Hainan sees over threefold rise in visa-free visitors
2 months, 1 week ago

Hainan sees over threefold rise in visa-free visitors

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Foreign tourists arrive at Sanya Phoenix International Airport, embarking on their journey on Hainan island on May 10. WANG CHENGLONG/FOR CHINA DAILY More than 350,000 international visitors entered Hainan province visa-free last year, a 283 percent increase year-on-year, according to Yu Wenzhong, deputy director of the Office of the Free Trade Port Working Committee of the Communist Party of China Hainan Provincial Committee. On Feb 9 last year, the National Immigration Administration announced the new visa-free entry policy for citizens from 59 countries who want to visit Hainan, expanding the purposes of such visits from tourism to include short-term stays for business, trade, family visits, medical treatment, exhibitions and sports competitions. Hainan became a beneficiary of this policy, with Haikou Meilan International Airport and Sanya Phoenix International Airport designated as additional entry ports. "Over 80 percent of foreign visitors now enter the island province visa-free," said Rao Jun, deputy director of the exit-entry border inspection department at the Haikou General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection.

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Hainan sees visa-free tourist surge in 2024
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hainan sees visa-free tourist surge in 2024

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Customers shop at Haikou International Duty Free City in Haikou, South China's Hainan province, Dec 31, 2024. HAIKOU -- In 2024, the number of foreign tourists that entered South China's island province of Hainan visa-free surged by 283 percent compared to the previous year, local authorities said Friday. Hainan handled 2.14 million inbound and outbound trips crossing the border in …

Explore Hainan: 30-day visa-free entry for eligible foreign travelers
4 months, 1 week ago

Explore Hainan: 30-day visa-free entry for eligible foreign travelers

China Daily  

Wuzhizhou Island in Sanya, Hainan province Citizens holding ordinary passports from 59 eligible countries can visit Hainan visa-free for up to 30 days. Travelers are permitted entry for various purposes, including tourism, business activities, family visits, medical treatment, participation in exhibitions, attendance at sporting events and other non-work or non-study reasons. To be eligible for visa-free entry, travelers flying to …

Explore Hainan: 30-day visa-free entry for eligible foreign travelers
4 months, 1 week ago

Explore Hainan: 30-day visa-free entry for eligible foreign travelers

China Daily  

Wuzhizhou Island in Sanya, Hainan province Citizens holding ordinary passports from 59 eligible countries can visit Hainan visa-free for up to 30 days. Travelers are permitted entry for various purposes, including tourism, business activities, family visits, medical treatment, participation in exhibitions, attendance at sporting events and other non-work or non-study reasons. To be eligible for visa-free entry, travelers flying to …

Foreign tourists flocking to Hainan
6 months ago

Foreign tourists flocking to Hainan

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Foreign tourists visit a scenic area on a coast in Sanya, South China's Hainan province, July 18, 2024. In May, a 15-day visa-free entry policy took effect for foreign tour groups arriving in Hainan via cruise ships, and in July, visa-free entry for foreign tour groups entering the island province from Hong Kong or Macao was permitted for up to …

Hainan Airlines has new Seattle flight
7 months ago

Hainan Airlines has new Seattle flight

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In a positive sign for air travel between China and the United States, Hainan Airlines has announced the launch of a new route connecting Haikou, capital of South China's Hainan province, and Seattle, starting next month. The outbound flight from China will depart Haikou Meilan International Airport at 7 am Beijing time, arriving in Chongqing at 9:10 am. It will …

Inbound travelers surge amid policy boost
7 months, 1 week ago

Inbound travelers surge amid policy boost

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China Daily| Updated :2024-08-20 Visitors, including many from overseas, view the sights at the Palace Museum in Beijing in July. Liu Haitao, deputy director of the NIA, said that China's visa-free transit policy, which has been in place since January 2013, is continuously optimized in terms of applicable countries, ports of entry, duration of stay and available areas. Liu said …

Expanded visa-free policy shows positive results in boosting visits
11 months ago

Expanded visa-free policy shows positive results in boosting visits

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Inbound passengers go through entry procedures at Haikou Meilan International Airport in Hainan province on March 1. In the past few months, China has introduced a number of visa optimization measures, including reducing the content of visa application forms, reducing visa fees, simplifying the examination and approval procedures, and piloting visa-free policies for some countries, providing more convenience for foreigners' …

China's resort island set to benefit from more visa-free policies
4 years, 11 months ago

China's resort island set to benefit from more visa-free policies

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China aims to build Hainan into a high-quality pilot free trade zone by 2020 and a free trade port with Chinese characteristics by 2035. China's southern resort island of Hainan, which has seen benefits from its visa-free access with local tourism boom and greater connectivity, is set to further open up, according to local authorities. The convenient access policy deepened …

Hainan to broaden visa-free access
5 years, 8 months ago

Hainan to broaden visa-free access

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A view of Sanya Bay in Hainan province. Visa-free access to the tropical island province of Hainan will likely become easier and available to more people for longer periods due to proposed changes in existing policy, the Ministry of Public Security's State Immigration Administration said on Wednesday. Jia Tongbin, the administration's deputy director in charge of foreign visitors, said at …

Hainan to intensify free trade zone efforts
5 years, 11 months ago

Hainan to intensify free trade zone efforts

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Customers check out cosmetics at a duty-free shop in Sanya, Hainan province. Province banks on special measures to retain, attract talent and further innovation drive Hainan province needs to take special measures to attract and retain talent and promote innovation, to further its free trade zone efforts, a top academician said. Yang Bin, vice-president of Tsinghua University, said Hainan still …

Day 1 of Hainan's new visa-free policy sees 767 tourists
6 years, 10 months ago

Day 1 of Hainan's new visa-free policy sees 767 tourists

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Hainan province adopted new visa-free entry policies for overseas visitors from 59 countries and regions on May 1. According to the Exit-entry Administration Bureau of the Public Security Department of Hainan Province, 767 foreign tourists traveled by six flights landing at the Sanya Phoenix International Airport benefitted from new visa-free entry policies up to 6:10 pm on the first day. …

Hainan reports surge in overseas tourists
7 years, 2 months ago

Hainan reports surge in overseas tourists

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The number of overseas tourists to China's southern island province of Hainan exceeded 1.1 million in 2017, up nearly 50 percent year on year. The island, which is aiming to become a world-class tourist destination, attained the goal of annually receiving 1 million overseas tourists three years in advance, according to the provincial tourism development commission. The foreign exchange earnings …

Hainan reports surge in overseas tourists
7 years, 2 months ago

Hainan reports surge in overseas tourists

China Daily  

The number of overseas tourists to China's southern island province of Hainan exceeded 1.1 million in 2017, up nearly 50 percent year on year. The island, which is aiming to become a world-class tourist destination, attained the goal of annually receiving 1 million overseas tourists three years in advance, according to the provincial tourism development commission. The foreign exchange earnings …

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