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Foreign visa-free tourists are having a crazy time in China this New Year's Day

Just in the past New Year's Day, friends who go out to travel will find that in scenic spots and famous scenic spots all over the country, there are many foreign tourists who speak various languages.

This is due to the further relaxation and optimization of China's transit visa-free policy. On December 17, the National Immigration Administration announced that the stay time of transit visa-free foreigners in China will be extended from 72 hours and 144 hours to 240 hours, that is, 10 days. The number of entry and exit ports for visa-free transit personnel has been increased by 21, further expanding the areas for stay.

Data show that within one hour of the announcement of the transit visa-free policy, the search heat of overseas tourists searching for Chinese hotels and air tickets increased by 87% compared with the same period the day before, and the hotel booking heat of overseas tourists staying around the New Year's Day increased by more than 5 times compared with the same period the day before.

Since the beginning of this year, with the continuous release of the 72/144-hour transit visa-free policy, it has been widely welcomed at home and abroad and triggered a warm response. From January to November 2024, 29.218 million foreigners entered China at ports, up 86.2 percent year on year. Among them, 17.446 million visits were visa-free, up 123.3 percent year-on-year.

This means that on average, more than 3,600 international friends visit China every hour.

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A large wave of South Korean tourists to Zhangjiajie New Year, travel agencies: South Korea to Zhangjiajie New Year tickets have been sold out

Recently, the National Immigration Administration issued an announcement, from December 17, the overall relaxation and optimization of the transit visa-free policy, the transit visa-free foreigners in the territory from the original 72 hours and 144 hours are extended to 240 hours (10 days), while 21 new ports for transit visa-free personnel entry and exit ports, and further expand the area of stay activities. Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport port has become one of the newly added 21 transit visa-free ports.

Since the beginning of this year, Zhangjiajie inbound tourism continues to be hot, and there are media reports that "the mountains of Zhangjiajie are full of Koreans." With the further "expansion" of the visa-free policy, what new changes have the hot Zhangjiajie inbound tourism market ushered in? After the "upgrade" of the transit visa-free policy, the consultation volume of Korean tourists from travel agencies increased by about 20% year-on-year, and before the New Year's Day holiday, Korean tourists came to the transit flight and even had a difficult ticket. It is understood that Zhangjiajie Nari International Travel Agency, as the local head travel agency, is one of the most popular travel agencies in Zhangjiajie and Hunan receiving Korean tourists, receiving about 30,000 Korean tourists last year. Zhang Wei said that after the visa-free policy was further "upgraded", the consultation volume of South Korean tourists received by Zhangjiajie Nari International Travel Agency increased by about 20%.

The extension of the visa-free time is conducive to expanding the scope of activities of foreign tourists in Hunan and further stimulating the cultural travel consumer market. It is reported that foreign tourists can stay in Hunan province. More and more South Korean young people come here to feel the beauty and beauty of "National Zhang" and the humanistic charm.

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China's new unilateral visa-free travel to nine countries accounted for more than 30% of inbound travel orders

In order to further facilitate Chinese and foreign personnel exchanges, China has decided to expand the scope of visa-free countries, and from November 30, 2024 to December 31, 2025, China will offer visa-free access to ordinary passport holders from Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Estonia, Latvia and Japan on a trial basis.

Half an hour after the announcement of the news, Ctrip's overseas platform European sites, Japanese sites, and China-related destination search popularity increased by 65% and 112% respectively. In particular, direct flights from many parts of Japan to domestic destinations have surged in popularity. Since November, the number of flights from Japan to China has increased by more than 70% compared with last year, and the average one-way price including tax has fallen by about 15%. At present, on November 30, flights from Japan to Shenyang, Qingdao, Nanjing, Chengdu, Guilin and other places have tickets of less than 1,000 yuan.

Up to now, the recovery rate of international flights between China and Japan is about 75% of the same period in 2019, although it has not fully recovered, but since the beginning of this year, Japan has ranked first in the popular destinations for Chinese tourists to travel abroad, and Japan has ranked top three in the source countries of Chinese inbound tourists. The introduction of the unilateral visa-free policy will help facilitate the return of Chinese in Japan to visit relatives and travel, and further promote the tourism exchanges between China and Japan, and promote the development of domestic tourism products for Japanese tourists.

Data show that since the beginning of this year, orders from Chinese tourists to Japan have increased by more than 160% year-on-year, and Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka are popular destinations for Chinese tourists. Japanese tourist orders into China also increased by 140% year-on-year, except for first-tier cities such as Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, Dalian, Hangzhou, Chengdu and Qingdao are also popular domestic destinations for Japanese tourists.

144-hour transit visa-free and unilateral visa-free policies are important driving forces for the growth of China's inbound tourism. Together with the new 9 countries, China has implemented the unilateral visa-free policy of nearly 40 countries, as of now, tourist orders from these countries have accounted for more than 30% of China's inbound tourism orders, with the release of the visa-free effect, China's inbound tourism will usher in further growth.

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The number of visa-free tourists visiting China has increased

The cultural and creative crafts of Xing Li, the delicious cheese jerky toast, the almond tofu milk tea of Lao She Teahouse... Daxing Airport's food and cultural and creative goods frequently "out of the circle", which has attracted many passengers to the airport in advance. Tourists arriving in Beijing from all over the country and even the world will also take the distinctive commercial shops at Daxing Airport port as their first stop. Recently, Daxing Airport customs disclosed data, Daxing airport port health licensing enterprises have exceeded 500, the first three quarters of 2024, its sales, passenger flow increased significantly.

On November 1, China further expanded the scope of visa-free countries, for Slovakia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, South Korea ordinary passport holders trial visa-free policy. Among them, the popularity of South Korea's tourism in China has increased significantly. South Korean tourism e-commerce platform data show that from November 1 to 5, the platform to China with group tour product bookings increased by 91%, and the number of bookings increased by 60%.