China Allows Group Tours To US, UK, Japan, South Korea

Web Desk — China has lifted a ban on group tours to multiple countries including Japan, the UK, the US, Australia, South Korea, and Japan.

Travel experts hope the move could see a large number of Chinese tourists visiting their favorite destinations around the world as Covid-related restrictions are finally over.

Months after the government dropped its containment measures last year, the latest development is a move towards reopening to the world.

Adopting a zero-Covid strategy, China isolated itself from the world in 2020, suspending visas and opting quarantine measures to curb the spread of the virus in the country.

As per details received so far, group tours will start immediately on Thursday and the relaxation applies to all travel agencies and online platforms across the country.

The Chinese tourism ministry states the outbound tourism had been developing in a stable manner, “playing a positive role in promoting tourism exchanges and cooperation.”

In 2019, China had the largest outbound tourism market in the world as per consulting firm McKinsey. However, the country could not sustain this momentum in the wake of Covid-19.