A new cycle of prosperity and development, ＂higher and higher＂! Iterative upgrade of China tour pattern opening mode

　　CCTV News:This National Day holiday, inbound tourism continues to be hot.

　　In 2024, Xiushui Street, which has just become a Beijing gift franchise operator, is expected to have more than 50% foreign tourists, especially European and American tourists, and its sales will increase by 100% compared with the same period in 2023 during the Eleventh Five-Year Plan period. Beijing’s central axis, cultural and creative gifts and silk ready-to-wear customized products, which have just successfully applied for the World Heritage, have seen the largest growth.

　　During the "Eleventh" holiday, the Shenzhen Railway Airport Port was crowded. According to the forecast of Shenzhen Border Inspection Station, the exit peak will be from October 1st to October 4th, and the entry peak will be from October 6th to October 7th.

　　On September 30, the scope of visa-free countries was expanded again, and the visa-free policy was tried out for ordinary passport holders in Portugal, Greece, Cyprus and Slovenia. After the news was announced, the popularity of tourists from these four countries searching for China-related keywords on Ctrip’s overseas platform increased by over 60% month-on-month.

　　Foreign tourists are keen to explore minority "treasure" tourist destinations.

　　With the accelerated release of the visa-free policy, the pace of inbound tourism is gradually deepening into non-first-and second-tier cities and even the vast counties. From the city to the countryside, a series of smooth strokes will help foreign tourists understand China more comprehensively and deeply.

　　In the ancient village of Qiling, Wuyuan, Jiangxi Province, Wuyuan traditional non-legacy dragon lanterns meander along the ancient village. The lanterns on the bench are connected end to end, and the scene is very lively.

　　In addition to going to the countryside to experience the unique tour, in the past two days, 14 tourists from the United States, Australia and other countries have taken a three-dimensional tour of the Three Gorges of Chongqing Yangtze River by combining cruise and land walking. The route is from Chongqing to Yichang, Hubei, passing through Wushan and Wanzhou in Chongqing.

　　Because there are many foreign tourists, this route even "plants grass" for young people in China. In the evening, foreign friends and China tourists sang and danced on the boat and enjoyed their holidays.

　　Observation on the National Day Holidays: The inbound tourism continues to be hot.

　　China has continuously optimized its visa and customs clearance policies, accelerated the resumption of international flights, improved the level of payment facilitation, improved the comprehensive service quality of inbound tourism, and promoted the international popularity of China tourism. During the National Day holiday, inbound tourism continued to be popular. China innovated to "circle" overseas tourists, and the opening mode of China tour was renovated and upgraded iteratively.

　　Data show that in the first seven months of 2024, there were 17.254 million foreigners entering the country at various ports, a year-on-year increase of 129.9%. The continuous relaxation of inbound tourist visas and the global popularity of "China Travel" have attracted many foreigners.

　　During the National Day holiday, under the background of the global epic migration of Chinese people, foreign friends came to punch in, and the growth rate of inbound tourism was higher than that of outbound tourism, and the order volume rose by 60% year-on-year.

　　In the first seven months of 2024, foreign tourists’ visits to China increased by 403% year-on-year, and the pace of inbound tourism gradually penetrated into non-first-and second-tier cities and even the vast counties.

　　When traveling in China, foreign tourists pursue the deep tour of immersive experience, or watch intangible cultural heritage, visit museums, taste the beauty of civilized exchanges and mutual learning, or shuttle through the streets and lanes to experience the fireworks in Chinese, or try unmanned driving, online car ride and electronic payment to experience the development achievements of China in an all-round way. The pattern opening mode of China tour is iteratively upgraded.

　　Foreign tourists’ visit to the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River in Chongqing has become more stereoscopic due to the progressive combination of land hiking and cruise.

　　From April 2024, foreigners who take subways in Beijing, Shenzhen, Shanghai and other cities can directly swipe their overseas bank cards to purchase tickets. There are 27 operating lines, 836 kilometers and 490 stations in Beijing’s urban subway network, and the whole network, full time and full gate can be used at present. Some newly opened characteristic high-speed railway lines are also full of charm for foreign tourists.

　　Experts said that with the increase of opening to the outside world, more and more cultural and travel places have become a new space for a better life shared by host and guest. Innovation meets the diversified, personalized and quality needs of inbound tourists. While the number of inbound tourists and tourism spending have increased steadily, the satisfaction of foreign tourists has continued to increase, and the inbound tourism market has entered a new cycle of prosperity and development.