Oh-To The Moon - Tiger Brokers Online Investing Community

1
2
Favorite

Tofupok
2021-01-23

I am a tour guide overseas: I have to return home after losing millions

我的车队，有一些车况不那么好的，目前大概卖掉了我车队的一半，当然疫情期间二手车也没有那么好出售，折价也高出平常，大概在6-7折左右。就这么过了一年，我还是熬不住了，这一年没有收入，等于损失了上百万人民

I am a tour guide overseas: I have to return home after losing millions

Disclaimer: Investing carries risk. This is not financial advice. The above content should not be regarded as an offer, recommendation, or solicitation on acquiring or disposing of any financial products, any associated discussions, comments, or posts by author or other users should not be considered as such either. It is solely for general information purpose only, which does not consider your own investment objectives, financial situations or needs. TTM assumes no responsibility or warranty for the accuracy and completeness of the information, investors should do their own research and may seek professional advice before investing.

Report

Comment（2）

Top
Latest

社区成长助手
·2021-01-23
终于等到了您的初发帖[比心][比心]发帖时关联相关股票或者相关话题，可以获得更多曝光哦～如果您想创作优质文章，请查看老虎社区创作指引
Reply
Like
Report
BigDipper74
·2021-01-23
Really ?
Reply
Like
Report

Most Discussed

{"i18n":{"language":"en_US"},"data":{"magic":2,"id":310475906,"tweetId":"310475906","gmtCreate":1611364471605,"gmtModify":1704860049816,"author":{"id":3565089232046324,"idStr":"3565089232046324","authorId":3565089232046324,"authorIdStr":"3565089232046324","name":"Tofupok","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/62241b42f0dd57dbe251e01770085162","vip":1,"userType":1,"introduction":"","boolIsFan":false,"boolIsHead":false,"crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"individualDisplayBadges":[],"fanSize":2,"starInvestorFlag":false},"themes":[],"images":[],"coverImages":[],"extraTitle":"","html":"<html><head></head><body>Oh</body></html>","htmlText":"<html><head></head><body>Oh</body></html>","text":"Oh","highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":1,"commentSize":2,"repostSize":0,"favoriteSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/310475906","repostId":1127071532,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1127071532","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1611363231,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1127071532?lang=en_US&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-01-23 08:53","market":"hk","language":"zh","title":"I am a tour guide overseas: I have to return home after losing millions","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1127071532","media":"腾讯财经","summary":"我的车队，有一些车况不那么好的，目前大概卖掉了我车队的一半，当然疫情期间二手车也没有那么好出售，折价也高出平常，大概在6-7折左右。就这么过了一年，我还是熬不住了，这一年没有收入，等于损失了上百万人民","content":"Some of my fleet cars are not in so good condition. So far, about half of my fleet has been sold. Of course, used cars were not so easy to sell during the epidemic, and the discount was higher than usual, about 60-30% off. After a year like this, I still couldn't stand it anymore. I didn't have any income this year, which was equivalent to losing millions of RMB. In addition, after a long rest, people inevitably panicked, so I finally chose to return to China. The epidemic has broken out like dominoes all over the world. Even in 2021, the overseas epidemic still shows no signs of easing, which has caused heavy losses to the global tourism industry.According to the data released by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the number of international tourists decreased by about 1.1 billion in 2020, with a decrease of 70% to 75%; The loss of international tourism revenue is $1.1 trillion, resulting in a loss of $2 trillion to the world economy.There are eggs under the overturned nest. The outbreak of the global epidemic has also caused tour guides who used to \"travel abroad\" to face the most difficult year in their careers. For many overseas tour guides, this year may be \"0 tourists, 0 income\", or even have lost their jobs. So how did these overseas tour guides spend this year? What hard or interesting stories have happened to them?After the first two issues focused on overseas house purchases and overseas intermediaries, \"Personal Experience\" turned the \"lens\" of the story to overseas tour guides. This issue focuses on four tour guides who have been engaged in overseas travel in France, Britain and Japan for a long time. During the epidemic, some of them lost millions of dollars and had to return to China. Some took advantage of this free opportunity to study short videos and maintain normal income through bringing goods and promotion... The following are the \"epidemic stories\" of these four tour guides:1In 2020, I was unemployed and lost nearly one million at home. I sold half of my fleet and returned to ChinaNarrator: Mr. WangFile: In 2005, he worked in the tourism industry in Scotland, England, and received domestic tour groupsI started working in the overseas travel industry in 2005, mainly in Scotland, England, and have been doing it for 15 years now.At first, I started as a single tour guide. Later, after I got experience, I set up my own small company with a motorcade, and would hire some drivers and tour guides to receive domestic tour groups together.Before the epidemic, I had to receive hundreds of domestic groups a year, including some companies, schools, MBA colleges, summer camps, official inspections, exhibitions and other large and small tour groups. Basically, it will be busy from April to December, and there will be a small peak at Christmas, so it will be busy for about 9 months. In the off-season of the remaining months, it is the rest time for the whole family.Before the epidemic, although our income was not particularly high, there was definitely no problem in supporting our team and family. The annual income would be about 100,000 pounds. At the same time, because of the off-season, we could give ourselves a holiday every year and rest in the UK. Whether it's or returning to China, life is relatively OK.Unexpectedly, the entire year of 2020 will be shrouded in the shadow of the epidemic. First, the domestic Wuhan epidemic broke out, and then the recent large-scale outbreak in the UK. It is conceivable that Chinese people will definitely not take this risk to travel overseas, let alone the UK, so our tourism work is equivalent to being completely suspended, and a large number of tour guides and fleet workers engaged in domestic travel to the UK are also unemployed.Fortunately, the UK is also giving us and the tourism industry some subsidies. This subsidy is 80% of your monthly salary in the month you previously filed tax returns, which also ensures that you will have a basic living income every month. For example, if your monthly income is 5,000 pounds, if you file tax returns normally, the government will give you a subsidy of 4,000 pounds this month. Of course, the extent of subsidies may vary according to the situation of companies and individuals.So when the epidemic came, because I still had savings and government subsidies, my life was actually not affected. It was equivalent to taking a year's vacation in the UK, cleaning up the garden at home, playing golf, etc.The actual situation is that not everyone will file taxes normally. The proportion of tax revenue in the UK is between 20-30%. For example, if some tour guides wanted to keep more money in their own hands before the epidemic, they would report less taxes or not file taxes at all.But this subsidy rule is that if you filed more tax returns before, you can get more subsidies this time. If you didn't file tax returns before, then you won't get subsidies and can only be self-reliant.If there are no subsidies and savings, even if there is a risk of infection, you will have to find some other things to do, such as working in Chinese restaurants, take-out shops, or delivering goods, and some will do some things including picking up international students, returning to China, and moving.A friend of mine is like this. He was helping international students move, pick them up and return to China. Finally, in the car where he sent international students back to China, an international student was finally diagnosed, and he was extremely panicked. Fortunately, he was fine in the end, but it also reflected the helplessness of his living conditions.In addition, because I have a travel agency, unlike individuals, in addition to subsidies, the government will give me an interest-free loan according to my turnover. If I need it, I will use this interest-free loan.Of course, in order to reduce expenses, I am still doing some things to ensure cash flow. For example, my fleet has some cars that are not in so good condition, and I am considering updating them in the future. I have sold almost all of them. I have sold about half of my fleet so far. Of course, used cars were not so easy to sell during the epidemic, and the discount was higher than usual, about 60-30% off.In terms of employees, because we don't have a long-term employment relationship with tour guides, most of them are settled on a daily basis, that is, you get one day's salary every day you work, and their team is not necessarily fixed, so fortunately, I don't need to pay employees a fixed basic salary every month, so this piece relieves me.However, after a year like this, I still couldn't stand it anymore. I had no income this year, which was equivalent to losing millions of RMB. In addition, after a long rest, people inevitably panicked, so I finally chose to return to China.I just arrived in Beijing in mid-January, 2021. I first flew to Shanghai, where I was quarantined for 21 days. Now I am observing according to the requirements of epidemic prevention in Beijing until relevant personnel inform me that I can go out.The big reason for returning to China is the judgment of the epidemic situation in the UK. I think it will take at least 4-5 years for the British tourism industry to return to before the epidemic. If I rely solely on the British tourism industry, I will lose my job in the next few years, and with the UK Brexit actually has a relatively large impact on the local economy, so I can't always sit and wait.I'm from Beijing, and my house and relatives are all in Beijing, so I decided to return to China and think about what I want to do in the next few years.It's just that it will be more difficult to return to China and transform. Domestic travel agencies have actually been impacted by the epidemic. In addition, compared with domestic tour guides, I may not have more advantages; When I go to work in the company, I'm in my 40s. I don't want to give me 8,000 yuan, but I'm willing to give me 50,000 yuan. But why is the company looking for me? He can definitely find a young elite, so he still has to find his own right direction.Now it seems more realistic that I may do some golf projects with my friends, and I have visited many golf clubs. I have studied the operation of golf before. During this period, I also met many people in the domestic golf industry, so I plan to go to Shenzhen or Yunnan to do a youth golf operation or training ground, but this is also a preliminary idea, and it has not yet reached the stage of putting it into action.As for the tourism industry in the UK, if the global epidemic situation improves, I will still return to this industry. After all, I have been engaged in this industry for so many years, and I love this industry very much. In order to better attract my group customers, I have learned a lot. I have also studied in-depth the knowledge of golf and wine. I don't want to give up like this. I also especially hope that the epidemic will pass and travel abroad will rebound in retaliation, but at least for now, this idea is a bit too optimistic.2If you have nothing to do, focus on studying short videos. The epidemic has made British takeaways popularDictator: British Brother BaoCharacter files: I have settled in the UK for nearly 20 years, and I mainly take Chinese tour groups every dayWhen the epidemic first broke out in 2020, the situation in the United Kingdom, Spain, and Italy was relatively serious. I thought that the epidemic would affect the tourism industry in Europe, but I didn't expect it to last for so long, but I still thought that there should be no problem in 2021., but now I feel that this year is tough enough.After the epidemic came out, many Chinese tourists stopped coming. The groups I receive are more high-end, personal tailor, and some large MBA study tours and business groups. In January and February 2020, there were some family-based group trips, but most people began to cancel their reservations from March to May. By March, when the UK was closed, there would be no more tourists.Later, on May Day and summer vacation, the domestic epidemic eased, and some people would come to consult, but there were no groups. All the tours plus summer camp, didn't come. Many of our Chinese tour guides in the UK may have three or four hundred full-time tour guides, basically changing careers and returning to China, so this incident has dealt a great blow to the group of tour guides.In addition, Britain's own domestic tourism is also quite depressed. The British still listen to the government. If the government says that the city is closed and they are not allowed to walk around casually, they will really stay at home and not come out to wander around. Therefore, many scenic spots in the UK are not open at all. Some big scenic spots, such as the British Museum, are booked online in advance to limit the flow of people and passengers, and some one-way routes will be made in it to ensure the safety of visitors.I myself went to Scotland in November 2020, which was not considered a trip. I used to do some errands and stay in a hotel. After staying for four days, I could feel the excitement of the entire tourism industry, including the particularly luxurious hotels in the city center. The hotel is very cheap, and it can be seen that the flute is indeed a mess.Therefore, from the perspective of tour guides, there was basically no business in the past year, so we could only do something else. I started making short videos in 2019. The main purpose was to promote my travel business. Later, I did pick up some guests from the platform, and my fans reached more than 300,000.After the outbreak of the epidemic, I began to study this thing seriously, slightly changed the video style, and introduced the local customs and customs of the UK. Taking advantage of this opportunity, I set up my account, which now has more than 2 million fans. So, I am now equivalent to being a We Media person.My videos have done some monetization, one is to bring goods and the other is to promote advertising. In 2020, I received some promotional advertisements, and the income was not bad, which was equal to the income of my previous tour guides.The government will also give some subsidies. But for us, there is actually not much. The subsidies in other industries are basically 80%, such as hotels, but for our tour guide industry, the salary is not easy to measure, because it gives money if there is a group, and doesn't give money if there is a group. The subsidy is not so much, so we can only apply for a small fixed amount.There are not many people doing purchasing agents around me. I have several brands or merchants here. They have small programs. I help them promote small programs, and they can buy things on small programs. In fact, it is quite difficult to purchase on behalf of others now. The epidemic situation in the UK is relatively serious, and domestic consumers are also very worried about all aspects of logistics. Many domestic people don't want to buy things that are mailed back directly from the UK for fear of carrying the virus, so I know some purchasing agents Friends also complained.The restaurant industry is also less than ideal in the UK, because dining and tourism are also linked. Large luxury restaurants have been hit harder, and the government will give them certain compensation and support. Some of them can still survive, and some of them have closed down. But take-out is quite booming. The epidemic is equivalent to changing the consumption habits of British people and local Chinese. They are more willing to order online, and take-out software is also more popular.3Domestic tourism in France is particularly popular, and the occupancy rate of some rural homestays reaches 120%.Narrator: Mr. YCharacter profile: settled in France for decades, freelancing, such as contributing to domestic media, organizing business groups, etcIn the past year, almost a single overseas tourist on my side has not been exposed to it. There are two kinds of Chinese who return to France. The first one is the Chinese who have lived in France for a long time. After visiting relatives or doing business from home, they return to France, and the other is overseas students. There are no other Chinese people. How can anyone travel to France in this extraordinary period?There are fewer Chinese people, but the domestic tour in France is very good. After the epidemic hit, international tourism basically lost about 70% and 80%, but domestic tourism only lost about 20%. Therefore, the turnover of the entire French tourism industry did not drop sharply, mainly because domestic tourism had a positive impact.In 2020, most French people choose to spend their holidays in China. The characteristic of this holiday is to carry out green tourism. In some places with fewer people, including many Parisian citizens, they have gone to their second residence in the countryside, or rent a house in the countryside, where they are \"isolated\", which leads to the development of tourism in many remote places in France. In addition, seaside tours were also hot last year, especially in summer, when tourism in the Mediterranean area was hot, and the Cote d 'Azur reached 70% and 80% of the usual reception volume.There are also some scenic spots in big cities, such as the Louvre and Versailles, which are greatly affected. During the French ban, these scenic spots are closed, and they will not be opened to the public until the ban is lifted. But even if it is open, there are personnel restrictions. You have to make an appointment online and calculate how many people can enter. These places are mainly visited by international tourists, so their overall income has dropped sharply. The income of Louvre and Versailles probably exceeds 50%.I saw international tourists in Paris, but they mainly came from neighboring countries, Belgians, Dutch, British, Germans and Spaniards, who came to France to travel. Because Europeans still regard pneumonia as a flu, for a period of time, the border was not blocked or checked at all. They came by car or by train, and I had the idea of driving to Italy to have fun. In June and July, Europeans felt that there was nothing to be afraid of, because you were wearing a mask and just paid attention to the hotel. Everyone thought so.The Chinese tour guide industry in France is in decline, but there is a very important reason why people still feel that they can survive. France's assistance is very high.If you work in a travel agency and are employed by a business as a tour guide, the travel agency pays you a salary. During the pandemic, you will get 83% of your salary, which is regulated by the government, so you are not greatly affected. If you are a freelancer and an individual tour guide business, the state will reduce the loan pressure for you, and give you a monthly subsidy of at least 1,500 euros.Therefore, although the tour guide business in 2020 is cold and the income cannot be compared with before, it is still no problem to maintain a normal standard of living, and the medical resources are also quite developed. Whether you are sick or not, there is no money for testing. This is Still quite good.I heard that some tour guides started to do overseas purchasing this year, but now this situation is not something you can do if you want. There are several important factors for overseas purchasing. First, you have to have your own customer base first. Second, the customs restrictions on purchasing are getting stricter and stricter. Third, during the grounding period, many shops are closed, and it is quite difficult for you to do purchasing.But if you run a homestay in the countryside, it will be quite good. There is a characteristic of France. In rural areas, farmers have the right to rent their own houses for tourists, and the government collects very low taxes, just to encourage rural tourism. In the past year, rural hotels were very popular, and many popular tourist areas were fully booked in summer, reaching an occupancy rate of about 120%.However, like Airbnb, it is relatively weak in rural areas. They are mainly homestays in big cities, such as Paris, and there are very few tourists. Therefore, this year, the tourism industry in Paris is in a state of relatively collapse, including Airbnb's big cities in France. It has also been hit hard.The catering industry will be hit harder because the government allows it to operate for few hours. Of course, the government subsidies are also very strong. If high-end hotels don't open their doors, they can get most of the loan assistance from the state, and employees who don't go to work can also get most of their wages. This is called technical unemployment wages, which are borne by the government.In addition, there were indeed a lot of takeout phenomenons in low-end and mid-end hotels last year. There have been many hotels in Paris that can be ordered online. Some restaurants can't open their doors normally, so they have transformed into online takeout ordering business. This is indeed true.4We haven't worked for a year, and we haven't seen Chinese grabbing masks in JapanDictator: Mr. DFile: Arrived in Japan in 2006, an employee of a local travel agencyWhen the epidemic first broke out in Japan in 2020, my colleagues and I had the same idea. We felt that if we controlled it, it would be fine by the May Day Golden Week. But when it came to May Day, the epidemic was still spreading, so I could only look forward to the National Day again. As a result, the National Day still didn't work, and I could only look forward to the New Year's Day. As a result, the New Year's Day still didn't work. The current inner state is to look forward to recovering this year.But after the whole year of last year, everyone knows about the epidemic. There is no way to do it in the short term. It will take some time for everyone to get vaccinated when the vaccine comes out. This year, it may not be so optimistic.Later, Japan issued several notices, prohibiting all overseas imports and all foreigners from entering Japan, but for us, such notices are no longer feeling anything, because no matter how anxious we are, no one will come and there is no way to do business.The greater impact on everyone should have been in March, April and May last year. Everyone got used to it in the future. No matter what prohibition or opening up, everyone knows in their hearts that as long as the epidemic does not end, no matter how open it is, it will be short-lived. It may be open for a week and then stopped again.Since February 2020, there have been basically no foreign tourists, but Japan has a policy to allocate some budget to subsidize tourism products in order to support its tourism industry and hotels. It has been implemented intermittently since last year, and as soon as the epidemic is serious, it will be stopped.Domestic tours are in this state, and overseas tours are basically not expected. Although the government has no punishment measures for taking foreign groups now, travel agencies will not take risks to do this. First, no one will come, and the cost of business is not proportional to the income; Second, if someone in this group is infected, the company will be unable to do its future business, and this negative impact will still be great.At present, there is no pure land in Japan to provide tourists, especially in Hokkaido, where the epidemic situation is very serious. Because at the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020, Hokkaido entered the ice and snow season, and many foreign guests passed by, and then the virus was brought to Hokkaido. So when the epidemic first broke out in Japan, Hokkaido was the worst. In addition, other big cities like Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya have hundreds of confirmed cases a day.Of course, there are also some places where the situation is slightly better, such as Yamayuki Prefecture and Akita Prefecture, where the economy is not very developed and the population mobility is not very large. Relatively speaking, the number of infected people is relatively small, and the daily growth is single digits. However, these individual counties will not open international routes alone to receive guests. If it is really open, it must be in a stable state of the whole country, otherwise it will be fully open, otherwise it will not be open. This can only be the case.For more than a year, we have hardly had any jobs. Those who are engaged in tourism business have no guests, so it's useless to save ourselves. Now we can only make some videos, or do some publicity overseas through live webcasts, so as to accumulate some popularity for the future recovery of tourism industry. Anyway, Japanese people won't be idle, just find something to do when they have nothing to do.Because I work in a company, my salary is guaranteed, but many friends, who are engaged in tourism business themselves, such as chartered car drivers, will be under greater pressure and will engage in some purchasing agents to make a living.When it comes to purchasing, many people say that Chinese tourists bought masks in Japan in January, but I really didn't notice this. To be honest, Japanese masks are more expensive. The normal price of Japanese masks is fifty or sixty yuan a pack, which is not cheap compared with the time when domestic masks are in short supply. So there may be individuals coming to Japan to buy masks, but it is not a common phenomenon.My income here has definitely decreased, and there is not so much business, so there is no overtime pay and subsidies, so the overall income has decreased somewhat. Because Japan's consumption is relatively high, it needs to provide housing, and families need to spend more places, so the past year has indeed been a bit tight.","source":"txcj","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>I am a tour guide overseas: I have to return home after losing millions</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 12.5px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nI am a tour guide overseas: I have to return home after losing millions\n</h2>\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n腾讯财经2021-01-23 08:53\n\n</h4>\n</header>\n<article>\nSome of my fleet cars are not in so good condition. So far, about half of my fleet has been sold. Of course, used cars were not so easy to sell during the epidemic, and the discount was higher than usual, about 60-30% off. After a year like this, I still couldn't stand it anymore. I didn't have any income this year, which was equivalent to losing millions of RMB. In addition, after a long rest, people inevitably panicked, so I finally chose to return to China. The epidemic has broken out like dominoes all over the world. Even in 2021, the overseas epidemic still shows no signs of easing, which has caused heavy losses to the global tourism industry.According to the data released by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the number of international tourists decreased by about 1.1 billion in 2020, with a decrease of 70% to 75%; The loss of international tourism revenue is $1.1 trillion, resulting in a loss of $2 trillion to the world economy.There are eggs under the overturned nest. The outbreak of the global epidemic has also caused tour guides who used to \"travel abroad\" to face the most difficult year in their careers. For many overseas tour guides, this year may be \"0 tourists, 0 income\", or even have lost their jobs. So how did these overseas tour guides spend this year? What hard or interesting stories have happened to them?After the first two issues focused on overseas house purchases and overseas intermediaries, \"Personal Experience\" turned the \"lens\" of the story to overseas tour guides. This issue focuses on four tour guides who have been engaged in overseas travel in France, Britain and Japan for a long time. During the epidemic, some of them lost millions of dollars and had to return to China. Some took advantage of this free opportunity to study short videos and maintain normal income through bringing goods and promotion... The following are the \"epidemic stories\" of these four tour guides:1In 2020, I was unemployed and lost nearly one million at home. I sold half of my fleet and returned to ChinaNarrator: Mr. WangFile: In 2005, he worked in the tourism industry in Scotland, England, and received domestic tour groupsI started working in the overseas travel industry in 2005, mainly in Scotland, England, and have been doing it for 15 years now.At first, I started as a single tour guide. Later, after I got experience, I set up my own small company with a motorcade, and would hire some drivers and tour guides to receive domestic tour groups together.Before the epidemic, I had to receive hundreds of domestic groups a year, including some companies, schools, MBA colleges, summer camps, official inspections, exhibitions and other large and small tour groups. Basically, it will be busy from April to December, and there will be a small peak at Christmas, so it will be busy for about 9 months. In the off-season of the remaining months, it is the rest time for the whole family.Before the epidemic, although our income was not particularly high, there was definitely no problem in supporting our team and family. The annual income would be about 100,000 pounds. At the same time, because of the off-season, we could give ourselves a holiday every year and rest in the UK. Whether it's or returning to China, life is relatively OK.Unexpectedly, the entire year of 2020 will be shrouded in the shadow of the epidemic. First, the domestic Wuhan epidemic broke out, and then the recent large-scale outbreak in the UK. It is conceivable that Chinese people will definitely not take this risk to travel overseas, let alone the UK, so our tourism work is equivalent to being completely suspended, and a large number of tour guides and fleet workers engaged in domestic travel to the UK are also unemployed.Fortunately, the UK is also giving us and the tourism industry some subsidies. This subsidy is 80% of your monthly salary in the month you previously filed tax returns, which also ensures that you will have a basic living income every month. For example, if your monthly income is 5,000 pounds, if you file tax returns normally, the government will give you a subsidy of 4,000 pounds this month. Of course, the extent of subsidies may vary according to the situation of companies and individuals.So when the epidemic came, because I still had savings and government subsidies, my life was actually not affected. It was equivalent to taking a year's vacation in the UK, cleaning up the garden at home, playing golf, etc.The actual situation is that not everyone will file taxes normally. The proportion of tax revenue in the UK is between 20-30%. For example, if some tour guides wanted to keep more money in their own hands before the epidemic, they would report less taxes or not file taxes at all.But this subsidy rule is that if you filed more tax returns before, you can get more subsidies this time. If you didn't file tax returns before, then you won't get subsidies and can only be self-reliant.If there are no subsidies and savings, even if there is a risk of infection, you will have to find some other things to do, such as working in Chinese restaurants, take-out shops, or delivering goods, and some will do some things including picking up international students, returning to China, and moving.A friend of mine is like this. He was helping international students move, pick them up and return to China. Finally, in the car where he sent international students back to China, an international student was finally diagnosed, and he was extremely panicked. Fortunately, he was fine in the end, but it also reflected the helplessness of his living conditions.In addition, because I have a travel agency, unlike individuals, in addition to subsidies, the government will give me an interest-free loan according to my turnover. If I need it, I will use this interest-free loan.Of course, in order to reduce expenses, I am still doing some things to ensure cash flow. For example, my fleet has some cars that are not in so good condition, and I am considering updating them in the future. I have sold almost all of them. I have sold about half of my fleet so far. Of course, used cars were not so easy to sell during the epidemic, and the discount was higher than usual, about 60-30% off.In terms of employees, because we don't have a long-term employment relationship with tour guides, most of them are settled on a daily basis, that is, you get one day's salary every day you work, and their team is not necessarily fixed, so fortunately, I don't need to pay employees a fixed basic salary every month, so this piece relieves me.However, after a year like this, I still couldn't stand it anymore. I had no income this year, which was equivalent to losing millions of RMB. In addition, after a long rest, people inevitably panicked, so I finally chose to return to China.I just arrived in Beijing in mid-January, 2021. I first flew to Shanghai, where I was quarantined for 21 days. Now I am observing according to the requirements of epidemic prevention in Beijing until relevant personnel inform me that I can go out.The big reason for returning to China is the judgment of the epidemic situation in the UK. I think it will take at least 4-5 years for the British tourism industry to return to before the epidemic. If I rely solely on the British tourism industry, I will lose my job in the next few years, and with the UK Brexit actually has a relatively large impact on the local economy, so I can't always sit and wait.I'm from Beijing, and my house and relatives are all in Beijing, so I decided to return to China and think about what I want to do in the next few years.It's just that it will be more difficult to return to China and transform. Domestic travel agencies have actually been impacted by the epidemic. In addition, compared with domestic tour guides, I may not have more advantages; When I go to work in the company, I'm in my 40s. I don't want to give me 8,000 yuan, but I'm willing to give me 50,000 yuan. But why is the company looking for me? He can definitely find a young elite, so he still has to find his own right direction.Now it seems more realistic that I may do some golf projects with my friends, and I have visited many golf clubs. I have studied the operation of golf before. During this period, I also met many people in the domestic golf industry, so I plan to go to Shenzhen or Yunnan to do a youth golf operation or training ground, but this is also a preliminary idea, and it has not yet reached the stage of putting it into action.As for the tourism industry in the UK, if the global epidemic situation improves, I will still return to this industry. After all, I have been engaged in this industry for so many years, and I love this industry very much. In order to better attract my group customers, I have learned a lot. I have also studied in-depth the knowledge of golf and wine. I don't want to give up like this. I also especially hope that the epidemic will pass and travel abroad will rebound in retaliation, but at least for now, this idea is a bit too optimistic.2If you have nothing to do, focus on studying short videos. The epidemic has made British takeaways popularDictator: British Brother BaoCharacter files: I have settled in the UK for nearly 20 years, and I mainly take Chinese tour groups every dayWhen the epidemic first broke out in 2020, the situation in the United Kingdom, Spain, and Italy was relatively serious. I thought that the epidemic would affect the tourism industry in Europe, but I didn't expect it to last for so long, but I still thought that there should be no problem in 2021., but now I feel that this year is tough enough.After the epidemic came out, many Chinese tourists stopped coming. The groups I receive are more high-end, personal tailor, and some large MBA study tours and business groups. In January and February 2020, there were some family-based group trips, but most people began to cancel their reservations from March to May. By March, when the UK was closed, there would be no more tourists.Later, on May Day and summer vacation, the domestic epidemic eased, and some people would come to consult, but there were no groups. All the tours plus summer camp, didn't come. Many of our Chinese tour guides in the UK may have three or four hundred full-time tour guides, basically changing careers and returning to China, so this incident has dealt a great blow to the group of tour guides.In addition, Britain's own domestic tourism is also quite depressed. The British still listen to the government. If the government says that the city is closed and they are not allowed to walk around casually, they will really stay at home and not come out to wander around. Therefore, many scenic spots in the UK are not open at all. Some big scenic spots, such as the British Museum, are booked online in advance to limit the flow of people and passengers, and some one-way routes will be made in it to ensure the safety of visitors.I myself went to Scotland in November 2020, which was not considered a trip. I used to do some errands and stay in a hotel. After staying for four days, I could feel the excitement of the entire tourism industry, including the particularly luxurious hotels in the city center. The hotel is very cheap, and it can be seen that the flute is indeed a mess.Therefore, from the perspective of tour guides, there was basically no business in the past year, so we could only do something else. I started making short videos in 2019. The main purpose was to promote my travel business. Later, I did pick up some guests from the platform, and my fans reached more than 300,000.After the outbreak of the epidemic, I began to study this thing seriously, slightly changed the video style, and introduced the local customs and customs of the UK. Taking advantage of this opportunity, I set up my account, which now has more than 2 million fans. So, I am now equivalent to being a We Media person.My videos have done some monetization, one is to bring goods and the other is to promote advertising. In 2020, I received some promotional advertisements, and the income was not bad, which was equal to the income of my previous tour guides.The government will also give some subsidies. But for us, there is actually not much. The subsidies in other industries are basically 80%, such as hotels, but for our tour guide industry, the salary is not easy to measure, because it gives money if there is a group, and doesn't give money if there is a group. The subsidy is not so much, so we can only apply for a small fixed amount.There are not many people doing purchasing agents around me. I have several brands or merchants here. They have small programs. I help them promote small programs, and they can buy things on small programs. In fact, it is quite difficult to purchase on behalf of others now. The epidemic situation in the UK is relatively serious, and domestic consumers are also very worried about all aspects of logistics. Many domestic people don't want to buy things that are mailed back directly from the UK for fear of carrying the virus, so I know some purchasing agents Friends also complained.The restaurant industry is also less than ideal in the UK, because dining and tourism are also linked. Large luxury restaurants have been hit harder, and the government will give them certain compensation and support. Some of them can still survive, and some of them have closed down. But take-out is quite booming. The epidemic is equivalent to changing the consumption habits of British people and local Chinese. They are more willing to order online, and take-out software is also more popular.3Domestic tourism in France is particularly popular, and the occupancy rate of some rural homestays reaches 120%.Narrator: Mr. YCharacter profile: settled in France for decades, freelancing, such as contributing to domestic media, organizing business groups, etcIn the past year, almost a single overseas tourist on my side has not been exposed to it. There are two kinds of Chinese who return to France. The first one is the Chinese who have lived in France for a long time. After visiting relatives or doing business from home, they return to France, and the other is overseas students. There are no other Chinese people. How can anyone travel to France in this extraordinary period?There are fewer Chinese people, but the domestic tour in France is very good. After the epidemic hit, international tourism basically lost about 70% and 80%, but domestic tourism only lost about 20%. Therefore, the turnover of the entire French tourism industry did not drop sharply, mainly because domestic tourism had a positive impact.In 2020, most French people choose to spend their holidays in China. The characteristic of this holiday is to carry out green tourism. In some places with fewer people, including many Parisian citizens, they have gone to their second residence in the countryside, or rent a house in the countryside, where they are \"isolated\", which leads to the development of tourism in many remote places in France. In addition, seaside tours were also hot last year, especially in summer, when tourism in the Mediterranean area was hot, and the Cote d 'Azur reached 70% and 80% of the usual reception volume.There are also some scenic spots in big cities, such as the Louvre and Versailles, which are greatly affected. During the French ban, these scenic spots are closed, and they will not be opened to the public until the ban is lifted. But even if it is open, there are personnel restrictions. You have to make an appointment online and calculate how many people can enter. These places are mainly visited by international tourists, so their overall income has dropped sharply. The income of Louvre and Versailles probably exceeds 50%.I saw international tourists in Paris, but they mainly came from neighboring countries, Belgians, Dutch, British, Germans and Spaniards, who came to France to travel. Because Europeans still regard pneumonia as a flu, for a period of time, the border was not blocked or checked at all. They came by car or by train, and I had the idea of driving to Italy to have fun. In June and July, Europeans felt that there was nothing to be afraid of, because you were wearing a mask and just paid attention to the hotel. Everyone thought so.The Chinese tour guide industry in France is in decline, but there is a very important reason why people still feel that they can survive. France's assistance is very high.If you work in a travel agency and are employed by a business as a tour guide, the travel agency pays you a salary. During the pandemic, you will get 83% of your salary, which is regulated by the government, so you are not greatly affected. If you are a freelancer and an individual tour guide business, the state will reduce the loan pressure for you, and give you a monthly subsidy of at least 1,500 euros.Therefore, although the tour guide business in 2020 is cold and the income cannot be compared with before, it is still no problem to maintain a normal standard of living, and the medical resources are also quite developed. Whether you are sick or not, there is no money for testing. This is Still quite good.I heard that some tour guides started to do overseas purchasing this year, but now this situation is not something you can do if you want. There are several important factors for overseas purchasing. First, you have to have your own customer base first. Second, the customs restrictions on purchasing are getting stricter and stricter. Third, during the grounding period, many shops are closed, and it is quite difficult for you to do purchasing.But if you run a homestay in the countryside, it will be quite good. There is a characteristic of France. In rural areas, farmers have the right to rent their own houses for tourists, and the government collects very low taxes, just to encourage rural tourism. In the past year, rural hotels were very popular, and many popular tourist areas were fully booked in summer, reaching an occupancy rate of about 120%.However, like Airbnb, it is relatively weak in rural areas. They are mainly homestays in big cities, such as Paris, and there are very few tourists. Therefore, this year, the tourism industry in Paris is in a state of relatively collapse, including Airbnb's big cities in France. It has also been hit hard.The catering industry will be hit harder because the government allows it to operate for few hours. Of course, the government subsidies are also very strong. If high-end hotels don't open their doors, they can get most of the loan assistance from the state, and employees who don't go to work can also get most of their wages. This is called technical unemployment wages, which are borne by the government.In addition, there were indeed a lot of takeout phenomenons in low-end and mid-end hotels last year. There have been many hotels in Paris that can be ordered online. Some restaurants can't open their doors normally, so they have transformed into online takeout ordering business. This is indeed true.4We haven't worked for a year, and we haven't seen Chinese grabbing masks in JapanDictator: Mr. DFile: Arrived in Japan in 2006, an employee of a local travel agencyWhen the epidemic first broke out in Japan in 2020, my colleagues and I had the same idea. We felt that if we controlled it, it would be fine by the May Day Golden Week. But when it came to May Day, the epidemic was still spreading, so I could only look forward to the National Day again. As a result, the National Day still didn't work, and I could only look forward to the New Year's Day. As a result, the New Year's Day still didn't work. The current inner state is to look forward to recovering this year.But after the whole year of last year, everyone knows about the epidemic. There is no way to do it in the short term. It will take some time for everyone to get vaccinated when the vaccine comes out. This year, it may not be so optimistic.Later, Japan issued several notices, prohibiting all overseas imports and all foreigners from entering Japan, but for us, such notices are no longer feeling anything, because no matter how anxious we are, no one will come and there is no way to do business.The greater impact on everyone should have been in March, April and May last year. Everyone got used to it in the future. No matter what prohibition or opening up, everyone knows in their hearts that as long as the epidemic does not end, no matter how open it is, it will be short-lived. It may be open for a week and then stopped again.Since February 2020, there have been basically no foreign tourists, but Japan has a policy to allocate some budget to subsidize tourism products in order to support its tourism industry and hotels. It has been implemented intermittently since last year, and as soon as the epidemic is serious, it will be stopped.Domestic tours are in this state, and overseas tours are basically not expected. Although the government has no punishment measures for taking foreign groups now, travel agencies will not take risks to do this. First, no one will come, and the cost of business is not proportional to the income; Second, if someone in this group is infected, the company will be unable to do its future business, and this negative impact will still be great.At present, there is no pure land in Japan to provide tourists, especially in Hokkaido, where the epidemic situation is very serious. Because at the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020, Hokkaido entered the ice and snow season, and many foreign guests passed by, and then the virus was brought to Hokkaido. So when the epidemic first broke out in Japan, Hokkaido was the worst. In addition, other big cities like Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya have hundreds of confirmed cases a day.Of course, there are also some places where the situation is slightly better, such as Yamayuki Prefecture and Akita Prefecture, where the economy is not very developed and the population mobility is not very large. Relatively speaking, the number of infected people is relatively small, and the daily growth is single digits. However, these individual counties will not open international routes alone to receive guests. If it is really open, it must be in a stable state of the whole country, otherwise it will be fully open, otherwise it will not be open. This can only be the case.For more than a year, we have hardly had any jobs. Those who are engaged in tourism business have no guests, so it's useless to save ourselves. Now we can only make some videos, or do some publicity overseas through live webcasts, so as to accumulate some popularity for the future recovery of tourism industry. Anyway, Japanese people won't be idle, just find something to do when they have nothing to do.Because I work in a company, my salary is guaranteed, but many friends, who are engaged in tourism business themselves, such as chartered car drivers, will be under greater pressure and will engage in some purchasing agents to make a living.When it comes to purchasing, many people say that Chinese tourists bought masks in Japan in January, but I really didn't notice this. To be honest, Japanese masks are more expensive. The normal price of Japanese masks is fifty or sixty yuan a pack, which is not cheap compared with the time when domestic masks are in short supply. So there may be individuals coming to Japan to buy masks, but it is not a common phenomenon.My income here has definitely decreased, and there is not so much business, so there is no overtime pay and subsidies, so the overall income has decreased somewhat. Because Japan's consumption is relatively high, it needs to provide housing, and families need to spend more places, so the past year has indeed been a bit tight.\n<div class=\"bt-text\">\n\n\n source：<a href=\"http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Dg_MrG1GM7QkyW2TbniSPQ\">腾讯财经</a>\n\n\n</div>\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e0985b7720c83fc32062c1969d00dcbb","relate_stocks":{},"source_url":"http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Dg_MrG1GM7QkyW2TbniSPQ","is_english":false,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1127071532","content_text":"我的车队，有一些车况不那么好的，目前大概卖掉了我车队的一半，当然疫情期间二手车也没有那么好出售，折价也高出平常，大概在6-7折左右。就这么过了一年，我还是熬不住了，这一年没有收入，等于损失了上百万人民币，加上歇的时间长了，人难免发慌，所以最终我还是选择了回国。\n\n疫情像多米诺骨牌一样在世界各地接连爆发，即使进入到2021年，海外疫情依旧没有缓解的迹象，这让全球旅游业遭受重创。\n联合国世界旅游组织（UNWTO）发布数据显示，2020年全年国际旅游人数减少约11亿人次，降幅在70％至75％之间；国际旅游收入损失1.1万亿美元，导致世界经济损失2万亿美元。\n覆巢之下安有完卵。全球疫情的爆发，也让以往从事“出国游”的导游们面临着他们职业生涯中最艰难的一年，这一年对不少海外导游来说，可能是“0客源，0收入”，甚至已经失业，那么这一年这些海外导游究竟都是怎样度过的？在他们身上又发生了哪些艰辛或有趣的故事？\n在前两期聚焦海外购房、海外中介之后，《亲历》将故事的“镜头”转向海外导游，本期聚焦了长期从事法国、英国、日本海外游的四位导游，在疫情中他们有的亏损百万不得不辗转回国，有的利用这段空闲的机会，钻研短视频，通过带货和推广，维持正常的收入......以下是这四位导游的“疫情故事”:\n1\n2020年待业在家损失近百万，把车队卖掉一半后回国\n口述人：王先生\n人物档案：2005年在英国苏格兰从事旅游行业，接待国内旅行团\n我2005年开始从事海外旅游行业，主要地点在英国苏格兰，现在已经做了15年。\n开始我是从单个导游干起的，到后来有经验后，就组了个自己的小公司，有个车队，会聘请一些司机和导游，一起接待国内的旅游团。\n在疫情前，一年我大约要接待国内上百个团，包括一些公司的、学校MBA学院，夏令营，公务考察，展会等大大小小的旅游团。基本要从4月份一直忙到12月，在圣诞节时会迎来一个小高峰，就这样忙忙碌碌得大概9个月的时间，在剩下的几个月的淡季，就是全家人的休息时间。\n在疫情前，我们的收入虽不算是特别高，但是养活团队、家人肯定是没有问题，全年收入大概会在10万英镑左右，同时因为淡季每年还能给自己放个假，在英国休息也好，回国也好，日子相对过得还可以。\n没想到的是，2020年整年会笼罩在疫情的阴影之下，先是国内武汉疫情爆发，然后最近英国大规模的爆发了，可以想象得到的是，国人肯定不会冒这种风险再到海外去旅游了，更别说是英国了，所以我们的旅游工作等于是全部暂停，大量从事国内到英国旅游的导游、做车队的也是处于待业状态。\n所幸的是，英国也在给我们、给旅游行业发一些补贴，这个补贴幅度是你以前报税那个月月薪的80%，这也就保证了你每个月会有基本的生活收入。比如说，你一个月的收入是5000英镑，如果你正常报税的话，这个月政府给你的补贴也就在4000英镑。当然补贴的幅度可能根据公司、个人的情况会有所不同。\n所以疫情一来，因为我还有积蓄，加上政府的补贴，在生活上其实是没有受到什么影响，就等于是在英国放了一年的假，在家收拾收拾园子，打打高尔夫等。\n实际的情况是并不是所有人都会正常报税。英国税收的比例在20-30%之间，比如有的导游疫情前想多留点钱在自己手上，就会少报点税，或者根本就不报税。\n但这个补贴规则就是你以前报税报的多，这次你能拿到的补贴就多，假如你以前不报税，那么你就拿不到补贴，就只能自力更生。\n如果没有补贴和积蓄的话，即便有感染的风险，也不得不去找一些其它的事情来做，比如说去中餐馆、外卖店打工，或者去送货，还有一些就会做些包括对留学生接机、回国、搬家这样的工作。\n我的一个朋友，就是这样的，他在帮留学生搬家、接机回国，最后是在他送留学生回国的车上，一个留学生最后被确诊了，他整个人也是惊慌到不行，所幸最后他没事，但也反应出他生存状态的无奈吧。\n另外因为我有旅行社，和个人不一样，除了补贴之外，政府也会根据我的营业额的多少，给我一个免息贷款，如果我需要的话，我就会启用这个免息贷款。\n当然为了减少开支，我还是在做一些保证现金流的事情，比如我的车队，有一些车况不那么好的，未来考虑要更新的，我几乎都卖掉了，目前大概卖掉了我车队的一半，当然疫情期间二手车也没有那么好出售，折价也高出平常，大概在6-7折左右。\n在员工上，因为我们跟导游不是长期雇佣关系，大多数是按日结算，就是你干一天就有一天的薪水，他们所在的团队也不一定是固定的，所以我还好，没有每月需要付员工固定的基础薪水，所以这一块让我有所缓解。\n不过就这么过了一年，我还是熬不住了，这一年没有收入，等于损失了上百万人民币，加上歇的时间长了，人难免发慌，所以最终我还是选择了回国。\n2021年1月中旬我刚到北京，先是飞到上海，在那里隔离了21天，现在按照北京防疫的要求在进行观察，直到相关人员通知我可以外出。\n回国很大的原因是对英国疫情的判断，我觉得英国旅游业要恢复到疫情前至少需要4-5年的时间，如果光靠英国旅游业，以后几年我就失业了，而且随着英国的脱欧，实际对当地经济影响也比较大，我不能总坐着、等着。\n我是北京人，我的房子、亲戚都在北京，所以我决定还是回国，好好想想接下来的几年我要做点什么。\n只是回国转型会比较艰难，国内旅行社因为疫情其实也受到了冲击，加上相比国内的导游，可能我也不具备更多优势；去公司上班，我40多岁，给个万儿八千的我不愿意，给个5万我倒是愿意了，但是企业干嘛找我，他完全可以找个年轻的精英，所以还是要找到自己合适的方向。\n现在看起来目前比较现实的是可能会和朋友一起做些高尔夫球项目，也考察过很多高尔夫俱乐部，之前钻研过高尔夫的运营。在这个期间也认识了很多国内高尔夫的业内人士，所以打算去深圳或者云南那边做青少年高尔夫运营或者训练场，但这也是个初步设想，还没有到付诸行动的阶段。\n至于英国的旅游业，如全球疫情有所好转，我还是会回到这个行业，毕竟我从事了这么多年，我很热爱这个行业，为了更好的的吸引我带团的客户，我学习了大量的高尔夫和酒的知识，在这上面也有比较深的钻研，我不想就这么放弃，我也特别希望疫情过去，出国游报复性反弹，但至少现在看，这种想法是有点过于乐观。\n2\n没事干就重点研究短视频，疫情把英国的外卖带火了\n口述人：英国宝哥\n人物档案：已定居英国近二十年，日常主要带中国人旅行团\n2020年疫情刚爆发的时候，英国、西班牙、意大利这边的情况都比较严重，我想到疫情会影响欧洲的旅游业，但是没有想到能够持续这么长时间，但是还想着2021年应该还没什么问题，但是现在感觉今年也够呛了。\n疫情出来之后，很多中国游客都不来了。我接待的团偏高端一些，私人定制，还有一些大型的MBA游学团、商务团。2020年一二月份还有一些以家庭为单位的团成行，但是大多数人是开始把三到五月的预订给取消了，到3月份英国封城开始，就不再有游客了。\n后来到了五一、暑期国内疫情有所缓解了，会有一些人过来咨询，但是没有成团的。所有的旅行团加上夏天的夏令营，没有来的。我们在英国很多的华人导游，专职的可能有三四百人，基本上是转行的转行，回国的回国，所以这个事对导游的团体打击非常大。\n此外，英国自己的国内游也挺萧条。英国人还是挺听政府的话，如果政府说封城了，不让随便走动，他们就真的待在家里，不出来乱逛。所以，英国国内很多景点压根不开了，有一些大景点，比如大英博物馆，开的话也都是提前在网上预约，限制人流、客流量，在里面会弄一些单行的线路，确保参观人的安全。\n我自己2020年11月份去了一趟苏格兰，不算是旅游，过去办点事，也住了一下酒店，住了四天我就能感受到整个旅游行业的箫条，包括市中心特别豪华的酒店，非常便宜，能够看出确实箫条的一塌糊涂。\n所以从导游这个角度讲，过去一年基本是没有什么生意的，只能做点别的事情。我从2019年开始做短视频，主要目的就是宣传一下我的旅游的业务，后来也确实从平台上接了一些客人，粉丝达到了三十几万。\n疫情爆发之后，我开始认真钻研了一下这个东西，稍微改了一下视频风格，介绍英国这边的风土人情，趁着这个机会，把我的账号做起来了，目前现在是200多万粉丝。所以，我现在相当于做成了一个自媒体人。\n我的视频有做一些变现，一个是带货，一个是广告推广。2020年接了一些推广的广告，收入还行吧，能够和我之前的导游收入持平。\n政府也会给一些补贴。但对于我们来讲，其实没有太多，其他一些行业的补贴基本上都是按80%来补，比如酒店之类的，但是对于我们导游这个行业来讲，工资不是太好去衡量，因为它是有团就给钱，没团不给钱，补贴的不是那么多，只能是申请一小部分固定的金额。\n我身边做代购的人也没有太多，我自己就是跟这边有几个品牌或者商家，他们有小程序的，我帮他们推广推广小程序，在小程序上可以买东西。其实，现在代购也挺难，英国疫情比较严重，物流各方面国内消费者也是挺担心，很多国内的人都不太想买英国这边直邮回去的东西，害怕带病毒，所以我认识的一些代购朋友也都怨声载道的。\n餐饮业在英国也不太理想，因为餐饮和旅游也是挂钩的。大型豪华餐厅受的打击大一点，政府会给他们一定的补偿和支持，有一些还是能挺过来的，也有倒闭的现象。但是外卖挺红火的，疫情相当于改变了英国人和当地华人的消费习惯，他们更愿意从网上订，外卖的软件也比较火了。\n3\n法国的国内游特别火，有些乡村民宿入住率达到120%\n口述人：Y先生\n人物档案：定居法国数十年，自由职业，如给国内媒体供稿、组织商务团等\n过去一整年，我这边几乎一个海外的游客都没有接触到。回法国的中国人就是两类人，第一个是在法国长居的华人，从国内探亲或者办完事之后，就回法国了，另外就是留学生。别的中国人没有，现在这种非常时期，怎么还会有人来法国旅游。\n中国人少了，但法国国内游非常好。这次疫情打击了以后，国际旅游基本损失了大概70%、80%，但是国内旅游只损失20%左右，所以整个法国旅游业的营业额没有出现大幅下滑，主要是国内旅游起到了积极的影响。\n2020年大多数的法国人，都选择在国内度假。这个度假的特点就是开展绿色旅游，到一些人比较少的地方，包括很多巴黎市民都到了他们在乡下的第二住宅，或者是在乡村租一个房子，就在那儿“隔离”了，这就导致法国很多冷僻地方的旅游业，反而发展起来了。另外海边游去年也比较火，尤其是夏天，地中海一带的旅游火爆，蔚蓝海岸都达到了平时70%、80%的接待量。\n还有大城市的一些景区，比如卢浮宫、凡尔赛宫，它们受到的影响是比较大的。法国禁足期间，这些景点是不开放的，禁足解除之后才对外开放。但即使开放，也是有人员限制的，你得网上约，算好多少人才能进去。这些地方主要是国际游客来参观，所以他们的整体收入是大幅下降了，卢浮宫、凡尔赛宫的收入大概超过了50%。\n在巴黎我看见有国际旅游的，但是他们主要来自周边国家，比利时人、荷兰人、英国人、德国人、西班牙人，这些人到法国来旅游。因为欧洲人还是把肺炎当成是一个流感，有一段时间边境根本就不封锁，也不检查，他们开车或者坐着火车就过来了，我都有想法准备开车到意大利去玩一玩的。6月份、7月份的时候，欧洲人的感觉就是没有什么好怕的，因为你戴着口罩，到酒店注意一点就好了，大家都是这么认为的。\n在法国的华人导游业处于一片凋零，但是为什么大家还觉得能够过下去，有一个很重要的原因，法国的援助力度是非常高的。\n如果你是在旅行社工作，受雇于企业当导游，旅行社给你工资。疫情期间，你会得到83%的工资，这是政府规定的，所以你没受大的影响。如果你是自由职业者，个人做导游业务的，国家给你减轻贷款压力，此外每个月起码给你1500欧元的补助。\n所以，尽管2020年导游生意冷淡，收入不能跟以前比，但是维持正常的生活水准还是没问题的，医疗资源也挺发达，你是生了病还是没有生病，做检测都不要钱的，这点还是相当不错的。\n我听说有导游今年开始做海外代购，但是现在这个情况也不是你想做就能做。海外代购有几个重要因素，第一你要先有自己的客户群，第二海关对于代购的限制越来越严了，第三在禁足期间，很多商店都关门了，你要做代购也是相当困难。\n但如果你是在乡村开民宿的，就会相当不错。法国有一个特点，在乡村地区，农民有权利出租自己的房子给游客住，政府收税很低，就是为了鼓励乡村旅游的。过去一年农村酒店非常火，很多热门旅游地带在夏天期间全部订满，达到 120%左右的入住率。\n但像爱彼迎在乡村地区比较弱，他们主要是在大城市的民宿，比如巴黎，来旅游的人很少，所以今年巴黎的旅游业就处于一种比较崩溃的状态，包括爱彼迎在法国的大城市也受到了很大的打击。\n餐饮业受到的打击会比较大，因为政府允许它营业的时间很少。当然政府补助的力度也是非常大的。高档饭店不开门，就可以从国家拿大部分的贷款援助，不上班的员工也能拿到大部分工资，这个叫技术性失业工资，由政府承担。\n此外，中低档饭店做外卖的现象去年确实也挺多的，巴黎已经出现了很多可以网上订购的饭店，有些餐馆无法正常开门营业，就转型专门做网上订购外卖的业务，这个确实是有的。\n4\n我们已经一年没有活干了，没看到中国人在日本抢口罩\n口述人：D先生\n人物档案：2006年到日本，当地某旅行社员工\n2020年疫情在日本刚刚爆发的时候，我和同事的想法都一样，觉得控制一下，到了五一黄金周就好了。但是等到了五一，疫情还在蔓延，只能又盼十一，结果十一还是不行，又只能盼元旦，结果元旦还是不行，现在的内心状态就是盼着今年能恢复一些。\n但是经历了去年一整年，大家也知道疫情这个事情，短期没有办法，疫苗出来大家都接种要看一段时间，今年搞不好没那么乐观了。\n后来日本发布过几次通知，禁止一切境外输入，禁止所有外国人进入日本，但对于我们来说，这样的通知，已经没啥感觉了，因为再着急，也没人来，没办法开展业务。\n对大家比较大的影响应该是在去年三四五月份，后续大家都很习惯了，再有什么禁止也好，开放也好，大家心里都明白，只要疫情不结束，再怎么开放，也都是短暂的，说不定开放一个礼拜，又被叫停了。\n从2020年二月份至今，国外游客基本就没有了，但日本有一个政策，为了扶持本国的旅游业、酒店，拨出来一些预算给旅游产品做补贴。从去年开始断断续续的执行，只要疫情一严重，就把它停了。\n国内游都是这个状态，海外游基本没人期待，虽然现在带国外团，政府没有什么处罚措施，但是旅行社也不会去冒险做这个事情。第一是不会有人来，营业的成本和收入不成正比；第二，万一要是这个团有人感染，公司以后的业务就没有办法做了，这个负面影响还是很大的。\n目前看日本已经没有什么净土可以提供给游客了，尤其是北海道，疫情非常严重。因为2019年年底和2020年年初，北海道进入到冰雪季，很多国外客人的都过去了，然后就把病毒带到北海道。所以疫情刚在日本爆发的时候，北海道是最严重的。此外，其他像东京、大阪、名古屋这些大城市，一天的确诊病例都是成百上千人。\n当然，也有一些地方的情况稍微好一点，像山行县、秋田县这些经济不是很发达、人口流动不是很大的地方，相对来说感染人数比较少，每天的增长是个位数。但是这些个别的县也不会单独开通国际航线来接待客人，如果真是开放了，它一定是全国整体的稳定状态，要不然就全开，要不然就不开，只能是这样。\n这一年多，我们几乎没有什么工作，做旅游生意的，没有客人来，怎么自救也没用。我们现在只能做一些视频，或者通过网络直播，针对海外做一些宣传，为之后旅游业恢复，积累点人气。反正日本人不会闲着，没事就找事干。\n因为我是在公司上班，是有工资做保障的，但是很多朋友，自己在做旅游生意的，比如包车司机，他们的压力会比较大，会搞一些代购，维持生计。\n提到代购也说一点，很多人都说1月份有中国游客在日本大肆购买口罩，但这个我确实没注意到。说实话日本口罩比较贵。日本口罩正常价格是五六十块钱一包，跟国内口罩最紧缺的时候相比，卖的也都不便宜。所以可能会有个别人来日本买口罩，但不是普遍现象。\n我这边的收入肯定也是减少了，没有那么多业务了，也就没有加班费和补助费了，所以整体收入是有一些减少。因为日本的消费比较高，要供房，家庭需要开销的地方比较多，所以过去一年日子确实过得有点紧巴巴。","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":5057,"commentLimit":10,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"symbols":[],"verified":2,"subType":0,"readableState":1,"langContent":"EN","currentLanguage":"EN","warmUpFlag":false,"orderFlag":false,"shareable":true,"causeOfNotShareable":"","featuresForAnalytics":[],"commentAndTweetFlag":false,"andRepostAutoSelectedFlag":false,"upFlag":false,"length":2,"xxTargetLangEnum":"ORIG"},"commentList":[{"id":3374356,"commentId":"3374356","gmtCreate":1611364665835,"gmtModify":1680773940563,"authorId":3527667803686145,"author":{"id":3527667803686145,"idStr":"3527667803686145","authorId":3527667803686145,"name":"社区成长助手","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/2b7c7106b5c0c8b0037faa67439d898f","vip":1,"crmLevel":1,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"individualDisplayBadges":[]},"repliedAuthorId":0,"objectId":310475906,"objectIdStr":"310475906","type":1,"supId":0,"supIdStr":"0","prevId":0,"prevIdStr":"0","content":"终于等到了您的初发帖[比心][比心]发帖时关联相关股票或者相关话题，可以获得更多曝光哦～如果您想创作优质文章，请查看<a href=\"https://laohu8.com/TW/934879903\">老虎社区创作指引</a>","text":"终于等到了您的初发帖[比心][比心]发帖时关联相关股票或者相关话题，可以获得更多曝光哦～如果您想创作优质文章，请查看<a href=\"https://laohu8.com/TW/934879903\">老虎社区创作指引</a>","html":"终于等到了您的初发帖[比心][比心]发帖时关联相关股票或者相关话题，可以获得更多曝光哦～如果您想创作优质文章，请查看<a href=\"https://laohu8.com/TW/934879903\">老虎社区创作指引</a>","likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"subComments":[],"verified":10,"allocateAmount":0,"commentType":"valid","coins":0,"score":0,"disclaimerType":0},{"id":3374336,"commentId":"3374336","gmtCreate":1611364504117,"gmtModify":1680773938773,"authorId":3556748115894504,"author":{"id":3556748115894504,"idStr":"3556748115894504","authorId":3556748115894504,"name":"BigDipper74","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/d16fe952865113004819a449c3d58bfe","vip":1,"currentWearingBadge":{"badgeId":"44212b71d0be4ec88898348dbe882e03-2","templateUuid":"44212b71d0be4ec88898348dbe882e03","name":"Executive Tiger","description":"The transaction amount of the securities account reaches $300,000","bigImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/9d20b23f1b6335407f882bc5c2ad12c0","smallImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ada3b4533518ace8404a3f6dd192bd29","grayImgUrl":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/177f283ba21d1c077054dac07f88f3bd","redirectLinkEnabled":0,"hasAllocated":1,"isWearing":1,"stampPosition":0,"hasStamp":0,"allocationCount":1,"allocatedDate":"2021.12.28","exceedPercentage":"80.57%","individualDisplayEnabled":0,"individualDisplaySort":0,"categoryType":1101},"crmLevel":1,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"individualDisplayBadges":[]},"repliedAuthorId":0,"objectId":310475906,"objectIdStr":"310475906","type":1,"supId":0,"supIdStr":"0","prevId":0,"prevIdStr":"0","content":"Really ?","text":"Really ?","html":"Really ?","likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"subComments":[],"verified":10,"allocateAmount":0,"commentType":"invalid","coins":0,"score":0,"disclaimerType":0}],"hasMoreComment":true,"orderType":2}