CCTV News (News Network): On January 14, the State Immigration Administration released data. In 2024, the total number of inbound and outbound personnel at ports nationwide reached 610 million, an increase of 43.9% year-on-year.
In 2024, the number of mainland residents entering and leaving the country reached 291 million and 64.882 million foreigners, an increase of 41.3% and 82.9% year-on-year respectively. Among them, 20.115 million foreigners were allowed to enter without visa, an increase of 112.3% year-on-year.
In 2024, "China Travel" became a popular search term, with relevant views exceeding 1 billion on the international Internet, thanks to the continued introduction of 18 policy measures for foreigners to come to my country, including 240-hour transit visa-free and foreign tourist groups taking cruises to enter.
At present, my country has implemented unilateral visa exemption with 38 countries and achieved comprehensive mutual visa exemption with 26 countries. While the number of inbound tourists and consumption in my country is growing rapidly, the satisfaction of foreign tourists is also steadily increasing. The convenient channels to come to China have injected new impetus into promoting the coordinated development of cross-regional tourism.
