Korean officials sincerely welcome China tourists to visit at an early date, and the multinational tourism industry is making these preparations →

Sincerely welcome China tourists to visit at an early date.

Recently, China's embassy and consulate in South Korea had extensive contacts with all walks of life in South Korea, and learned that with the continuous adjustment and optimization of China's epidemic prevention policy, many Korean friendly people, tourism, hotels, retail and other related practitioners expressed sincere expectations and warm welcome to China tourists' early visit to South Korea.

Looking forward to China tourists.

Transnational tourism is preparing from three aspects.

When the reporter interviewed the overseas National Tourism Administration and overseas airlines on the wish list of traveling abroad, it was found that the industry generally believed that the development of China's inbound and outbound tourism was conducive to the recovery and restructuring of the Asia-Pacific and even the global tourism market. In order to facilitate the journey of China tourists and enhance their sense of experience and gain, these countries are making preparations from the following three aspects.

Go around directly

He Anzhe, executive general manager of the Eastern Hemisphere Market and International Aviation Department of Tourism Australia, told the reporter that China International Airlines will resume three routes from Sydney and Melbourne from February 1; China Southern Airlines will resume the Guangzhou-Melbourne route from 65,438 on June 24th and the Guangzhou-Sydney route from 65,438 on June 30th. China Eastern Airlines Australia-Shanghai flights will resume overtime and will increase to 3 flights per week.

Pan, chief representative and executive director of Singapore Tourism Board in Greater China, said that since 65438+February 30, 2022, Singapore Airlines has restarted passenger flights from Singapore to Beijing, and the Beijing-Singapore route, which used to carry passengers in one direction every Tuesday and Friday, will increase two-way passengers every other week and Friday.

Li Chaohui, chief representative of the Beijing office of the German National Tourism Administration, said that Air China has resumed weekly flights from Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu to Frankfurt; China Eastern Airlines resumes weekly flights from Shanghai and Hangzhou to Frankfurt; China Southern Airlines flights from Guangzhou to Frankfurt have also resumed; Lufthansa flights from Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing and Hong Kong to Frankfurt have also resumed.

Wei Mailun, general manager of Air France-KLM Greater China, told reporters that at present, Air France-KLM operates 14 flights in five destination cities in China. Not long ago, Air France announced that it would add 1 flights from February 4th.

Jia, sales manager of Thai Airways International Beijing Office, said that Thai Airways has resumed flight operations in Guangzhou, Kunming and Chengdu, and Thai Airways Beijing and Shanghai will also speed up the application for go-around, and consider increasing the number of flights on the go-around route.

Entry convenience

Chang 1 1, director of the Swiss National Tourism Administration in China, told the reporter that the headquarters of the Swiss National Tourism Administration had met with the relevant departments of the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs to make visa preparations for the next step of implementing and welcoming China guests returning home.

According to the information provided by the National Tourism Administration of Thailand to the Global Times reporter, at present, it is not necessary to provide COVID-19 vaccination certificate, and it is not necessary to show negative results of ATK antigen test or nucleic acid test when entering Thailand.

According to the information provided by Maldives Tourism Bureau, you can get a 30-day visa on arrival as long as you provide the hotel reservation confirmation form and air ticket travel itinerary that meet the requirements, and fill in the entry declaration within 96 hours before entry. Nucleic acid examination and vaccination certificate are not required when entering the country.

Experience upgrade

Tourism Australia's latest industry report shows that China tourists are looking forward to a trip close to nature. "From exciting daytime hiking to movie-like train trips to encounters with animals, these advantages will bring countless opportunities to Australian tourism." He Anzhe said.

In view of China tourists' preference for rural holiday, long-distance travel and sustainable holiday experience, the German National Tourism Administration has launched the theme experience promotion of "embracing German nature" and "enjoying Germany". In order to cater to tourists from China, the Swiss National Tourism Administration will shift its promotion focus from traditional travel agency products to meet the needs of freelancers, and provide a more diversified product portfolio to prepare for China tourists to stay longer.

In view of the increasingly prominent demand for "high quality", "quality", "personalization" and "niche" in China market, as well as the unique social media ecology, mobile payment and pocket lifestyle habits, Singapore Tourism Board will continue to explore and promote the four themes of safety, technology, travel experience and sustainable development, hoping to bring every China tourist who comes to Singapore a brand-new travel experience.

"A few countries impose restrictions on China's entry alone.

Of course we can't accept it. "

65438+1October 13 the State Council Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism held a press conference. Wu, director of the Department of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that since the outbreak, China has been adjusting its prevention and control policies according to the development and changes of the epidemic, treating all countries equally.

After China announced "Class B management", many countries welcomed it. Thailand, Maldives, Brunei, Russian Federation, Cambodia and other countries expressed their hope to resume more direct flights as soon as possible, and eagerly looked forward to China tourists' visit. On October 9th, 65438/KLOC-0, Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister led senior government officials to meet the first batch of tourists who arrived in Thailand after China's "Class B Management" at the airport, and banners such as "China-Thailand Family" were hung on the spot. Such scenes show confidence and support for China's anti-epidemic policy, and also reflect the friendly relations between China and these countries.

Unfortunately, however, a few countries, regardless of science and facts, have adopted a policy of restricting their entry into China, which is of course unacceptable to China. No country in the world will allow other countries to implement discriminatory policies against their own countries. The purpose of China's reciprocal measures to these countries is to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of China citizens, and also to maintain normal exchanges between countries. In fact, China has also made proper arrangements for the countries concerned to come to China for diplomatic, official or emergency affairs. It is hoped that the countries concerned can cancel the discriminatory measures against China as soon as possible and make joint efforts with China to ensure the personnel exchanges between the two sides and the positive development of bilateral relations.

China actively supports the expansion of personnel exchanges between China and foreign countries and will continue to provide convenience for business people coming to China. China understands that countries adopt reasonable epidemic prevention measures and oppose discriminatory practices or politicizing the epidemic.

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Thailand's outbound travel orders ranked first, and many countries in Southeast Asia began to grab customers, and South Korea was booked.

Thailand has shown its enthusiasm for China tourists to travel abroad. The Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, together with the Minister of Tourism and the Minister of Transport, greeted China tourists at the airport, presented them with wreaths and thoughtful epidemic prevention kits, and hundreds of Thais applauded. The Korean media was surprised to say that this is a national treatment. Therefore, not surprisingly, Thailand has become the first fault in the booking order of cross-border travel during the Spring Festival holiday of tourism platforms.

Start robbing customers

Thailand, which has become the number one fault, has also joined hands with the China tourism platform to create a live tour with goods for China tourists. The daily order volume of products exceeds 1 1000, and the total transaction amount has exceeded 40 million yuan.

This is a great stimulus to the tourist countries in Southeast Asia, so many countries have started to make themselves a tourist destination that can attract tourists from China.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said that Cambodia will not impose any epidemic prevention restrictions on tourists from China, and Cambodia has always been an "attractive tourist destination" for the people of China.

The ministers of health, tourism and creative economy of Indonesia, which cooperated closely with China at the G20 summit, have indicated that Indonesia is ready to welcome tourists from China.

On the other hand, Malaysia will start with the nearest sensitive entry point to ensure that there will be no discrimination. In order to enable China tourists to enter Malaysia more smoothly, all international airports will station staff who can speak Mandarin, and "the red carpet has been prepared for China tourists".

Politicians and officials from the Philippines, Viet Nam and other countries also shouted for China tourists and issued "invitation letters". In order to leave a good impression on China tourists, Viet Nam has also made great efforts to punish illegal acts of serving China tourists.

In fact, not only Southeast Asia, but also Nepalese and Egyptian countries have expressed their expectation and welcome to China tourists.

Who is the yellow card penalty?

Unlike the bustling scene in Southeast Asia, South Korea's tourism industry is very worrying. Because of the discriminatory yellow card measures of the Korean government, Korean tourism, aviation, duty-free shops and cosmetics companies all feel that the prospects are not good. Well-known shopping malls in Seoul have closed down and there are few tourist attractions. At one time, the monthly income of duty-free shops dropped to zero, and China tourists were in urgent need of assistance.

Unfortunately, the first wave of tourists from China was angered by the rough operation of the Korean government, and then the tourists from China were successfully discouraged. South Korea's tourism industry feels helpless, but enterprises and individuals can do very limited.

Seeing that the tourism industry in Southeast Asia began to recover, South Korean President Yin Xiyue quickly asked the South Korean Foreign Ministry to explain its position to the Chinese side, arguing that it was only "to formulate epidemic prevention policies based on scientific basis, and relevant measures were aimed at protecting nationals".

With Korea, he is my brother, and the Japanese. First, the Japanese announced measures to restrict the entry of China tourists, and then issued a red rope sign to treat China tourists differently. Both of them were countered by China, and their Chinese visas were suspended.

In this regard, the Minister of Health of Singapore mentioned that Singapore will not impose new entry restrictions on tourists from China. He pointed out one of the key points: if there is an outbreak in Singapore, how will other countries treat Singaporean citizens in the future?

Empathy and putting yourself in others' shoes are the correct way to gain others' respect. South Korea's yellow card, Japan's red rope, who will be sent off?