CCTV News: The visa-free policy for transit has inspired overseas tourists to enter China. With the continuous efforts of policies, the new concept of "Chinese Travel" is constantly showing sincerity, and the popularity of overseas tourists traveling to China continues to rise.
Hong Kong Wenhui.com: Chinese culture is popular
From the successful application of "World Wars" on the Spring Festival and Beijing's central axis to the soaring popularity of domestic animation films, national trend literary works and Hanfu, to the expansion of China's visa-free "Friends Circle" and China Travel's out-of-the-Circle, making the image of a real and vivid oriental power come to life. Data shows that during this year's Spring Festival, 958,000 foreigners entered and left the country, an increase of 22.9% year-on-year, among which the intangible cultural heritage experience has become a key factor in attracting foreign tourists. More and more foreign tourists come to see China's magnificent mountains and rivers, explore the values and humanistic spirit contained in Chinese culture, and witness the development achievements of Chinese modernization.
Emirate News Agency: "Traveling to China with the movie" stimulates enthusiasm for traveling to China
The Chinese "Spring Festival" movie is popular around the world, inspiring overseas audiences to travel to China. Foreign tourists have developed a strong interest in many film-themed tourism routes that can experience the wonderful stories on the screen and the cultural connotation of the film, as well as China's natural scenery and humanistic style. China launched the "Follow China Film Tour" event in February to encourage cooperation between the film industry and the tourism industry to jointly create high-quality film-themed travel routes. This coordinated development model has established a connection between cultural communication and tourism consumption, transforming more overseas visitors into inbound tourists.
France Europe Times Network: Treasure City welcomes "new customers" and inbound tourism continues to deepen
As China's visa-free "circle of friends" continues to expand, and the transit visa-free policy is comprehensively relaxed and optimized, and people from many countries have set off a wave of tourism to China. During the Spring Festival, foreign tourists can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys of Fuzhou and Xiamen, Fujian. Treasure towns such as Quanzhou and Putian have also welcomed many "new customers", and experiencing "intangible cultural heritage celebrates the New Year" has become the first choice project. From vibrant big cities to small cities rich in cultural treasures, foreign tourists can explore China more deeply and experience Chinese culture.
The United States "Tourism and Travel World": China creates new options for more convenient and rich travel
A report released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China showed that in 2024, there were 131.9 million inbound tourists and the total cost of inbound tourists was US$94.2 billion, an increase of 60.8% and 77.8% respectively from 2023. China is reshaping the global tourism landscape through visa-free entry of 20.12 million foreigners, an increase of 112.3%. Alipay cooperates with American Express to travel to China, making cross-border payments more convenient. Sichuan Airlines and other airlines have opened or encrypted international routes. Popular movies are popular and are ushering in the "movie tracking tour" craze. With the intersection of policies, technology and culture, China is creating new travel options for global tourists that are more convenient and richer and more diverse.
