are opinions, and there are not many provinces that have actually tried 2.5-day weekends. From the perspective of 2020, Jiangxi is the first in the country.

What has attracted much attention is that under the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the tourism, catering, hotel and other industries are the first to bear the brunt, and the industry has suffered heavy losses. Statistics from authoritative organizations show that if the total size of the national tourism industry in 2018 is 5,127.8 billion yuan as a reference, the impact of the epidemic on the tourism industry may exceed one trillion yuan. Against this background, various places are trying to find ways to promote the recovery of the tourism industry. Therefore, It is not ruled out that other provinces will follow up and trial the 2.5-day weekend work and rest system.

According to Li Changan, a professor at the School of Public Administration at the University of International Business and Economics, holiday time adjustment is not only an objective requirement for economic and social development, but also a necessary measure to protect the rights and interests of workers. The implementation of "2.5-day mini-long holidays" in various places will allow people to have more time for leisure travel, which has positive significance for encouraging consumption and stimulating domestic demand. It will also help promote the implementation of the flexible vacation system.

Some experts also said that under the pressure of economic downturn, companies in some industries have certain pressure to implement flexible vacations. To prevent vacations from becoming "paper welfare", on the one hand, business operators must realize that allowing workers to take vacations is not only beneficial to workers, but also beneficial to the improvement of unit labor productivity and worker quality. On the other hand, we must also find ways to solve the practical difficulties currently faced by enterprises, especially small, medium and micro enterprises.

3 What other “amazing things” are there in various places?

In order to stimulate the development of tourism, what other amazing measures are being taken by various places?

Hong Kong: Direct payment

In October last year, in order to save Hong Kong’s tourism industry, the Hong Kong Commerce and Economic Development Bureau launched a tourism industry incentive plan, which subsidized each inbound tourist 120 Hong Kong dollars and outbound tourists 100 Hong Kong dollars. Each travel agency There are 500 places, with a subsidy limit of 60,000 yuan, and it is expected to involve 850,000 tourists. The relevant subsidy funds will be directly distributed to travel agencies, and the implementation period will be until the end of March 2020.

At that time, Hong Kong Tourism Board Chairman Pang Yiu-ka said that although the number of tourists had declined, there were actually tourists who continued to come to Hong Kong. Each overnight visitor would spend about HK$6,600 in Hong Kong, which would help promote Hong Kong’s catering, Hospitality, transportation and retail industries.

Beijing: 345 million yuan to respond to encourage online tourism

html On March 10, Beijing studied and formulated 13 tourism industry assistance policies, clearly using 345 million yuan to focus on supporting tourism companies to cope with the epidemic and tide over difficulties.

One of them is to encourage qualified tourism enterprises, cultural venues, and tourist attractions to develop online tourism, create online tourism products, and launch high-quality cultural tourism classes. Develop online e-commerce business for tourism and cultural creative products, and encourage tourism enterprises and tourist attractions in the city to develop high-quality tourism and cultural creative products.

Hunan: buy one get one free, stay one night get one free

Hunan’s key tourist areas Fenghuang County and Zhangjiajie have launched cross-border discounts of hotels + scenic spots.

Fenghuang County has made it clear that within 3 months after the scenic spot opens, hotels, inns, and homestays will implement the "buy one night, get one free" discount; all tourists who purchase tickets for scenic spots in Fenghuang County can enjoy the "buy one, get one free" offer. Offer, you can visit any participating attractions for free the next day.

Zhangjiajie has introduced "ten policies" to support tourism companies in relieving difficulties, including implementing a "buy 1 get 1 free" ticket discount for domestic and foreign tourists within 2 months after the scenic spot opens, and 15 hotels and 18 B&Bs will implement a "stay 1" policy for accommodation. "One night later" discount; travel agencies with more customers, greater influence, and better service quality will be given a reward of more than 50,000 yuan; flights and special train subsidies and incentives will be given.

Hainan: Reducing the burden on enterprises with "tax exemption + incentives and subsidies"

Hainan chose Hainan to implement fiscal and taxation support policies and provide tourism enterprises with direct "tax exemptions + incentives and subsidies" to help the tourism industry reduce losses and overcome difficulties.

Zhao Wenxiao, director of the Sanya Taxation Bureau of the State Administration of Taxation, said that the Sanya Taxation Bureau has recently implemented tax-free sales of more than 1 billion yuan for enterprises and deferred tax payments of nearly 40 million yuan for enterprises. In addition, Sanya has also established various types of special award and subsidy funds to stabilize the tourism market. As of February 24, various support funds of 850 million yuan have been implemented.

Macau, Shandong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and other places collectively issued consumer vouchers

html On March 13, Nanjing announced the issuance of more than 300 million yuan in consumer vouchers to citizens and disadvantaged groups, involving tourism, catering and other fields.

Jinan, Shandong and Hangzhou, Zhejiang are also at the forefront. On March 2, the Shandong Jinan Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government issued relevant documents and launched 20 million yuan in cultural tourism consumption coupons, mainly used to stimulate cultural tourism consumption. The deputy director of the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism said that Zhejiang will launch cultural tourism consumption coupons with a total value of 1 billion yuan and cultural tourism consumption red envelopes of 100 million yuan.

Previously, on February 13, the Macau SAR government announced an economic recovery plan, one of which was to distribute electronic consumption vouchers worth 3,000 patacas to all residents.

4 Does the tourism sector welcome layout opportunities?

In terms of capital markets, statistics show that in the last five trading days as of March 18, the CSI 300 Index fell by 9.74%, and the leisure services sector fell by 8.44%. The industry outperformed the market by 1.3 percentage points, ranking among the 28 first-level industries in Shenwan upstream. Among them, attractions fell by 7.93%, tourism fell by 8.64%, hotels fell by 12.04%, and catering rose by 5.76%. In terms of individual stocks, Xi'an Catering, ST Cloud Network and HNA Innovation led the gains, while Sante Cableway, Tengbang International and Jinjiang Hotels led the losses.

Bohai Securities issued a research report on March 18, pointing out that in the long term, the tourism industry's continued upward trend has not changed, and the company logic in the industry has not been fundamentally affected. However, the impact of the epidemic on short-term performance is unavoidable, so it is given "Neutral" investment rating for the industry.

New Era Securities said that policies are good for the recovery of the tourism industry. The development of inbound tourism will be one of the focuses in the next few years. Duty-free industry restrictions may be further relaxed to stimulate the return of consumption. Policies to boost tourism are expected to continue to increase during the year, and the domestic tourism market is gradually recovering as spring blooms. Therefore, we can wait for the recovery of leading companies in the segment. It is recommended to pay attention to companies with long-term logic support, such as China International Travel Service, Songcheng Romance, etc.

According to Gao Zheng, director of the Industrial Development Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, as of March 16, 3,714 Class A hotels in 28 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across the country have resumed business, with a resumption rate of more than 30%, and scenic spots have resumed operations. Mainly mountainous scenic spots, open scenic spots, citizen parks and other outdoor places, the overall operation is stable, and no abnormal epidemic situation has occurred.

Regarding Jiangxi’s “2.5-day weekend” policy, many netizens said: supports it and can be promoted nationwide!

source | Jiangxi Provincial Government official website, e company official micro

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