Jimu News reporter Li Yang
The Beihai in the midsummer of July is the peak tourist season. However, an epidemic since July 12 broke the rhythm of the local tourism market. On July 15, there were 32 new asymptomatic infections in Beihai, and there are 215 asymptomatic infections. Jimu News reporter learned that some homestay owners contacted all the guests who booked rooms before August 8 and refunded the reservation money.
On July 15, passengers left Weizhou Island (screenshot of online video)
According to Guangxi According to the official news from the National Health Commission, on July 15, 32 new cases of local asymptomatic infections were reported in Beihai. As of 24:00 on July 15, there were 215 local asymptomatic infections in Beihai. On July 16, the Beihai New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters issued a notice that the current epidemic prevention and control situation in Beihai City is severe and complicated, and the risk of hidden transmission in the community is relatively high. The gathering of people and cross-regional activities will increase the risk of epidemic transmission. In order to quickly control the epidemic, realize the dynamic clearing of the social aspect as soon as possible, and implement regional management and control, some areas of Haicheng District and Yinhai District are designated as red areas, and closure and control measures are implemented.
As a tourist city, in order to prevent and control the epidemic, on July 14, Beihai City’s A-level tourist attractions will be temporarily closed to the public. Purchase ferry tickets to leave the island in an orderly manner.
Mr. Wu’s home is in Hunan. After his son’s high school entrance examination, he took his family to Beihai on the 11th. The boat arrived at Weizhou Island on the 13th in the morning. On the 14th, he received a notice to evacuate as soon as possible. He bought the ticket for 8:30 am on the 15th. After boarding the ship, they waited on the ship for about 7 hours before arriving in Beihai City, and then arrived in Nanning via Beihai. On the morning of the 16th, they took the high-speed train back to their hometown in Hunan. “According to the epidemic prevention policy, we must report to the community after returning home and isolate ourselves at home.”
Affected by the epidemic, many foreign tourists canceled Plan to travel to Beihai. According to the press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Beihai City held on July 14, after the outbreak of the current round of the epidemic, the Beihai side made it clear that if passengers need to cancel their hotel and homestay reservations due to the epidemic, any merchant shall not use the “non-refundable advance payment”. ” or “deduction of deposit”, etc., refused to fulfill the requirements of epidemic prevention and control deployment, and clearly stipulated that all business units will be refunded in full and unconditional.
According to reports, Beihai City has set up a special work class to organize video conferences for hotels, homestays and other business units in the city to convey the spirit of epidemic prevention and control documents. According to the main person in charge of Beihai Market Supervision Bureau, as of 11:00 on July 14, Beihai City has received 139 complaints about cancellation of accommodation related to the epidemic. After mediation, all were well resolved.
In the eyes of many Beihai tourism practitioners, the peak tourist season that started in early July has now come to an end.
In July, Beihai won the peak tourist season (Photo source: Beihai Tourism, Culture and Sports Bureau official WeChat)
Ms. Chen (surname changed) is the owner of a homestay in Weizhou Island. She has been running a hostel in Weizhou Island for nearly 4 years. She told Jimu News that the peak tourist season in Beihai usually starts in July and lasts until the end of August. In early July, due to a typhoon, a passenger reservation was cancelled, and it was reopened on July 3. I did not expect to encounter an epidemic again now. She contacted all the tenants who had reserved rooms before August 8, and refunded the room fee to them. According to preliminary statistics, the room fee of more than 100,000 yuan was refunded.
Ms. Chen said that the business situation of homestays in recent years is not optimistic, because she has been marketing online, she can still support it relatively. “I wanted to make some money in the peak season, but I didn’t expect to encounter the epidemic again.” Ms. Chen said that she has left Weizhou Island now and plans to return to her hometown first, and then return to the island to continue business when the epidemic is over. “I hope the government can Give some help and support to tourism practitioners.”