The border has been opened for nearly half a year. Travel e-commerce company Yiyou.com observed that the recovery speed of independent travel is faster than that of group travel, and international air ticket sales have recovered to 80% to 90% of the pre-epidemic level.

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[Reporter Chen Xinyu/Taipei Report] The border has been open for nearly half a year. Travel e-commerce company Yiyou.com observed that the recovery speed of independent travel is faster than that of group travel. International air ticket sales have recovered to 80% to 90% of the level before the epidemic. During the Spring Festival in February next year, the number of air tickets booked for departure in February next year is nearly three times higher than that for departure in December this year, with Tokyo, Bangkok, and Osaka as the three most popular destinations.

Yiyou.com said that for next year’s (2024) Spring Festival ticket prices, the current average price in Tokyo and Osaka is about 23,000 yuan, and Bangkok’s is 13,000 yuan, which is 10 to 30% cheaper than this year’s Spring Festival ticket price.

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Yiyou.com said that airlines have plans to go around, increase flights or open new destinations one after another.

Including EVA’s return to Sendai in Northeast Asia, followed by Starspace Airlines’ new Sendai destination on April 1, the sales performance of Sendai air tickets has nearly doubled in recent times; Cathay Pacific will resume flights from Taipei to Tokyo and Tokyo in May and June. For flights from Taipei to Osaka, the round-trip fare from Tokyo with tax is as low as 14,000, and in Osaka as low as 15,000.

Compared with Japan, Korean air tickets are cheaper. Asiana Airlines has increased flights from Seoul since March, and now there are two flights from Taipei to Taoyuan every day; Korean Air will return to Busan from March 26; Flights to Los Angeles will begin on April 26; China Airlines will resume flights outside of Rome on March 26, and to Prague, Czech Republic on July 18; for Southeast Asia, EVA Air will fly to Clark, Philippines every day from March 30.

Yiyou.com pointed out that, on both sides of the Strait, national airlines and mainland airlines have successively resumed cross-strait direct flights, and Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Hangzhou have given priority to resuming flights. Before the epidemic, Hong Kong, Macao and mainland air ticket sales accounted for 35%. With the gradual cross-strait direct flights It is estimated that the demand for bilateral round trips will increase significantly, which is expected to drive the overall air ticket revenue to grow by 20% to 30%.

Yiyou.com said that after the unblocking, there has also been a significant increase in studying abroad. In response to the demand for booking tickets for studying abroad, it has pioneered the "Online Booking of Student Tickets" service. When booking tickets, you can directly upload your international student ID card or student visa without manual submission. Book tickets online.