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

Sincerely welcomes China tourists to visit at an early date

Recently, China's Embassy and Consulate General in South Korea have made 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 and tourism, hotel, retail and other related practitioners have expressed sincere expectations and warm welcome to China tourists to visit South Korea at an early date.

Looking forward to China tourists

The multinational tourism industry is making preparations in three aspects

When interviewing the overseas national tourism administration and overseas airlines on the "overseas travel wish list", the reporter found that the industry generally believes that the development of China's inbound and outbound tourism is conducive to the recovery and pattern reshaping 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 preparing from the following three aspects.

direct flight and go around

He Anzhe, executive general manager of the Eastern Hemisphere Market and International Airlines Department of Australian Tourism Bureau, told the reporter that China International Airlines will resume three routes to Sydney and Melbourne from February 1; China Southern Airlines will resume Guangzhou-Melbourne routes from January 24th and Guangzhou-Sydney routes from January 3th. China Eastern Airlines' Australia-Shanghai flight will resume overtime, which will be increased to 3 flights per week.

Pan Zhengzhi, chief representative and executive director of Singapore Tourism Bureau in Greater China, said that since December 3, 222, Singapore Airlines will restart passenger flights from Singapore to Beijing, and the Beijing-Singapore route that originally carried passengers in one direction on Tuesdays and Fridays will increase the number of passengers in two directions every other week and Friday.

Li Chaohui, chief representative of Beijing office of 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 Air France KLM currently operates 14 flights in five destination cities in China. Not long ago, Air France announced that it would add one flight from February 4th.

Jia Yongmei, sales manager of Thai Airways International Beijing Office, said that Thai Airways has resumed flight operations in Guangzhou, Kunming and Chengdu one after another, and Thai Airways Beijing and Shanghai will also speed up the application for re-flight, and consider increasing the flight frequency on the re-flight routes.

Easy entry

Chang Dianna, director of China District of Swiss National Tourism Administration, told reporters on the 11th that the headquarters of Swiss National Tourism Administration has met with relevant departments of the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs to make visa preparations for the next step of implementing and welcoming the returning China guests.

According to the information provided by the National Tourism Administration of Thailand to the Global Times reporter, at present, there is no need to provide COVID-19 vaccination certificate, and there is no need 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 visa on arrival for 3 days 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. There is no need for nucleic acid examination and vaccination certificate when entering the country.

Experience upgrade

According to the latest industry report data of Tourism Australia, China tourists are looking forward to a trip close to nature. "From invigorating 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 meeting the needs of freelancers, and provide more diversified product combinations to prepare for China tourists to stay longer.

In view of the increasingly prominent demand for "high quality", "quality", "personalization" and "niche" in the China market, as well as the unique social media ecology, mobile payment and pocket lifestyle, Singapore Tourism Board will continue to explore and promote the four major topics 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."

On January 13th, the State Council held a press conference on the joint prevention and control mechanism. Wu Xi, director of the Department of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that since the outbreak, China has been dynamically adjusting its prevention and control policies according to the development and changes of the epidemic situation, treating all countries equally.

After China announced the "Category 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 January 9th, the Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand led senior government officials to the airport to welcome the first passengers who arrived in Thailand after China's "Category B Tube", and banners such as "China-Thailand Family" were hung at the scene. Such a scene shows confidence and support for China's anti-epidemic policy, and also reflects China's friendly relations with these countries.

unfortunately, however, a few countries have adopted a single entry restriction policy against China regardless of science and facts, which is certainly 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 towards these countries is to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of China citizens, and also to maintain the normal exchanges between countries. As a matter of fact, China has also made proper arrangements for the countries concerned to come to China for diplomatic, official or urgent business reasons. It is hoped that the countries concerned can cancel the discriminatory measures against China as soon as possible, and work with China to ensure 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 people who come to China for business. China understands that countries adopt reasonable epidemic prevention measures and are opposed to adopting discriminatory practices or politicizing the epidemic.

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Thailand ranked first in outbound travel orders, and many countries in Southeast Asia began to grab tourists, and South Korea got a yellow card to hit itself in the face

For China tourists to travel abroad, Thailand showed the enthusiasm of words and deeds. The Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, together with the Minister of Tourism and the Minister of Communications, welcomed China tourists at the airport, greeted them with wreaths, presented thoughtful epidemic prevention kits, and applauded by hundreds of Thais. The Korean media was surprised that this was a state-level treatment. So not surprisingly, Thailand has become the first fault in the order of booking cross-border travel during the Spring Festival holiday on the tourism platform.

Thailand, which started to grab customers

became the first in the fault, also joined hands with the China tourism platform to create a live tour with goods for China tourists. The daily product order volume exceeded 11,, and the total transaction amount exceeded 4 million yuan.

This is a great stimulus to the tourist countries in Southeast Asia, so many countries have started to take actions 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, who expressed close cooperation with China at the G2 Summit, said in succession that Indonesia was ready to welcome tourists from China.

Malaysia will start from the nearest sensitive entry point to ensure that there will be no discrimination. In order to enable China tourists to enter Malaysia more smoothly, Mandarin-speaking staff will be stationed at all international airports, and "the red carpet has been prepared for China tourists".

politicians and officials from the Philippines, Viet Nam and other countries have also called 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 rectify illegal acts in 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 will be punished for the yellow card

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

Unfortunately, the first wave of tourists from China was angered by the rude operation of the Korean government, and the subsequent tourists from China were successfully dissuaded. The Korean tourism industry felt helpless, but there was very little that enterprises and individuals could do.

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 "formulating epidemic prevention policies based on scientific basis, and relevant measures were aimed at protecting citizens".

he is my brother is joined by South Korea and Japan. First, Japan announced measures to restrict the entry of China tourists, and then issued red rope signs to treat China tourists differently. Both of them were countered by China and their visas to China were suspended.

In this regard, the Minister of Health of Singapore mentioned that Singapore will not impose new entry restrictions on visitors 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?

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