Washington (AP) – Foreign tourists return from China after the country has released its visa policy in unprecedented level. Citizens from 74 countries can now enter China until 30 days without visa, jumping large from previous rules.
The government has been raising a solid entry into visa to strengthen the tourism enforcement bid, the economy and its soft. More than 20 million foreign visitors in the outside of the visa in 2024 – about one third of the value and more than doubled since last year, according to the National Immigration Administration.
“This really helps people to leave because it is so difficult to apply for visa and continue the process,” said Georgia in Georgia in Austria, visiting the latest temple in Beijing.
While most tourist destinations are still packed with the best guests, travel companies and tours are now in the hands of a great summer holiday goats come to China.
“I have been frustrated and struggling” said Gao Jun, a tourist guide for over 20 years. Meeting the growing demand, present a new training business or anyone wishing to be English-speaking tour guide. “I can’t handle everything alone” he said.
After lifting the hardest of the Covol-19 limits, China also opened its boundaries to the visitors at the beginning of 2023, but the 13.8 million people visited that year, under 31.9 million in 2019, last year before the epidemic.
30 days for many in Europe, Asia, Latin America and Midwana
In December 2023, China announced visa to French citizens, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, and Malaysia. Almost all Europeans are more since. Travelers from five Latin American countries and Uzbekistan woke up last month, followed by four in the Middle East. Total will grow up to 75 in July 16 by Azerbaijan installation.
About two-thirds of the countries are given visa entry on the basis of one year.
For Norway Eporsheiim, this means that his family will no longer need two traveling visit to Chinese ambassador to apply for tourist visa, time-consuming and two children with TOW. “They don’t open too much, so it was very difficult” he said.
“The new Visa Policies benefit 100% of us,” Jenny Zhao, the Wildchina Director, looks at boutique methods and international luxury methods. He said the business has increased by 50% compared to it before the epidemic.
While the US lasts their largest market, an accounting is about 30% of their current business, European travelers are now forming their clients, a sharp increase in less than 5% before 2019, according to Zhao. “We have a great hope,” Zhao said, “We hope these benefits will continue.”
Trip.com Group, Shanghai-based Online Travel agency, said the free Visa-Free policy improves tourism. Air, the hotel and the booking on their website to travel twice three months of this year last year, 75% of guests from regional districts.
No large African country is the right African access, even though the continent of China’s closest continent.
North Americans and others in the move can enter 10 days
Those from 10 countries not in the visa-free entrance and another option: to enter China until 10 days when they leave the country. This policy is held at 60 ports, the country of national immigration.
The transport policy applies to 55 countries, but most are in the free access to visa. Provides a more restricted option of 10 international citizens:
In addition to the UK, Sweden is the end of the highest income than a 30-day list. The relationship with China has deviated because the Chinese party sentenced to a Sweden book dealer for 1020 years in prison for 1020. GUI disappeared in 2015.
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The Associated Press writer Ken Moritscu and Video video producer LIu Zheng in Beijing donated to this report.
