What is your plan for the upcoming May Day holiday? Tourists can now enjoy a series of discounts when travelling in Guangdong!
On April 27, the 2023 Cultural and Tourism Promotion Activity, sponsored by the Department of Culture and Tourism of Guangdong Province, was officially launched at the Canton Tower. There will be cultural and tourism vouchers worth 100 million RMB, over one million discounted tickets to scenic spots, one million discounted airline tickets, 10,000 discounted hotel rooms, and one thousand cultural performances in scenic spots.
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The first batch of coupons is available from 21:00 on April 26 to 23:59 on April 29 and can be used from 9:00 to 20:00 from April 27 to May 7. The second round of subsidy activities will start in the second half of this year.
People can follow the "广东文化旅游" (pinyin: guang dong wen hua lü you ) WeChat official account and enter the "惠民补贴" (Public Subsidies) section to obtain coupons. This can be done through the China UnionPay APP "Yunshanfu" (云闪付). Compared with previous years, this year's vouchers can be used for outbound travel routes, regular tourism routes, tickets to scenic spots, accommodation and so on.
The province will also provide more than one million discounted or free tickets to scenic areas. For example, Guangzhou Chimelong Tourist Resort has launched a discount of up to 44% off, Shaoguan's Danxia Mountain is offering a 50% discount on tickets before June 30, and Seven Star Cave in Zhaoqing is offering a one-year tourist card.
Southern Airlines will distribute one million air ticket coupons valued between 20 and 300 RMB for domestic and international routes, as well as special air tickets with lower prices. Tourists can purchase flight tickets and Guangdong's scenic area tickets at the same time to enjoy discounts.
From the end of April to the end of August, more than 1,000 cultural performances by seven professional art troupes, including Guangdong Cantonese Opera Theatre, Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, and Guangdong Chinese Orchestra, will be staged in tourist attractions. During the May Day holiday (April 29 to May 3), the troupes will perform at Guangzhou Hakka World, Lingnan Impression Park, Foshan Ancestral Temple Museum, Gulao Waterfront Eco-Cultural Tourism Resort in Jiangmen, Xinghu Scenic Spot in Zhaoqing, Qingyuan Shelari-gu Spring Resort, and other tourist attractions.
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In addition, starting in May, there will be 10,000 discounted rooms per night in star-rated hotels and tourist homestays. A subsidy of 50 RMB per room per night will also be given.
Guangdong will also launch boutique self-driving tour routes with different themes and organize hundreds of Lingnan cultural festival activities around the theme of "Chinese festivals."
(Photo: Nanfang Daily)
Furthermore, the "Guangdong Digital Cultural and Tourism Consumption Map" is available on the AutoNavi APP. Users can search for "活力广东" (pinyin: huo li guang dong) on the homepage to enter the Map, which includes 133 popular tourism destinations in the province. Users can browse the beautiful pictures of each destination, check the related information, and navigate or use online ride-hailing services to the destination with one click.
Together with the Map, special discount on transportation, hotel, and tourism packages worth about 20 million RMB is issued as well. Until the end of May, users can enjoy a discount when they use AutoNavi to take a taxi to the recommended tourism destinations on the Map. After arriving at the destination, users can also scan the offline QR code via the AutoNavi app to receive taxi and hotel discount coupons.
(Scan the first QR code to enter the "Guangdong Digital Cultural and Tourism Consumption Map", the second QR code to receive a hundred-yuan taxi benefit, and the third QR code to receive a hundred-yuan hotel discount coupon.)
Author: Holly, Kelsey (intern)
Editor: Wing, Steven, Monica, James
