China Airlines has resumed levying fuel surcharges on Chinese routes, passenger cars and highways are free during the Spring Festival holiday, and many museums and parks in Beijing are closed at different times. Which of these new travel regulations do you not know?
◆ Chinese airlines resume the collection of fuel surcharges on Chinese routes
Since February 5, 2022 (ticket issuing date), some Air China companies have resumed charging fuel surcharges for passenger transportation on Chinese routes. For routes with a length of more than 800 kilometers (including 800 yuan), the surcharge will be charged for routes with a length of less than 10 kilometers (including 800 yuan).
◆ during the Spring Festival holiday free passage of minibus Expressway
According to the notice of the State Council on Approving and transmitting the implementation plan of exempting minibus tolls on major holidays of the Ministry of transport and other departments, during the Spring Festival holiday in 2022, toll roads across the country will continue to exempt minibuses with less than 7 SEATS (including 7 seats) and motorcycles allowed to drive on ordinary toll roads from tolls. The specific free period starts at 0:00 on the first day of the holiday (January 31) and ends at 24:00 on the last day of the holiday (February 6). For ordinary highways, the time when vehicles pass through the toll lane of the toll station shall prevail, and for expressways, the time when vehicles leave the exit toll lane shall prevail.
◆ during the Spring Festival, Guangzhou and Shenzhen suspended traffic restrictions
During the Spring Festival, Guangzhou does not implement the management measures of “four starts and four stops”, and small and medium-sized buses of non Guangzhou nationality can pass normally in the controlled area, that is, regardless of driving or stopping, they are calculated according to the stopping time. From February 16, the original “out of limit” measures will be restored. The suspension of “outside limits” measures is aimed at small passenger vehicles with non Shenzhen license sectors, and all cargo vehicles shall still comply with the relevant traffic restrictions of Shenzhen.
◆ during the Spring Festival holiday, many museums and parks in Beijing closed at different times
Beijing Palace Museum. Photo / taken by Wang Zhenzhen, shell finance reporter of Beijing News
During the Spring Festival holiday, many museums and parks such as the Forbidden City Museum, Prince Gong’s residence, the summer palace, Badaling Great Wall, Juyongguan Great Wall, China Greatwall Technology Group Co.Ltd(000066) museum will be closed at different times. Among them, the Forbidden City Museum will be closed from February 4 to 6, and the summer Palace will be closed from February 3 to 4. Tourists are advised to make travel arrangements in advance.
◆ adjustment of operation arrangements of several subway stations in Beijing during the Spring Festival
According to Beijing Metro, from 0:00 to 24:00 on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, the Olympic Sports Center Station, line 8 and line 15 Olympic Park Station of line 8 will be closed. All trains pass through the above stations without stopping, and the transfer between line 8 and line 15 will be stopped at the Olympic Park station.
◆ the Quanzhou world heritage protection and management measures were officially implemented
Since February 1, the measures for the protection and management of world heritage of “Quanzhou: China’s world marine trade center in the song and Yuan Dynasties” (hereinafter referred to as the measures) has been officially implemented. In view of the cross regional and cross sectoral issues of Quanzhou series of heritage, the measures stipulates that the municipal and county governments shall establish a comprehensive coordination mechanism for Quanzhou world heritage protection to coordinate and solve the major issues and important problems among counties, cities and counties and departments at the same level in the protection and utilization of heritage. At the same time, the measures determine that July 25 of each year is “Quanzhou World Heritage Day”.
◆ the new regulations on the administration of electric bicycles in Guangxi are implemented, and the transition period of temporary number sectors is three years
Since February 1, the newly revised administrative measures of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region for electric bicycles and motorized wheelchairs (hereinafter referred to as the measures) has been officially implemented. The measures stipulates that electric bicycles that have registered and obtained temporary license sectors shall be subject to the management of license sector transition period, which is three years, calculated from the date of implementation of the measures; After the transition period expires, they are not allowed to drive on the road, and the traffic management department of the public security organ shall cancel their license sector and driving license according to law. Where there are other provisions in laws and regulations, such provisions shall prevail.
◆ Phnom Penh Chengdu one-way economy class ceiling price cut by Cambodian Airlines
Ticket price adjustment notice. Figure / screenshot of the website of the Chinese Embassy in Cambodia.
The Chinese Embassy in Cambodia issued a notice that from February 1, 2022, the maximum price of Phnom Penh Chengdu one-way economy class operated by Cambodian airlines will be reduced from the current US $6555 (including taxes) to US $5055 (including taxes). If passengers actually buy tickets higher than the maximum price, they can complain through Cambodian Airlines complaint mailbox / special line.
