Corona worsened China's condition, 18 percent drop in tourism due to strict restrictions

Travel has been badly affected in China due to strict Corona rules. People are being forced to stay indoors. Only 42 crore 20 lakh tourist visits were recorded during the week-long National Day holiday from October 1.

Corona worsened China's condition, 18 percent drop in tourism due to strict restrictions
Corona worsened China's condition, image source: jagran

While the corona virus that started from the Chinese city of Wuhan has disturbed the lives of the people of China, on the other hand, it has badly affected all kinds of work in the cities around China. The tourism industry has been badly affected.

China recorded 42.20 million (422 million) tourist visits during the week-long National Day holiday from October 1. According to government data, there has been a decrease of 18.2 percent in tourist visits this year as compared to last year's holidays. 

Strictness in the rules of Corona

After the arrival of new cases of corona in China, the rules of corona have been tightened, due to which people have been forced to be imprisoned in their homes. Public transport has also been temporarily suspended. After the cases of corona in many cities of China, the authorities have also announced a lockdown.

State broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday, citing data from China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism, that in 2019, before Corona, tourism was 60.7 percent. Domestic tourism revenue in China declined by 26.2% this year from 287.2 billion yuan. 

Strict corona restrictions even in famous city of China

Xishuangbanna, the most famous destination city located in Yunnan province in the southwest of China, has also been badly affected due to Corona. After 12 new cases of Omicron came here on Thursday, a strict lockdown has been implemented and tourists have also been completely banned from coming here. Area officials have issued orders for people to undergo corona tests three times in Jinghong. Apart from this, emergency food supplies are being made for the tourists.

Travel completely affected due to Corona restrictions

Due to China's zero COVID policy and strict rules, people are now preferring to stay in their homes. According to China's largest online travel agency Ctrip, per capita local tourism expenditure in China has increased by 30% year on year. Let us tell you that not only the people of China but also people from other countries coming into the industry have stopped coming here, due to which there is loss of revenue and other things are also getting affected.