With only two weeks left until the May Day holiday, passengers can purchase train tickets for May 1st starting today. During this year's May Day holiday, the popularity of tourism has steadily increased compared to last year's high levels. Topics such as "12306 seconds without a ticket" and "ticket grabbing" have frequently made headlines, and some popular cities have seen a situation where "one ticket is hard to obtain". Be careful! On May 1st, train tickets will be available on the 17th. The holiday period for this year's May 1st holiday is from May 1st to May 5th, a total of 5 days. According to the current 15 day pre-sale period for railway tickets nationwide, starting from April 17th, passengers can purchase train tickets for May 1st through the Railway 12306 website and the Railway 12306 APP; On April 21st, you can purchase a return ticket for May 5th (the last day of the May Day holiday). According to a report released by Ctrip Research Institute, during the upcoming May Day holiday, tourism popularity has steadily increased from last year's high level, and the scene of popular scenic spots being crowded is about to reappear. Unlike short distance travel during the Qingming Festival, long-distance travel became the main focus during the May Day holiday, with domestic long-distance travel orders accounting for 56%. Tickets sold out! According to the data from the most popular platforms in these ten cities, based on the overall booking situation, Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Nanjing, Xi'an, Wuhan, Guangzhou, and Changsha are the top ten popular tourist destinations during the May Day holiday. On the 16th, Zhongxin Finance logged into the 12306 official website and found that on April 30th, almost all train tickets departing from Beijing to Chongqing, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Xi'an, Nanjing and other places were sold out. At the same time, with the improvement of infrastructure and the enhancement of tourism reception capacity in various regions, more and more lower market tourist destinations are becoming popular. According to the platform data, Tianshui, Xuzhou, Zibo, Hefei, Nanchang, Diqing, Jingdezhen, Shijiazhuang, Yantai, Mount Huangshan and other cities have become the fastest growing cities for May Day holiday hotel reservations. The official website of 12306 also shows that on April 30, all the tickets from Beijing to Tianshui, Zibo, Mount Huangshan and other places have been sold out. The platform data also shows that during the May Day holiday, hotel booking orders in the county-level market increased by 68% year-on-year, and ticket orders for scenic spots increased by 151% year-on-year, with a growth rate higher than the national market. Pingtan in Fujian, Yangshuo in Guangxi, Anji in Zhejiang, Wuyuan in Jiangxi, Chun'an in Zhejiang, Zhengding in Hebei, Jinghong in Yunnan, Deqing in Zhejiang, Shangri La in Yunnan, and Dunhuang in Gansu are popular county tourism destinations. Tip! Pay attention to these three points when buying tickets quickly during the peak of May Day travel. How to buy tickets quickly? China National Railway Group Co., Ltd. has released three tips: 1. Start of sale reminder subscription. Multiple reminders can be set in advance through the system according to the ticket start time, so as to submit ticket purchase orders in a timely manner. 2. The starting time for sale varies at different stations. 3. Pre filled information function, on the day when the ticket starts selling, pre filled in information such as passenger, train number, seat type, etc. When the ticket starts selling, one click can submit the order. The railway department stated that as the second quarter enters, the railway passenger flow will remain stable, and the May Day and Dragon Boat Festival holidays will usher in peak passenger flow. The railway department will closely monitor changes in passenger flow and dynamically optimize passenger production