Category: Chinese tourists

Japan Lifts Entry Restrictions, Attracting Southeast Asian Tourists

November 8, 2022
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As the Japanese government eases travel restrictions, tourists from Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, and other countries have increased. However, still subject to China’s “zero-COVID” policy, most Chinese still fail to travel abroad. Japan’s borders are now open to independent foreign travelers and Japan has reintroduced visa-free entry. Quarantine and on-arrival testing…

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Australia’s Tourism Focus Needs a Shift From China: Study

September 28, 2022
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Australia should make efforts to attract travellers from its more traditional markets to make up for the increasing decline in tourists from China, the country’s economists argue. Word-of-mouth advertising and repeat visits are key drivers for international tourism in Australia,  new research from Charles Darwin University (CDU) and Griffith University has found, with the study…

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Foreign Tourists to Australia Applying for Visas and Australians Applying for Passports Face Serious Delays

June 9, 2022
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Australia’s tourism industry has urged the Home Affairs Department to speed up tourist visa processing as some travellers face months-long delays to enter the country. In spite of fully reopening to the world in February, Australia has seen a slow recovery for tourist operators and numbers of overseas visitors far below pre-pandemic levels. “If we…

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Australian Visa, Passport Applications to Face Serious Delays

June 9, 2022
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Australia’s tourism industry has urged the Home Affairs Department to speed up tourist visa processing as some travellers face months-long delays to enter the country. In spite of fully reopening to the world in February, Australia has seen a slow recovery for tourist operators and numbers of overseas visitors far below pre-pandemic levels. “If we…

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Tourists Stranded for Unpaid Quarantine Fees in Inner Mongolia

November 19, 2021
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Stranded Chinese tourists due to COVID-19 containment measures in Inner Mongolia found themselves stranded again by unsettled quarantine fees. Officials transferred more than 9,500 stranded tourists from a scenic site in Ejine Banner of Inner Mongolia to different destinations for 14-day quarantine for medical observations, according to the Chinese media report on Nov. 3. The…

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Utah Tour Bus That Crashed and Killed 4 Had Previous Problem

March 31, 2021
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SALT LAKE CITY—A tour bus that crashed and killed four Chinese tourists near a national park in Utah in 2019 had problems earlier that day with the engine not starting, according to a new documents released Wednesday by U.S. authorities investigating the incident. The driver of the bus had to do a video call from…

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