The拉萨 "3?14" incident undoubtedly dealt a severe blow to Tibet's tourism industry, which was developing at an explosive rate. For a period of time after the incident, Tibet's tourism industry was virtually at a standstill. On April 23, Tibet resumed reception work for domestic tourists, and on June 25, it reopened its inbound tourism market.
This year, Tibet, which has suffered heavy blows to its tourism industry, is preparing to find a path to recovery in the winter, with "price reduction" and "quality" becoming the key words for Tibet's winter tourism.
The guide service price of Tibet Pure Guide Company dropped from 100 yuan per person per day in summer to 40 yuan in winter for domestic tourists, and from 160 yuan to 80 yuan for foreign tourists.
On October 6, a 6.6-magnitude earthquake occurred in Dangxiong County, Lhasa. The tourism industry of Dangxiong County, particularly the "Holy Lake" Namtso, a must-visit destination for most tourists entering Tibet, was affected again.
"In the difficult period of recovery for the tourism industry, strong measures must be taken," said Wang Songping, deputy director of the Tibet Autonomous Region Tourism Bureau. The tourism authorities have coordinated with scenic spots, airlines, hotels, and travel agencies, implementing price reduction measures on quality tourist routes this winter, reducing the average tourism price by 50%.
Tibet's major hotels have expressed that they will launch winter room prices to support the implementation of the winter tourism price reduction measures. According to the Xinding Hotel, a foreign-related hotel in Lhasa, the hotel's room prices after the price reduction will decrease by 60% based on the current prices. Three-star hotels in Lhasa and Nyingchi regions will implement a price standard of 120 to 160 yuan per standard room, and two-star hotels will be 80 to 120 yuan.
After the full resumption of Tibet's tourism in June, the tourism department began formulating winter tourism development measures to eliminate the negative impact of the "3.14" incident on Tibet as a tourist destination. Industry insiders believe that during the traditional off-season of Tibet's tourism in winter, price reduction is one of the effective measures to stimulate market prosperity.
From January to June, Tibet received a total of 341,824 tourists, a year-on-year decrease of 69%, and the total tourism revenue decreased by 72%. During the National Day holiday, the number of tourists received in Tibet decreased by 36% compared to the same period last year, and the recovery of the tourism economy is not optimistic.
Known as the "Jiangnan of Tibet," the Nyingchi region announced in September that it would implement price reduction measures in the winter, reducing all scenic spot ticket prices by 50%. From October 20 to April 20 next year, all scenic spot ticket prices in the Nyingchi region will be reduced by 50% based on the current prices. This includes the ticket price for the national 4A-level scenic spot Basongcuo dropping from the current 100 yuan per ticket to 50 yuan, and the entrance fee for the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon scenic spot dropping from 150 yuan per ticket to 75 yuan.
The Lhasa Municipal Tourism Bureau then responded, stating that apart from the Potala Palace tickets being priced at 100 yuan per ticket in the off-season, all other scenic spots will implement a 50% price reduction measure. The ticket price for "Holy Lake" Namtso will be reduced to 50 yuan, and the prices for Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery will be reduced to 25 yuan.
The Rikaze region in back Tibet has many cultural relics and scenic spots. On October 10, the Rikaze Regional Tourism Bureau announced that after coordination, the ticket prices for famous monasteries such as Tashilhunpo Monastery and Baiju Temple would be reduced by 20% in winter, while the prices for Sakya Monastery and Xialu Temple would be reduced by 50%.
Tibet initiated the largest-scale tourism price reduction in its history.
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