Since July, many important tourist cities in China, including Xi'an, Chengdu, Sichuan, Beihai, Yining, Xinjiang, and Sanya, Hainan have suffered sudden outbreaks. Sanya is currently stranded by about 80,000 tourists.

Jimu News Reporter Xiao Mingyuan Zhang Qi

Since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, domestic travel has been banned due to the hindrance of travel abroad. This summer, many people have made plans, tourists hope for a wonderful holiday, and scenic spots, hotels and travel agencies also hope for a prosperous business.

Since July, many important tourist cities in China, including Xi'an, Chengdu, Sichuan, Beihai, Guangxi, Yining, Xinjiang, and Sanya, Hainan have suffered sudden outbreaks. Sanya is currently stranded. Tourists' travel has been blocked, and many businesses of scenic spots, hotels and travel agencies have also been ruined. The summer tour that has just risen has cooled down again.

reporter noticed that on July 21 this year, the Central Bank of and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued a notice stating that it will implement a series of measures to effectively improve financial services for the cultural and tourism industry and promote the recovery and development of the cultural and tourism industry as soon as possible.

More tourist cities are hit by the epidemic

Summer time has always been the peak tourist season. Some media reported around June 8 that 29 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities including Guangdong, Heilongjiang, Shandong, Gansu, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Jiangsu, Xinjiang, Chongqing, and Sichuan have resumed cross-provincial travel. Data from multiple tourism platforms show that the summer tourism market continues to heat up, and tourism hotspots such as graduation trips, study tours, and summer vacation tours are frequently seen. Tourism industry insiders have also predicted that tourism this summer will usher in a better market expectation.

However, epidemics have occurred in many important tourist cities, which has cooled down the tourism market this summer.

htmlOn July 12, an epidemic occurred in Beihai, Guangxi. Beihai Popular attractions Weizhou Island suspended the reception of tourists to the island on the 14th, and it was recommended that the island residents not leave unless necessary. Beihai City also notified tourists to leave the island as soon as possible. It was not until August 1 that Beihai City announced that it had achieved the goal of social clearance and was making every effort to restore normal production and living order in an orderly manner.

Northwest travel is a hot word this summer. Xinjiang Duku Highway once became a hot search due to traffic jams, but it has not avoided the epidemic here. On July 22, Gansu Province added 42 new confirmed cases and 3329 asymptomatic infections in , and the province closed 186 A-level scenic spots. On July 30, Yining City, Yili Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang added 2 asymptomatic infections. By August 6, , Yining City added 41 asymptomatic infections, and 52 new infections were added in the entire district of Xinjiang.

Sanya, Hainan began to be attacked by the epidemic on August 1, and 828 new coronary pneumonia have been infected within 6 days. Sanya Vice Mayor He Shigang said that the city was peak tourism in the first two months, with millions of tourists entering Sanya. After the outbreak, it is estimated that more than 80,000 tourists were stranded in the local area. As a tourist city, Sanya will have more concern for stranded tourists and provide relevant services.

In addition, this summer, important tourist cities such as Xi'an, Shaanxi, Chengdu, Sichuan, and Xiamen, Fujian also experienced epidemics.

Sparse people on Weizhou Island (screenshot of the interviewee's video)

Central Bank and Ministry of Culture and Tourism strive to support the recovery and development of the cultural and tourism industry

Affected by the epidemic, the tourism business on Weizhou Island in Beihai, Guangxi has not yet recovered, and tourists must take a ferry from Beihai city to the island. On August 7, the owner of a B&B on Weizhou Island told Jimu News that there are not many supplies on the island. During the epidemic, supplies will be placed on the island every ten days or half a month. The water and electricity on the island are guaranteed, but the vegetables are a little nervous.

In contrast, he is more worried about the business of B&B : July and August are the local tourist peak season every year, and before this round of epidemic in July, his B&B will be full every day. The ferry to Weizhou Island has not yet been restored, and even if it resumes, the peak tourist season has been missed. According to his estimate, the loss in the summer may be more than 200,000 yuan.

There are no tourists in the Weizhou Island B&B store (photo provided by the interviewee)

Xinjiang Yining tourism industry has also been affected by the epidemic. On August 2, the Xinjiang Department of Culture and Tourism issued the "Notice on Implementing the "Circuit Breakdown" Mechanism for Cross-Provincial Tourism for Yining City and Yining County". According to the current epidemic prevention and control situation and tourism market conditions, the "Circuit Breakdown" Mechanism for Cross-Provincial Tourism was implemented in Yining City and Yining County, and immediately suspended travel agencies and online travel enterprises from cross-provincial team tourism and "air ticket + hotel" business entering and leaving the place.After there are no medium- and high-risk areas, they will recover.

After the outbreak occurred in many tourist cities in China, many netizens expressed their concerns about travel, and some netizens said they were looking forward to the recovery of the domestic epidemic and they could travel as soon as possible.

From the official website of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, on July 21 this year, People's Bank of China and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued a notice on financial support for the restoration and development of the cultural and tourism industry, implement measures such as continuing to increase financial support for the cultural and tourism industry, providing differentiated financial services to cultural and tourism enterprises that are more affected by the epidemic, improving the credit supply system for cultural and tourism enterprises, further broadening the financing channels for cultural and tourism enterprises, focusing on reducing the financing costs of cultural and tourism enterprises, and improving employment and credit reporting services for employees in the cultural and tourism industry, so as to effectively improve financial services for the cultural and tourism industry, stabilize the team of practitioners, and promote the recovery and development of the cultural and tourism industry as soon as possible.

(Source: Jimu News)

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