CCTV News: The reporter recently learned from the Shanghai Municipal Commerce Commission that with the recent relaxation and optimization of the visa-free policy for transit in the past year, the number of incoming tourists has increased, and the increase in foreign consumption has been significantly increased, which has stimulated new consumption enthusiasm in major business districts.
Data shows that Shanghai received more than 6 million inbound tourists in 2024. A reporter from a shopping mall in Lujiazui business district in Shanghai learned that since the second half of 2024, the number of foreign tourists has begun to increase, and the recent increase in passenger flow has become more obvious, mainly Japanese, South Korean and Southeast Asian tourists.
Affected by China's visa-free policy to South Korea, the number of Korean tourists on the streets of Shanghai continued to increase. In December 2024 alone, more than 130,000 Korean tourists entering and leaving the Shanghai Pudong Airport Port. In addition to attractions such as Bund, Nanjing Road, and Wukang Road, many special Chinese restaurants have become popular check-in places for Koreans to visit China.
