On the morning of May 21st, at the "Global Spatio Temporal Intelligence Expo" (WGDC2026) "Low altitude Economy" forum, Jin Xin, Marketing Director of Xiangyuan Aviation Development (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Xiangyuan Aviation"), stated in her speech that currently, cultural tourism is one of the core scenarios for the fastest landing of low altitude economy, closest to users, and easier to earn money. She firmly believes that cultural tourism is not the endpoint of low altitude economy, but rather a testing ground for the fastest commercial closed-loop model.
Jin Xin frankly stated that in the entire low altitude industry, we believe flying is not difficult, but if you want to fly steadily in the long term and make money all the time, it is not easy. And the cultural and tourism scene precisely solves this problem. At present, the company has implemented six major monetization methods: starting from flight experience, it has extended to six commercial windows: research and learning products, cultural and creative derivatives, ticket packages, live streaming content, and membership benefits.
Jin Xin pointed out that the most core change in the low altitude economy at present is to lift consumption from the ground to the sky. How to apply technology to real application scenarios, so that low altitude economy can run, make money, and even achieve replicability and promotion? She believes that firstly, there are customers in the cultural and tourism scene, and there is no need for companies to start looking for users from scratch; Secondly, air transportation in scenic areas is relatively closed, making it easier to carry out compliant landing procedures; Meanwhile, tourists are willing to spend money and consume for these fresh experiences.
It is reported that the mission of Xiangyuan Navigation is to be a scene creator of "cultural tourism+low altitude" and an explorer of operational standards. At the end of the speech, Jin Xin stated that the future of low altitude economy is based on the foundation, the scenario is the key, and the operation is the core. At the same time, we believe that low altitude economy cannot be achieved solely by one company. It is not an industry that works alone. We currently have deep cooperation with machine manufacturers, communication companies, map platforms, and scenic spots. We welcome all technical, infrastructure, scenic spot, and operator parties to join us in replicating the low altitude cultural tourism model to more parts of the country
