During the May Day holiday, scenic spots across China are crowded with people, and people bring their pets to "check in" at the scenic spots, which has become a special scenery. Many "shit collectors" spend thousands of yuan (RMB, the same below) to sign up for a tour, take their pets to swim on the island, run on the grass, and feel the "poetry and distance".

The picture shows April 29, Liuzhou, Guangxi, A pet tour group departs. Photo by China News Service reporter Lin Xin

Xiaoyu (pseudonym), a "post-90s generation" in Liuzhou City, Guangxi, had a particularly fulfilling holiday. She took her four dogs and signed up for two pet trips in a row. After finishing the trip to Dalong Lake in Shanglin, Nanning, Xiaoyu took four dogs with the group and set off for Hailing Island in Yangjiang. "Two trips cost thousands of yuan. But I think it's worth it to travel with the dogs and see them happy." To Xiaoyu, these four dogs are like family, and the oldest dog Have been raising for 9 years.

There are many people like Xiaoyu who travel with their pets. According to Yang Yaohua, the person in charge of "Guangxi Dog Where to Go", which organizes pet travel, they have launched a number of pet travel projects during this year's March 3rd and May Day holidays, all of which have been favored by "shit collectors". He said: "Every time a travel event is announced, hundreds of pet owners sign up to participate."

As early as 2006, pet owner Yang Yaohua began to "test the waters" of pet travel. At first, he just tried to organize friends in the pet-raising group to drive to nearby places to play together. Later, Yang Yaohua gradually accumulated rich experience in operations and traveling with pets, cultivated a large number of "customer groups", and gradually developed into a tour group in the past few years. "There are more and more people who want to travel with pets, and our customers have grown from a dozen to hundreds."

In Yang Yaohua's view, pet travel sounds wonderful, but it is difficult to implement. not simple. Many pet-raising families want to travel, but they suffer from the problem of "no pets allowed" in public transportation, scenic hotels and other places. Working as a team to contact and coordinate with hotels in scenic spots can avoid the embarrassment of individual travelers being turned away.

During the "May Day" holiday, Wei Ni, the "shit shoveler", dressed her pet dog "Yiyi" in a floral dress, dressed up beautifully, and signed up for a trip together. She said: "I haven't traveled since I got a dog. I was worried that the dog would be left alone at home without anyone to take care of it. I wanted to take the dog with me on a trip, but I was afraid that the hotel wouldn't allow it." This time, the "Pet Travel Group" activity solved Wei Ni's problem Worry.

In order to avoid problems such as pets hurting people and urinating and urinating everywhere, "poop scrapers" who participate in pet tourism will also keep their pet dogs on a leash when carrying them, andBring your own toilet bag and clean up excrement promptly.

Nowadays, the new method of "pet tour group" has quietly become popular. During the "May Day" holiday, an event organizer in Sichuan launched a pet charter flight, and pet owners took their pets on a trip from Chengdu to Sanya. In addition, "pet tour groups" are available in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing and other places, with many options from one-day tours to multi-day tours.

The 2023 "May Day" downwind travel forecast report released by Hello Freeride shows that more than 100,000 pets are expected to take a ride on the "May Day" holiday to accompany pet owners. In order to better meet the needs of "poop shovelers" who travel with their pets, many hotels in China have launched special services to welcome consumers traveling with pets.

The favor of "pet tour groups" by "shit collectors" also reflects that the Chinese people's income has increased, their consumption power has continued to increase, and they have entered a higher-level pursuit of quality life. According to data released by iiMedia Research, the scale of China’s pet economy industry is expected to reach 811.4 billion yuan in 2025. (End)