China Jiangsu Network Lianyungang News on February 21st In order to further develop the cruise tourism customer source market, on the morning of the 20th, the 2019 Qingdao Cruise Tourism Promotion Conference "Visit Qingdao, Enjoy a Cruise, and See the World" came to Lianyungang City to introduce to citizens how to travel in Qingdao Embark on a romantic cruise trip. More than 200 people from Lianyungang Municipal Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau, travel agencies and related associations attended the meeting.
Qingdao International Cruise Home Port is located in downtown Qingdao, with complete infrastructure and convenient transportation. It can quickly reach the high seas, which is conducive to the arrangement of cruise travel routes. Since the opening of the port in 2015, it has received a total of 290 cruises and 340,000 inbound and outbound cruise tourists. In 2018, when the overall operation of the national cruise market dropped by 30%, Qingdao cruise tourism bucked the trend and rose. In 2018, Qingdao International Cruise Home Port received 71 cruises and 112,000 passengers, an increase of 3% compared with the same period last year.
At 9:20 a.m. that day, friends from local travel agencies entered the venue one after another, picked up promotional materials, took photos and read them. Su Feng, general manager of Lianyungang Southeast Travel Agency Co., Ltd., told reporters that this was his first time to participate in a cruise-themed promotion meeting, and it felt very professional and fresh. "There are also cruise ships departing from Lianyungang, but the ships are very small and the interiors are very ordinary. I heard that there is a super luxurious Italian cruise ship this time. I am very interested! I hope to have more exchanges and cooperation with colleagues in Qingdao's tourism industry to jointly develop cruise tourism. Business!"
Sun Peichuan, director of the Law Enforcement Supervision Division of the Qingdao Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau, said in his speech that on December 26, 2018, the Qinglian Railway , one of the northern sections of China's "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" high-speed railway coastal corridors, After the opening, Qinglian transportation will be more convenient and tourism exchanges will be closer. With the full development of Qingdao International Cruise Home Port, more exciting cruise lines will be opened this year, and Lianyungang citizens are welcome to sail from Qingdao and travel around the world.
He Shantie, deputy director of Lianyungang Municipal Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau, said that Qingdao and Lianyungang are both located on the coast of the Yellow Sea. They are both the first coastal port cities to be opened in the country. They have similarities in resources, industrial structure, etc., but also have their own characteristics. . Qingdao’s tourism industry is welcome to come to Lianyungang for promotion and exchange. It is believed that with the joint efforts of the tourism departments and tourism industry in both places, tourism will enter the fast lane of vigorous development.
In order to continue to expand the "cake" of the cruise tourism industry and encourage tourists to travel ashore, this year various scenic spots in Qingdao launched "cruise shore excursions" special tourism products. From now until April 30, Laoshan Scenic Area Taiqing and Jufeng tourist areas will offer free tickets for cruise tourists; from May 1st to December 31st, Taiqing tourist area will offer 45 yuan tickets for cruise tourists ( The original price is 90 yuan) discount, and Jufeng Tours offers a 40 yuan discount for cruise tourists (original price is 80 yuan). In addition to Laoshan Scenic Area, Qingdao International Conference Center , Tsingtao Beer Museum, Wine Museum, Qingdao German Governor's Building Site Museum, etc. have also launched corresponding fare discounts to attract tourists to travel ashore.
Shandong Caesar International Travel has launched a Qingdao ground pick-up policy and "package" special offer for shore travel: a food experience tour, taking you to visit May Fourth Square, Taitung Pedestrian Street , Pichai Courtyard (including apartment accommodation), the cruise group price is 100 Yuan / person. The cultural sightseeing tour takes you to climb "the first mountain on the sea" - Laoshan (accommodation included), cruise team 150 yuan/person. A trip to the Children's Fun Park will take you to Fantawild Fantasy Kingdom (accommodation included) for only 260 yuan/person. At the
meeting, Qingdao Jiahua Mandarin International Travel Service, Lianyungang Yongtai Travel, Shandong Caesar International Travel Service, Lv Mama Lianyungang Co., Ltd., China International Travel Service (Qingdao), and Lianyungang Southeast International Travel Service successfully signed a sales cooperation agreement. In the future, the two parties will jointly develop Qingdao’s cruise passenger base market and develop Qingdao’s cruise tourism industry.
reporters learned from the meeting that on the 20th, the American cruise ship Herveister Dam visited Qingdao Port, and the Star Legend Cruise Line will also visit Qingdao Port in succession. From March to May, 13 routes of the Italian "Costa Cruises" "Selena" and "China Taishan" will set sail from Qingdao, bound for Japan's Fukuoka, Nagasaki and other cities, taking tourists there. Go see the early spring cherry blossoms.It is worth mentioning that during the lottery, two lucky Lianyungang citizens won the opportunity to travel on the China Taishan cruise ship, which will begin a 5-day and 4-night romantic journey in Fukuoka, Japan on March 14.
The staff also provided corresponding answers to the support policy issues that local travel agencies are concerned about. According to the "Measures on Encouraging the Organization of Cruise Ships" promulgated by Qingdao City at the end of last year, outbound travel agencies and passenger ticketing agents that rent or charter cruise ships to operate in Qingdao are required to organize more than 5,000 outbound passengers (including 5,000 people) to board ships annually. , a subsidy of 200 yuan per person will be provided based on the number of cruise passengers solicited to go abroad, and cruise operating travel agencies and cruise passenger sellers will be encouraged to actively participate in Qingdao cruise tourism charters and passenger source organizations to promote the rapid development of the cruise tourism business. (Wang Zhongwei)
