CCTV News: Recently, foreign tourists have come to China, and "ChinaTravel", that is, "China Travel", has become an international hot word. China's inbound tourism is heating up, thanks to the increasing convenience of foreigners to travel to China, and China's visa-free "circle of friends" is also expanding.
Recently, China's inbound tourism market has continued to heat up. Topics such as "visa-free policy brings fire to inbound tourism" and "the number of inbound tourists continues to rise" have successively appeared on the hot search list of social media.
According to the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 25, in order to further promote personnel exchanges between China and foreign countries, China has decided to expand the scope of visa-free countries and try out the visa-free policy for ordinary passport holders from three countries: New Zealand, Australia and Poland. During the period from July 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025, holders of ordinary passports from the above-mentioned countries can enter China without a visa for business, tourism, visiting relatives and friends, and transiting for no more than 15 days.
After the news was announced, data from international platforms showed that New Zealand, Australia, and Poland tourists searched for China-related keywords in an instant, and the current booking data showed that the summer travel orders of the above three countries into China increased by 40% year-on-year.
At present, the positive effects of the "visa-free era" are constantly emerging. Euronews commented that "the visa-free policy has released a positive signal that China will further open up to the outside world and welcome more tourists to visit China". "ChinaTravel" has become an international buzzword, and some videos sharing their travel experiences in China have also enjoyed great popularity on overseas social media, and the first impression mentioned by many foreign tourists to China is that the streets are very quiet.
"When we came to Shanghai, I thought it was going to be a noisy and crowded city, but I found it to be relatively quiet, most of the cars here are electric and the motorcycles are electric, you can't hear the sound at all," said a South African tourist. ”
In addition, mobile payments, convenient public transportation, and security are also topics that are frequently mentioned by many foreign tourists.
An American tourist who came to China said: "I left my phone and charger on the bench over there, and we have reached the temple, and I suddenly thought, oh my God, I left my phone on the bench, and about 10 minutes have passed." I ran over and there was a girl who kept looking after me until I went back to get it, it was so sweet. ”
According to a report released by the China Tourism Academy, the search volume of overseas tourists for flights and accommodation to China has increased significantly, and the demand for potential tourism to China has been unprecedentedly high. With the continuous recovery of international routes, the further improvement of entry convenience, the continuous restoration of the inbound tourism supply chain, and the active promotion of tourism destination market players at all levels, the development trend of China's inbound tourism market will continue to improve in 2024.
Source: CCTV