China seeks improved tourism ties with Argentina

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 27th November 2015
argentina, china, cooperation, flights, regulations, tourism, visa

The Chinese ambassador to Argentina expressed the need for greater cooperation on tourism between China and Argentina to improve bilateral exchange and mutual understanding. Chinese ambassador Yang Wanming explained that “tourism builds a significant bridge for intercultural communication” in his opening speech at the 2nd Forum on Tourism and Hotel Investment in Buenos Aires. Yang […]

Malaysia relaxing visa-restrictions for Chinese tourists

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 26th November 2015
china, flights, laws, malaysia, policy, regulations, visa

The Malaysian government has announced changes to its visa-free policy for Chinese tourists. Under the previous set of rules, Chinese nationals were granted visa-free entry on arrival if they were arriving in groups of at least 20 people. The new policy, however, will lower the bar for visa-free entry on arrival to groups of two Chinese […]

Hong Kong looking at relaxing travel restrictions for mainland tourists

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 30th October 2015
china, hong kong, policy, regulations, restrictions, tourism, tourists

As the number of mainland tourists visiting Hong Kong has not only slowed down in recent years, but also decreased during the last months, Hong Kong is now looking at easing the travel restrictions for individual mainland tourists. Dai Bin, the president of China Tourism Academy says that the central government is willing to consider […]

South Africa’s Chinese tourist arrivals continue to drop following new visa rules

Posted by Daniel Meesak
On 8th October 2015
chinese, decrease, regulations, rules, south africa, tourism, visa

Chinese tourist arrivals are continuing to drop, something mainly attributed to the new, stricter, visa regulations that were put in place with the explicit purpose of securing South Africa’s borders and combatting human trafficking. One of the new requirements for Chinese visa applicants is that they have to apply for their visa in person at […]