When will Beijing’s tourism industry return to normal? The latest regulations on inbound and outbound tourism in Beijing

Beijing’s tourism industry is a topic of concern to many tourists, especially related practitioners. Everyone is interested in when the tourism industry will return to normal, especially in medium- and high-risk areas. Let me share with you the latest inbound and outbound tourism regulations in Beijing.

On the afternoon of March 15, 2021, Beijing held the 226th regular press conference on epidemic prevention and control.

At the meeting, Xu Hejian, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and spokesperson of the Beijing Municipal Government, informed:

The inbound and outbound group tours and air ticket and hotel services will not be resumed for the time being, and the business for people in the Beijing area will not be resumed. Travel and hotel air tickets business to medium- and high-risk areas.

Beijing received a total of 184 million tourists throughout the year, a decrease of 42.9% from the previous year; the total tourism revenue was 291.4 billion yuan, a decrease of 53.2%.

We received 184 million domestic tourists, a decrease of 42.3%; the total domestic tourism revenue was 288.09 billion yuan, a decrease of 50.9%.

We received 341,000 inbound tourists, a decrease of 91.0%; international tourism revenue was US$480 million, a decrease of 90.7%.

The number of outbound tourists organized by travel agencies throughout the year was 472,000, a decrease of 90.3%.

Compared with before the epidemic, Beijing’s tourism consumption has shown a clear recovery trend.

During the 2021 Spring Festival holiday, the total number of tourists in Beijing recovered to 81.7% of the same period in 2001, and per capita consumption recovered to 63.5% of the same period in 2001.

Data from the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism show that during the 2021 Spring Festival holiday, Beijing *** received 6.632 million tourists, a year-on-year increase of 3.5 times; total tourism revenue was 4.25 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.9 times. Cultural tourism Consumption increased significantly. In addition, with the help of the Yunzhan Alliance in the future, it is believed that the recovery of cultural tourism companies will be accelerated.

Source: CCTV News, Yunzhan Alliance