On January 8th, after novel coronavirus was infected with "Category B Management", the immigration management optimization policies and measures were officially implemented. According to the international epidemic situation and various service guarantee capabilities, China has resumed China citizens’ outbound tourism in an orderly manner based on the principle of pilot first. The global tourism market responded enthusiastically to this, and actively welcomed China tourists. The international community generally believes that China’s optimization and adjustment of epidemic prevention and control measures, simplification of entry and exit procedures, and resumption of outbound travel will help boost the development of global tourism, stimulate economic recovery, and add more vitality to promoting exchanges between China and foreign countries and people’s hearts.
Many countries warmly welcome China tourists.
Tour the scenery along the Nile by boat, explore the mysterious ancient Egypt in the pyramids, and feel the breath of life in the Hariri market in the old city of Cairo … … Rabibu, general manager of Egyptian Spring Tour Travel Agency, introduced the favorite sightseeing projects of China tourists to the reporter. "Egypt welcomes tourists from China with open arms, which is too important to promote the recovery of Egyptian tourism!" Rabib said that tourism is an important economic pillar and source of foreign exchange income in Egypt. Since the outbreak of the epidemic, Egypt’s tourism has been hit hard, and the performance of the travel agency has fallen sharply. "China announced that it would resume China citizens’ travel to qualified countries, which gave us hope. The Chinese tour guide of the travel agency is about to resume work, and I hope that China friends will come to Egypt as soon as possible. "
According to the data of the United Nations World Tourism Organization, before the outbreak, China was one of the world’s leading outbound tourism consumers. The optimized epidemic prevention policy will have a positive impact on the development of tourism in China and the world.
"Before the epidemic, China was the world’s largest source of outbound tourists. In 2019, the number of outbound tourists was about 150 million." Steve Saxon, head of McKinsey’s Asian tourism business, said in an interview with the media that it is predicted that by the summer of 2023, the proportion of outbound tourists from China will return to about 50% before the epidemic.
It is expected that during the Spring Festival this year, overseas tourist destinations will welcome a large number of China tourists going abroad. According to Ctrip data, as of January 5, the number of overseas travel orders in the seven days of the Spring Festival surged by 540% compared with the same period of last year, and the average order cost increased by 32% year-on-year. Among them, orders for travel to Melbourne, Australia during the Spring Festival increased by more than 50 times year-on-year, and orders for travel to Bangkok, Thailand increased by more than 10 times.
"Cambodia welcomes China tourists." Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said that Cambodia is expected to receive 2 million tourists from China this year, which will drive Cambodia’s rapid economic recovery.
China is Thailand’s largest tourist source country. Tourism Thailand said that the return of tourists from China will further boost Thailand’s tourism industry. It is estimated that the number of tourists visiting China in Thailand will reach 300,000 in the first quarter of this year, and the number of tourists receiving China will reach 5 million in the whole year.
Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao website reported that China’s orderly resumption of China citizens’ outbound tourism will encourage China tourists to return to Singapore for sightseeing and boost local consumption, and it is estimated that the annual retail sales will be 2 billion Singapore dollars.
Statistics New Zealand shows that in the first week of December, 2022, about 1,000 China tourists arrived in New Zealand, a significant increase from three months ago. Nash, Minister of Tourism of New Zealand, said that many tourists are looking forward to the return of China tourists, which will bring great benefits to New Zealand tourism.
Get ready for China tourists.
At present, some countries actively take measures to welcome tourists from China. Thailand’s Ministry of Health, Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Ministry of Communications, etc. recently held a joint meeting to discuss the preparations for welcoming China tourists, emphasizing that all foreign tourists entering the country should be treated equally.
Etihad Airways of the United Arab Emirates announced that from February this year, Abu Dhabi — Shanghai round-trip passenger routes will be increased to twice a week. After the additional flights, Etihad Airways will have five flights between the two countries every week. Martin Drew, Senior Vice President of Passenger and Freight Sales of Etihad Aviation Group, said: "China is one of Etihad’s most important strategic markets. I am glad to see that China has continuously optimized and adjusted its epidemic prevention and control measures. We are restoring the service of China passenger route in an orderly and stable manner to prepare for welcoming China tourists. "
Statistics show that before the epidemic, the number of China tourists visiting Vietnam increased rapidly, reaching 5.8 million in 2019, accounting for nearly 30% of the total number of international tourists in Vietnam. The head of the tourism department of Hoa Hoa province in central Vietnam recently said that Vietnam Airlines and China Southern Airlines are planning to resume the operation of related routes. Mang Street, Quang Ninh province, northern Vietnam, has asked local tourist attractions to make preparations for receiving tourists from China during the Spring Festival in China as soon as possible.
Start the "South Africa Tourism Assistant" applet of South Africa Tourism Bureau, hold the live online broadcast of "Sunset Animal Tracking Tour", and organize three offline communication and promotion activities to the public and the media in Fuzhou, Hangzhou and Suzhou … … Since last year, a series of promotional activities of the South African Tourism Bureau in China have been in full swing. Mansour Mohamed, chief representative of South African Tourism Bureau for Asia-Pacific Region, said: "We are full of expectations for China to resume outbound travel. South Africa puts the safety, health and hygiene of tourists in the first place, and hopes that China tourists can come to South Africa for sightseeing and experience ‘ Rainbow country ’ The unique charm. "
"At present, we have strengthened our contact with China travel agencies and are ready to receive China tourists visiting Moscow." Yevgeny kozlov, chairman of the Moscow Tourism Commission of Russia, said that will not only provide traditional tourism advice to Russian tourists, but also actively introduce new tourist routes to let tourists know Moscow from a new perspective.
Humanities exchanges will be more frequent.
Nearly 60 phalanxes, more than 20 floats, and the number of participants reached 2500; China traditional costumes, cultural elements of the Spring Festival and new energy vehicles are displayed on the same stage; The Spring Festival market is dazzling, allowing local people to deeply experience the taste of China … … Dubai, United Arab Emirates will resume the "Happy Chinese New Year" parade on January 14th, and the grand occasion of China’s tourists is about to reappear. "China’s orderly resumption of citizens’ outbound tourism is expected." Ma Zekai, CEO of the UAE’s "Embrace China" Executive Committee, said that the arrival of tourists from China will help the UAE’s tourism industry recover and develop, and more importantly, people from both sides can communicate face to face and enhance mutual understanding. "We are willing to continue to build a bridge between the people of Afghanistan and China and promote exchanges and cooperation between the two sides in various fields."
In 2023, China and Pakistan will hold the "China-Pakistan Tourism Exchange Year". Aftab ur Rahman Rana, general manager of Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation, said that Pakistan has begun to make preparations for welcoming tourists from China. The company has specially produced a Chinese manual to introduce China’s tourism resources and serve Pakistani tourists. Pakistan International Airlines recently announced the resumption of flights between Islamabad and Beijing. "With the implementation of the policy of orderly restoring citizens’ outbound tourism, China will certainly have a positive impact on the development of global tourism economy." Rana said that Pakistan will strengthen cultural and tourism exchanges between Pakistan and China through the cooperation of various departments and promote the communication between the people.
Recreation and tourism industry is a pillar of Saudi Arabia’s economic transformation plan "Vision 2030". Saudi Arabia plans to vigorously develop tourism and launch more tourism service products for China tourists. Saudi Tourism Minister Ahmed khatib said: "China is an important tourist source country. We are very happy to see that China has resumed its citizens’ outbound tourism in an orderly manner. Saudi Arabia will strengthen cooperation with China partners in this regard."
Evandro Carvalho, director of the Brazil-China Research Center of Vargas Foundation, said that China is a big consumer of outbound tourism, and the orderly resumption of China citizens’ outbound tourism will definitely have a positive impact on the tourism destination economy. "I look forward to China tourists coming to explore the charm of Brazil. I believe that cultural exchanges between China and other countries will be more frequent in the future, and the world will be interconnected."
(Beijing, Cairo, Bangkok, Dubai, Canberra, Johannesburg and Rio de Janeiro, January 8th, by reporters Gong Ming, Huang Peizhao, Liu Hui, Guan Kejiang, Ren Haoyu, Chen Xiaowei, Yan Yiming and Bi Mengying)