(Hong Kong / Beijing Comprehensive News) The high -speed rail trains in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Hong Kong officially operated on Saturday (June 15)., Attracting many Hong Kong people to travel north to travel.
According to the Hong Kong Gong Wenhui.com, Hong Kong travel agencies are scrambling to launch a high -speed rail trains group, and the booking is enthusiastic.Many travel agencies webpages showed that last Saturday's first batch of the first -bed train travel groups from Beijing and Shanghai were full. The cost of eight -day groups ranged from about 1,000 to 4,000 Hong Kong dollars (S $ 173 to 693).
Because travel time is relatively free, the current tour of the group is mainly the elderly 50 to 70 years old.Chen Ruidong, general manager of Hong Kong Travel Service, said that with the arrival of summer, the number of family tourists is expected to increase.
Yang Shufen, director of the Hong Kong Tourism Council, pointed out that for leisure travelers, family tourists or three or five friends take the Beijing -Hong Kong, Shanghai -Hong Kong high -speed railway trains, and can play cards in the carriage along the way.Starting the journey, the itinerary has a fun.
China's industry is also confident in the development of market development in Hong Kong.Ctrip said online travel websites that the hot -selling one -day tour of Hong Kong, because the sales volume of the operating trains is more considerable. Data show that as of mid -June, the order volume of the mainland travel in Hong Kong has increased by about 40 % year -on -year.
According to Xinhua News Agency, after the operation of the Beijing -Hong Kong and Shanghai -Hong Kong high -speed rail high -speed rail trains, the journey from Beijing to Hong Kong has compressed from 24 hours and 31 minutes to 12 hours and 34 minutes.In 11 hours and 14 minutes, passengers can realize "the dynasty is coming", take a break on the car, and reach the destination when they sleep.
