Ministry of Transport: Cross-regional personnel flows across society during the National Day holiday are expected to reach 2.13 billion passenger trips.

On September 24, the State Council Information Office held a press conference. Li Yang, spokesperson and vice minister of the Ministry of Transport, said that during the three-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, cross-regional personnel flows across society are expected to reach 650 million passenger trips, 1.2 times the usual level. During the seven-day National Day holiday, travel is expected to remain at a high level, with cross-regional personnel flows across society expected to reach 2.13 billion passenger trips over the seven days, averaging 300 million passenger trips per day, 1.7 times the usual level. During the National Day period, the travel structure will be dominated by road travel, with self-driving and road travel expected to account for more than 90 percent. The original text is as follows: The State Council Information Office holds a press conference. The postal and express delivery industry is making every effort to ensure delivery services during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays. On September 24, the State Council Information Office held a press conference. Li Yang, spokesperson and vice minister of the Ministry of Transport, introduced the relevant situation of transport service guarantees during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays. Li Yang said that during the three-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, cross-regional personnel flows across society are expected to reach 650 million passenger trips, 1.2 times the usual level. During the seven-day National Day holiday, travel is expected to remain at a high level, with cross-regional personnel flows across society expected to reach 2.13 billion passenger trips over the seven days, averaging 300 million passenger trips per day, 1.7 times the usual level. During the National Day period, the travel structure will be dominated by road travel, with self-driving and road travel expected to account for more than 90 percent. In response to the characteristics of holiday travel, the Ministry of Transport will continue this year to implement the policy of free passage on toll roads for small cars with fewer than 7 seats. The specific free period will be from 0:00 on October 1 to 24:00 on October 7. At the same time, the Ministry of Transport will ensure the safe travel of new energy vehicle owners and ease range anxiety by adding charging piles and improving charging organization in service areas. Zhou Zhaohua, deputy director of the State Post Bureau, attended the press conference and answered questions from reporters. Zhou Zhaohua introduced that this year, with the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays overlapping, consumption scenarios are richer and more diverse, and the holiday economy is deeply integrated with the cultural tourism economy. The operation of the postal and express delivery industry generally shows distinctive characteristics: concentrated demand for seasonal item delivery before the holidays, obvious demand for cultural tourism delivery during the holidays, and a return to high-level operation after the holidays. As the holidays approach, express collection volume has risen steadily. From January to August this year, the national average daily express collection volume was 523 million items. Since entering September, average daily express collection has climbed to 585 million items, with a single-day peak exceeding 610 million items. To ensure that people across the country enjoy a happy and peaceful "double holiday," the State Post Bureau has focused on three areas of work. First, ensure that the delivery network remains unimpeded, guiding delivery enterprises to scientifically allocate transport capacity, manpower, and site resources, with priority given to ensuring smooth operation of hub transshipment centers and end-point outlets. Second, ensure that delivery channels are safe and reliable, supervising enterprises to strictly implement systems such as real-name acceptance, acceptance inspection, and X-ray security screening, strengthen hidden danger investigations, and resolutely prevent prohibited items from entering delivery channels. Third, ensure that service standards are not lowered, continuously strengthen service quality supervision, keep consumer complaint channels open, and promptly accept, supervise, and resolve issues reported by the public. At the same time, enterprises are urged to arrange shifts reasonably, implement labor remuneration and benefits, strengthen care for couriers, provide "station" services such as rest, drinking water, hot meals, charging, and emergency assistance, and jointly carry out holiday condolences with relevant departments at the front line of enterprises. In recent years, the postal and express delivery industry has continuously empowered the development of the cultural tourism industry through service innovation. Zhou Zhaohua said that during this year's "double holiday" period, postal and express delivery services will ensure that tourists can "travel light" and that "wishes arrive quickly." Service points are "set up according to need," with convenient delivery points and smart parcel lockers arranged in popular scenic spots, cultural districts, and transport hubs. After purchasing specialty products, tourists can have them sent immediately after seeing them, and luggage delivery services allow tourists to put down their bags and set off easily. Service plans "vary according to the item," with differentiated packaging, routing, and delivery plans designed according to product attributes, value, and timeliness requirements, providing special services such as cold-chain direct delivery and dedicated air routes for fresh fruits, and using special shock-resistant packaging for distinctive handicrafts. Theme post offices "thrive because of culture." At present, 883 theme post offices have been built nationwide, with coverage exceeding 63 percent of 5A-level scenic spots, allowing tourists to have "a city memory they can take away." Zhou Zhaohua said that the postal and express delivery industry will make every effort to ensure delivery services during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, making everyone's luggage burden lighter, the transmission of goodwill warmer, and the memories of the journey deeper and more beautiful. This article is excerpted from the "State Post Bureau" WeChat public account; edited by GMTEight: Liu Jiayin.