Jeju Island, which once clamored for Chinese tourists not to come again, now got what they wanted, so why does it regret it?

Because the most direct loss caused by the decrease in tourists is the decrease in the economy.

In the past few years, South Korea has actually been a popular tourist country in China. On the one hand, it is because South Korea is quite close to us, and on the other hand, it is the influence of Korean entertainment culture on us. The TV series was really popular in China a few years ago, and it made quite a few Korean stars popular. Moreover, Chinese people have always loved traveling. During the holidays, you can see huge crowds of people in major scenic spots in news reports. But traveling within the country no longer satisfies our desire for travel. No, many places abroad have introduced visa-free policies in order to attract tourists after seeing the economic status and spending power of us Chinese. The place we are going to talk about today is one of them? Jeju Island.

Jeju Island is an island in South Korea, where the sea and sky are the same color and the scenery is beautiful. Coupled with the visa-free policy for China, it attracts thousands of Chinese to travel every month. If there is a holiday, the number of people will double or triple. This flow of people can bring considerable benefits to Jeju Island and even South Korea. However, everything has two sides. The increase in the flow of people will inevitably lead to a decrease in the overall quality of Chinese tourists visiting Jeju Island. The uncivilized behavior of individual tourists during their travels aroused strong dissatisfaction among local people in Jeju Island. In the end, tens of thousands of people in Jeju Island petitioned to cancel the visa-free policy for China! Before the policy was implemented, slogans prohibiting Chinese entry were posted outside many shops in Jeju Island. But what they didn't expect was that Chinese tourists actually stopped traveling to South Korea. At that time, the number of tourists in Jeju Island dropped by 50% year-on-year. So what is the current situation of Jeju Island after so long? Netizens expressed their comfort after seeing it!

The most direct loss caused by the decrease in tourists is the shrinkage of the economy. This is mainly manifested in two aspects. 1. Local per capita income. Jeju Island is a tourist area, and the main income of the tourist area is the local consumption of tourists. The sharp drop in Chinese tourists caused local shops to close due to lack of foot traffic and unable to make ends meet. The income of local people has dropped by 30%, and government revenue has become even more bleak, with the share only one-fifth of the previous level!

2. Housing prices. Previously, due to the popularity of tourism in Jeju Island, a large number of real estate companies invested in this place. The rising tide lifted all boats, and local housing prices were also getting higher and higher. However, after Chinese tourists left here, residents' incomes dropped, but housing prices did not fall at all, which made it difficult for local people to buy houses. It can be said that because of the cooperation of the people of Jeju Island, in the end the biggest loser is themselves!

But having said that, when we travel abroad, our identity is no longer just an individual, what we represent is a country! We certainly hope that people all over the world can see our good side and make Chinese people more popular around the world instead of being excluded. And this requires the unremitting efforts of each of us.