What's the difference between border tourism and cross-border tourism?

First of all, the concept is different:

1, inbound tourism refers to foreign tourists, compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions coming to the mainland and compatriots from Taiwan Province Province coming to the mainland.

2. Outbound tourism refers to domestic tourists traveling abroad, including Hongkong, Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan Province Province.

3. Domestic tourism is a kind of tourism activity in Chinese mainland.

Second, the scope is different:

1. Inbound tourism refers to tourists from the mainland to Chinese mainland.

2. Outbound tourism refers to domestic tourists traveling abroad.

3. Domestic tourism is mainly concentrated in Chinese mainland.

Third, the nature classification of tourism.

According to the geographical scope of tourists' destination, tourism activities can be divided into international tourism and domestic tourism (classified by geographical scope).

1. International tourism refers to cross-border tourism activities, which are divided into inbound tourism and outbound tourism. Inbound tourism refers to the tourism activities of citizens from other countries to this country, and outbound tourism refers to the tourism activities of citizens from this country to other countries.

2. Domestic tourism refers to the tourism activities of people living in the country, including the tourism activities of citizens of the country, and also refers to the tourism activities of foreigners living and working in a country for a long time.

From the course of tourism development, domestic tourism is the foundation of a country's tourism development, and international tourism is the extension and development of domestic tourism.

Extended data:

1, Hong Kong and Macao travel documents need to apply for travel permits to and from Hong Kong and Macao and the types of endorsements to ensure that individuals go to Hong Kong. Generally, there are personal visit endorsements (G endorsements), visit endorsements (T endorsements) or business endorsements (S endorsements). Hong Kong is exempt from G endorsements, and those who travel with the group are L endorsements, which need to be handled at the exit-entry administration office where the household registration is located.

If you need to enter Hong Kong and Macao at the same time, you need to apply for endorsement of both places at the same time.

2. The outbound travel passport must be processed before leaving the country. Passports are handled at the local exit-entry management center, and those in small and medium-sized cities can be handled at the exit-entry management section of the local public security bureau. To apply for a passport, you need to provide four photos of your household registration book, ID card and standard passport certificate, and fill out two passport application forms.

Passport processing time is generally 10 working days, and the validity period is 10 year. You can consult the relevant departments where the account is located. Be sure to check the validity of your passport when you book the route. Passports must be valid for at least half a year on the day of returning to China before the consulate will issue visas.

3. Except for the visas of Southeast Asian countries, the visas of other countries are all in the sub-district area. Generally, you can only get passports from Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi and other provinces and cities in the Shanghai consular district. Please consult Youyou Customer Service Commissioner for passport and visa processing methods in other provinces and cities.