CCTV News: With the continuous influx of foreign tourists, in order to catch this wave of "international traffic", various golden ideas and new ideas from all over the country have also been launched intensively.
The two provinces of Liaoning and Shandong have vigorously developed China-South Korea passenger and freight liners based on geographic convenience, making short-distance inbound tours that "come to check in on weekends" a favorite of Korean tourists.
During the May Day holiday in 2025, special cultural experience projects such as martial arts and traditional Chinese medicine attracted more than 40 overseas groups, and the number of Korean tourists inspected at Shandong Port accounts for about 93% of the number of foreign tourists.
Wang Peifeng, captain of the first team on duty at Qingdao Entry and Exit Border Inspection Station, introduced that it is obvious that the number of Korean passengers at their ports has increased. "Weekend to China" has become a travel style for Korean tourists today. Qingdao's Badaguan, Pier Bridge, Wheat Island, etc. are all on their check-in list. The regional linkage effect of cruise inbound tourism is obvious
In addition, over the past year, the regional linkage effect of cruise inbound tourism has been obvious. Taking Tianjin as an example, passengers entering Tianjin Port by cruise ship cover Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and many coastal provinces and cities.
During the May Day holiday in 2025, the "three ships rely on" Tianjin International Cruise Home Port, 15,000 inbound and outbound passengers led to a general increase in the turnover of surrounding restaurants by more than 30%. The consumption amount of inbound tourists using Alipay increased by 180% year-on-year compared with 2024, activating the vitality of regional economic development.
The linkage effect of the region is also popular with other cruise ports. Tourists entering Shanghai go to Zhejiang to experience the ancient water town, and tourists who log in to Xiamen go to Zhangzhou Tulou to check in. According to statistics, from May 2024 to the present, the number of foreign tourists received by these popular attractions has achieved double-digit growth. This "cruise + in-depth tour on the shore" model gives foreign tourists the opportunity to visit multiple cities in one trip and deeply experience the cultural charm of different regions in China.
