The visa-free policy is continuously optimized, and “China Travel” has become a global fan base. Let’s take a “tour to China” anytime you want.-中国通讯社

CCTV news: In the past year, one of the bright spots in the cultural tourism market was the boom in inbound tourism. The latest data from the National Immigration Administration shows that in 2024, there will be 20.115 million foreigners entering visa-free at various ports across the country, a year-on-year increase of 112.3%. Among them, Shanghai is one of the most popular destinations. Next, follow the reporter to walk around the streets of Shanghai.

This is Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai, which is one of the attractions with the most foreign tourists. Let’s take a real test to see how high the “foreign concentration” is.

Chen Jidong, assistant to the president of Greater Yuyuan Commercial Development Group, said that especially since the second half of last year, European and American groups, Korean groups, Japanese groups, and Vietnamese groups have gradually increased. There will be very many people in 2024 and it will be very popular. Welcome to Shanghai!

Luo Rui, a staff member of a hot pot restaurant in Shanghai, said in an interview that Korean tourists come to the restaurant to dine every day, and more than half of them are Korean tourists during the peak period.

In 2024, the number of inbound passengers at Shanghai Port will reach 18.085 million, a year-on-year increase of 95.6%. Whether by air or cruise, Shanghai continues to maintain its status as the country's largest entry and exit port. By optimizing the visa-free policy, improving entry efficiency, and improving mobile payment, China's door is opening wider and wider, and the attractiveness of "travel to China" continues to increase.

Foreign tourists who are fans around the world are looking forward to an easy-to-go "tour to China"

With the continuous optimization of my country’s transit visa-free policy, the label “China Travel” has become the “traffic password” of overseas social platforms. Reporters from the main station have recently conducted street interviews in many countries and regions. Let’s see what everyone’s interests are.

For more than a year, my country’s visa-free “circle of friends” has continued to expand. Up to now, my country has achieved comprehensive mutual visa exemption with 26 countries, implemented unilateral visa exemption on trial basis with 38 countries, and implemented transit visa exemption policy with 54 countries. At present, the "China Travel" theme media traffic has exceeded 1 billion on the international Internet.

According to statistics from a large Korean travel agency, as of January 14, the number of bookings for travel packages to China this year has increased significantly. In Japan, in addition to traditional tourist routes such as Beijing and Shanghai, as well as giant panda-themed tours, many Japanese travel agencies have also set their sights on inland cities in China such as Zhengzhou, Xi'an, and Luoyang, planning to create study tours, "Silk Road Tours" and more High-quality travel products that meet the needs of Japanese tourists.