Overseas travel agencies bullish on China's inbound tourism

Travelers from Seychelles pose for a photo with a Sichuan opera performer in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Nov 20. WANG QIN/FOR CHINA DAILY Overseas travel agencies are raring to tap into the Chinese tourism market's potential as the country's positive policies continue to sweeten the deals being offered. Although Prestegaard had prepared what she considered was the correct visa application material — including copies of her documents and her profile photos — she still fell short of meeting all the requirements as she had failed to provide details of her flight tickets. However, later that day she heard the news that China had extended its visa-free policy to nine countries, namely: Slovakia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein and South Korea, starting Nov 8. "I clearly feel there is a recovery after the pandemic, but the number of Danish tourists coming to China is still not large enough," said Liu who joined the travel mart event in Shanghai to explore new destinations for her customers.