China capital Beijing is considering to offer foreign travellers the possibility to stay in the capital for 72-hour without a visa…
China capital Beijing is considering to offer foreign travellers the possibility to stay in the capital for 72-hour without a visa. According to the site Chinadaily, Beijing Director for public security Fu Zhenghua confirmed that authorities are looking at this option in a major boost for tourism. The informaion has not been confirmed yet but it would be a major change and a bold move in a country where authorities still are regularly confronted with security issues. Experts said the policy is expected to be similar to ones already being run in Shanghai (48 hours) and South China’s Hainan province (21 days for tour groups). “Shanghai and neighboring cities, such as Hangzhou and Wuxi, have benefited greatly (since Shanghai introduced a visa waiver for transit passengers), as it means foreign tourists can travel during a 48-hour stay,” said Jiang Yiyi, director of the China Tourism Academy’s international tourism development institute. “With so many foreign people transiting in Beijing, the visa waiver program will allow many of them to tour around the ancient city.”
Luc Citrinot a French national is a freelance journalist and consultant in tourism and air transport with over 20 years experience. Based in Paris and Bangkok, he works for various travel and air transport trade publications in Europe and Asia.
