With the development of economy and the prosperity of people's life, tourism also develops rapidly. According to statistics, in 1999, China received 72.7 million overseas tourists and 719 million domestic tourists, earning a total revenue of over 400 billion yuan. According to the forecast of the World Tourism Organization, China will become the world's largest tourism market in the 21st century.

In 2000, with the further promotion of the national policy to expand domestic demand, the holiday tourism economy led by the "May Day" is extremely hot, which has driven the overall prosperity of China's tourism market. At the same time, e-commerce in the tourism industry has become one of the hot spots in the tourism industry and even the Internet industry, and its profit prospects are optimistic for the industry. At present, there are more than 650 travel-related websites in China. In 2021, the total number of domestic tourists reaches 3.246 billion, up 12.8 percent year on year.

China City Competitiveness Research Institute released the most beautiful cities in China in Hong Kong. The indicators are: urban planning and design, infrastructure, architectural personality, overall coordination, cultural heritage, natural environment and public reputation. Participating cities include Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and mainland cities. The top 10 most beautiful cities in China are:

On December 17 2024, the National Immigration Administration announced that from now on, the stay time of visa-free transit foreigners in China will be extended from 72 hours and 144 hours to 240 hours (10 days), and 21 new ports will be added to 60 entry and exit ports for transit visa-free foreigners. Transit visa-free foreigners can travel in 24 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) within the permitted stay and activity areas.

At present, China has achieved comprehensive mutual exemption with 25 countries, conducted unilateral visa-free policies for 38 countries on a trial basis, and implemented transit visa-free policies for 54 countries. After this relaxation and optimization, the transit visa-free policy will be effectively coordinated and complementary with regional visa-free, unilateral visa-free, and mutual visa-free, so as to better serve high-level opening-up and high-quality development. According to the latest statistics, from January to November 2024, 29.218 million foreigners entered China at ports, up 86.2% year on year; Among them, 17.446 million visits were visa-free, up 123.3 percent year-on-year. The number of foreigners coming to China under the 72/144-hour visa-free transit policy increased by 132.9% year-on-year.

External Link: Ministry of Culture and Tourism of The People’s Republic of China

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