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一 | 【品橙旅游】进入八月下旬，暑期进度条已然告急。受“请3休13”超长拼假带动，2026中秋国庆提前订热潮开始加速“抢跑”。同程旅行数据显示，截至8月24日，平台上“中秋”、“国庆”等关键词搜索热度月环比增长116%，中秋国庆旅行产品提前30天以上的预订热度较去年同期涨超20%。

二 | 从用户流向来看，1200公里以上国内长航线机票预订热度持续领跑，新疆、西藏、云南等均是长线热门目的地；酒店住宿方面，5天以上酒店长住订单预订逐步起量，大床房、亲子房等房型较为抢手。

三 | 长线游“领跑”提前订热潮，中短途多元玩法接档“黄金周” 相较往年，今年中秋国庆提前订的周期进一步拉长，尤其国内长线游市场表现突出，率先“点燃”十一黄金周的出游热情。 WASHINGTON -- Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 3.2% increase in their benefits in 2024, far less than this year's historic boost and reflecting moderating consumer prices.The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, means the average recipient will receive more than $50 more every month beginning in January, the Social Security Administration said Thursday. The AARP estimated that increase at $59 per month. “This will help millions of people keep up with expenses,” said Kilolo Kijakazi, Social Security’s acting commissioner.About 71 million people — including retirees, disabled people and children — receive Social Security benefits. Thursday's announcement follows this year’s 8.7% benefit increase, brought on by record 40-year-high inflation, which pushed up the price of consumer goods. With inflation easing, the next annual increase is markedly smaller.“Compared to last year's 8.7% increase, this is going to feel small and the perception is that its not keeping up with the inflation and the higher costs that retirees are still seeing,” said Martha Shedden, president of the National Association of Registered Social Security Analysts.On top of that, an anticipated increase in Medicare premiums for 2024 will eat into the Social Security cost-of-living bump.Medicare hasn’t announced the increase for traditional Medicare, but said the cost of Medicare Advantage plans is expected to remain stable.Still, senior advocates applauded the annual Social Security adjustment.“Retirees can rest a little easier at night knowing they will soon receive an increase in their Social Security checks to help them keep up with rising prices,” AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins said. “We know older Americans are still feeling the sting when they buy groceries and gas, making every dollar important." Social Security is financed by payroll taxes collected from workers and their employers. The maximum amount of earnings subject to Social Security payroll taxes will be $168,600 for 2024, up from $160,200 for 2023. Retirees whose sole income comes from Social Security are not subject to taxes on that income.Nancy Altman, president of Social Security Works, an advocacy group for the social insurance program, said that the COLA is a “reminder of Social Security’s unique importance" and that “Congress should pass legislation to protect and expand benefits.”However, the program faces a severe financial shortfall in the coming years.The annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report released in March said the program’s trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2033. If the trust fund is depleted, the government will be able to pay only 77% of scheduled benefits, the report said.There have been legislative proposals to shore up Social Security, but they have not made it past committee hearings.A March poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that most U.S. adults are opposed to proposals that would cut into Medicare or Social Security benefits, and 79% of people polled said they oppose reducing the size of Social Security benefits.The Social Security Administration is still without a permanent leader. President Joe Biden in July nominated former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley to lead the agency.The COLA is calculated according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index, or CPI. But there are calls for the agency to instead use a different index, the CPI-E, which measures price changes based on the spending patterns of the elderly, like health care, food and medicine costs.Any change to the calculation would require congressional approval. But with decades of inaction on Social Security and with the House at a standstill after the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., seniors and their advocates say they don’t have confidence any sort of change will be approved soon. The cost of living adjustments will have a big impact on people like Alfred Mason, an 83-year-old Louisiana resident. Mason said that “any increase is welcomed, because it sustains us for what we are going through.”As inflation is still high, he said, anything added to his income “would be greatly appreciated.”。同程旅行数据显示，截至8月24日，中秋国庆出发的1200公里以上国内长航线机票预订热度月环比增长56%，且亲子家庭和年轻客群占比突出。其中，飞往新疆乌鲁木齐、伊犁的机票预订热度月环比增长72%，飞往云南迪庆、德宏的机票预订热度月环比增长63%。度假产品方面，同程旅行数据显示，截至8月24日，中秋国庆出发的国内长线跟团游、定制游产品预订热度环比7月增长近一倍，行程天数在6至10天的产品占比超过六成，新疆、西藏、甘肃、云南、海南位列预订热度前五。线路方面，8天7晚伊犁深度+赛里木湖+那拉提+库尔德宁+夏塔+独库拼小团、8天7晚西藏拉萨+日喀则+纳木措+羊卓雍措+珠峰大本营拼小团等产品销量持续走俏。不止长线游提前订势头突出，中短途游预订热度也在逐步上升。

四 | 中秋、国庆正值秋高气爽的好时节，用户玩法更加多元化、目的地选择上更加丰富。同程旅行数据显示，截至8月24日，中秋国庆期间出发的“滨海游”、“古建游”、“文博游”、“山水游”等多种类型旅行产品预订不断走热。落到酒店住宿场景上，成都、广州、上海、西安、北京、青岛、苏州、南京、三亚、太原一同跻身中秋国庆酒店“提前订”十大热门城市。县域目的地热度攀升，“奔县深度游”或成黄金周新亮点在追求小众化、松弛感的旅行诉求下，今年中秋国庆一批县域目的地提前订热度显著，较长的假期时间也为“奔县深度游”提供了有利条件。县域正从过去的“途经地”转变为假期出行的独立目的地，成为黄金周旅游市场的新变量。同程旅行数据显示，截至8月24日，中秋国庆出发的县域目的地相关旅行产品预订热度月环比增长超60%，安吉、婺源、建水、黟县、平遥、昭苏、阳朔、荔波、平潭、仙居等目的地跻身热门县域TOP10榜单。不少游客选择落地省会或区域中心城市后租车前往县域，灵活串联周边村镇，实现“一站多村”的深度游。从租车热度来看，截至8月24日，中秋国庆县域租车提前订热度增长尤为突出，月环比涨幅接近80%。与之相应地，中秋国庆县域目的地酒店民宿提前订的热度也在逐步上升，预订热度较7月份增长55%。从住宿偏好来看，带有“山景房”、“设计感”、“亲子设施”等标签的酒店民宿搜索及预订热度靠前，入住天数大多在3-7晚。同程研究院分析认为，在“请3休13”超长拼假的带动下，今年中秋国庆假期预订周期较往年明显拉长，用户提前订的热度持续攀升。

五 | 长线深度游与县域松弛游表现突出，折射出游客在目的地选择上更倾向于沉浸感与差异化体验。随着假期日益临近，相关产品预订热度将进一步走高，为中秋国庆旅游市场带来新一轮增长。

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