China’s 2025 Spring Festival Travel Rush Hits 214M Train Tickets Sold
China’s official train ticket booking platform, 12306, has sold a staggering 214 million tickets as of Monday morning during the Spring Festival travel rush (chunyun), according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. This marks a significant milestone for what is often dubbed as the largest annual human migration in the world. A Surge […]
China’s Visa-Free Policies Drive Record Inbound Travel Growth in 2024
China’s expanded visa-free policies in 2024 have significantly boosted inbound travel, with the number of foreign trips doubling compared to the previous year. According to the National Immigration Administration (NIA), more than 20 million visa-free inbound trips were recorded, representing an impressive 112.3% increase year-on-year. This surge highlights the success of China’s initiatives to enhance […]
CMG Introduces New Cultural Programs and Expands Visa-Free Travel Policy
[cs_content _p=’4892′][cs_element_section _id=”1″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”2″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”3″ ][cs_element_text _id=”4″ ][cs_content_seo]The CMG Global Chinese Program Center unveiled its 2024 summer cultural and travel programs and introduced the new media special area “China Travel – Play in China!” at an event in Beijing. Visa-Free Transit Policy Expansion Since its inception in 2013, China’s 72/144-hour visa-free transit policy […]
China is taking big step toward easing business travel by cutting quarantine time for international travelers
[cs_content][cs_element_section _id=”1″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”2″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”3″ ][cs_element_text _id=”4″ ][cs_content_seo]International travelers will only need to quarantine for seven days at a centralized facility, such as a hotel followed by three days of health monitoring at home, when they arrive in mainland China, according to the National Health Commission announcement on Tuesday. Before, arrivals from outside China […]