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Flight frequencies increased, switched to larger aircraft, Chengdu direct flights to Singapore are extremely popular.

04-16

On January 25, after the "Agreement Between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Singapore on Mutual Visa Exemption for Holders of Ordinary Passports" was announced, the search volume for Singapore flights and hotels on online travel platforms increased exponentially, with Chengdu being one of the popular source cities.

Reporters learned from relevant airlines that some airlines have recently increased the frequency of direct round-trip flights from Chengdu to Singapore and deployed wide-body aircraft with larger carrying capacity to operate this route, meeting passengers' travel needs.

According to the agreement, it will officially take effect on February 9 this year (Lunar New Year's Eve). At that time, ordinary passport holders from both sides can enter the other country visa-free for tourism, family visits, business, and other private affairs, with a stay not exceeding 30 days.

After the announcement, the search volume for Singapore flights and hotels on various online travel platforms increased significantly. According to data from Qunar, the search volume for Singapore hotels increased by 4 times compared to before the announcement, and the popularity is still rising. Fliggy's data shows that within 1 hour after the new visa-free policy was announced, the search volume for Singapore flights increased by over 15 times month-on-month, and the search volume for hotels increased by over 6 times month-on-month.

According to data from travel platforms, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Hong Kong, Wuhan, and Xiamen are the top ten popular source cities for travel to Singapore. During the Spring Festival, Singapore has become the fifth most popular outbound travel destination for Chinese tourists. It is understood that, from the search situation, popular hotel areas in Singapore include Sentosa, Marina Bay, Merlion Park, and Clarke Quay, and many high-end luxury hotels are still priced within a thousand yuan.

Gao Bi'ang, head of Fliggy Travel's Spring Festival project, stated that the mutual visa exemption will take effect from Lunar New Year's Eve, which means that during the upcoming Spring Festival holiday, the enthusiasm of domestic tourists to vacation in Singapore and Singaporean tourists to celebrate the Chinese New Year in China will be fully stimulated. In fact, data also shows that the search popularity for Singapore travel during the Spring Festival holiday instantly increased by over 20 times, and as of 16:00 on January 25, Singapore tourism bookings for the Spring Festival holiday increased by over 30 times year-on-year, showing a further accelerating growth trend.

It is reported that the booking popularity for Singapore flights and hotels continues to rise. Fliggy will increase service investment for popular outbound travel destinations, including Singapore, to better serve travelers' holiday inbound and outbound travel needs.

Travelers' enthusiasm for visiting Singapore is high, and travel is becoming increasingly convenient. On January 25, reporters learned that Singapore Airlines had increased the frequency of direct flights from Chengdu to Singapore in mid-this month, from the original three flights per week to one flight per day. At the same time, Air China also announced that during the Spring Festival travel season, it would deploy the A330 wide-body aircraft with stronger transport capacity to operate the Chengdu Tianfu to Singapore route. During the 40-day Spring Festival travel period, 14 flights will be operated by A330 aircraft and 34 flights by A321 aircraft, meeting passenger travel needs by increasing capacity.

In the first half of the year, the number of inbound and outbound travelers at Shandong ports increased by 137.6%.

Civil Aviation Administration of China: In 2023, international passenger flights resumed to over 4,600 weekly flights.

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