BEIJING - A Covid-19 outbreak has derailed what is usually the peak season at one of China's top summer hot spots, with a snap lockdown in the seaside city Beihai shutting hotels and leaving more than 2,000 tourists stranded at one point.
The health codes for some tourists were turned to red, meaning they couldn't go anywhere. Others couldn't book flights or trains to leave the city. She said she was looking forward to a relaxing holiday on a beach over 1,600km south following the ordeal, but made it only a few days before the virus flared in Beihai. Ms Liang's health code turned red, leaving her trapped once again, according to a video she shared on Douyin, the Chinese version of Tiktok.
Meanwhile in Shanghai, more than a month after the lockdown there ended, the city continues to find cases, reporting 18 for Thursday.In the first week of July, Beihai was one of the top 10 most popular travel destinations on Tujia, a Chinese rental platform similar to Airbnb. But hotels have had to return more than 12 million yuan to customers due to cancellations and full refunds ordered by authorities, the city's market regulator said in a July 19 statement.