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IFENG DAILY TRAVEL INFORMATION
National Immigration Administration: Full implementation of foreign tours
Visa-free entry by cruise ship
On May 15, the National Immigration Administration held a press conference. Mao Xu, Director General of the Department of Foreigner Management of the National Immigration Administration: From now on, foreign tour groups (2 or more) that come to China on a cruise ship and are received by a domestic travel agency can enter the country without a visa for 15 days from all cruise ports along the coast of the mainland. The tour group must accompany the same cruise ship to the next port until the cruise leaves the country, and the scope of activities is coastal provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and Beijing. The visa-free entry ports include 13 cruise ports in Tianjin, Dalian, Liaoning, Shanghai, Lianyungang in Jiangsu, Wenzhou and Zhoushan in Zhejiang, Xiamen in Fujian, Qingdao in Shandong, Guangzhou and Shenzhen in Guangdong, Beihai in Guangzhou, Haikou and Sanya in Hainan.
Ministry of Culture and Tourism: will continue to improve the facilitation of inbound tourism
On May 15, Shi Zeyi, deputy director of the International Exchange and Cooperation Bureau of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, said at a press conference that while doing a good job in cruise inbound tourism, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism is taking pragmatic measures to further promote the development of the inbound tourism market from the following aspects: First, continuously improve the facilitation of inbound tourism. The second is to enrich the supply of inbound tourism products and services. The third is to increase external publicity and market promotion.
People's E-sports: Nationwide in the first quarter of 2024
The total number of e-sports hotel outlets reached 21,671
Recently, People's E-sports, a brand of People's Daily, and Shunwang Technology jointly released an industry report on the first quarter of 2024 for the e-sports hotel industry. According to the report, the e-sports hotel industry had a strong start in the first quarter of this year, with a total of 21,671 e-sports hotel stores and a total of 68.92 million consumers, an increase of 7% and 20% respectively over the same period last year, and the overall occupancy rate of the industry also achieved a slight increase of 1.6 percentage points to 71.4%.
From the perspective of geographical distribution, Henan Province leads the country with 1,709 e-sports hotels, followed by Hubei, Jiangsu, Hunan and other provinces, forming the main area for the development of e-sports hotels. At the city level, cities such as Xi'an (including Xianyang) and Chengdu (including Ziyang) rank among the top in the country in terms of the number of e-sports hotels, and these cities have attracted a large number of e-sports enthusiasts with their prosperous e-sports culture and complete supporting facilities.
Travel bookings for vacation products in the Altay region
Month-on-month increase of more than 370%
On May 14, Ctrip data showed that since the TV series "My Altay" was broadcast on May 7, the search popularity of Altay on the platform has increased by 1 times compared with the same period last month, and the number of vacation product travel bookings in Altay has increased by more than 370% compared with the same period last month.
Located in Kanas Village, Burjin County, Altay, the average daily search and visit volume soared by 293% compared with the week before May Day from May 6 to 10, which is the highest growth among the four boutique B&Bs in the Altay region, and the overall average daily search volume of the four boutique B&Bs also increased by 88%.
Sudden fire
Guangzhou tourists jump into the sea in Indonesia
Recently, a group of Chinese tourists suddenly caught fire when they were on a liveaboard in Indonesia, and everyone jumped into the sea to flee, and their belongings and documents were burned. On May 14, the consular protection staff of the Chinese Consulate General in Denpasar said that the Consulate General was aware of the accident and provided assistance to Chinese citizens whose passports were burned in the accident to apply for travel permits.
On the same day, one of the tourists, Xiao Si (pseudonym) from Guangzhou, said that at the time of the incident, the shipping company did not issue any alarm about the fire and did not organize the evacuation of the people on board, and she was forced to jump into the sea with her companions, and then returned to China with the assistance of the Chinese Consulate General in Denpasar. Sea Safari Cruises, a well-known Indonesian shipping company involved, responded to the accident, saying that the captain and crew had tried to put out the fire after the fire, alerted tourists, and assisted passengers who jumped into the sea. At present, the shipping company has refunded the travel fee to the passengers.
The Beijing Song and Dance Theater is expected to make its overall debut by the end of 2025
On May 14, it is understood that the pouring of the first floor of the Beijing Song and Dance Theater was completed, and it officially entered the construction stage of the main structure, and the main structure is expected to be completed in the first half of next year, and the overall appearance will be made by the end of 2025. As a key project in Beijing in 2022, the Beijing Song and Dance Theater project has been upgraded and expanded on the original site. The total construction area of the newly built "Art Boat" is about 25,000 square meters.
There will be a 1,100-seat professional music and dance medium-sized theater inside the Beijing Song and Dance Theater, which will mainly perform music and dance programs, and also function as a concert hall; In addition, there is a 410-seat comprehensive small theater, 5 rehearsal halls and related supporting rooms. After the completion of the project, it will provide professional performance venues and daily rehearsal venues for the Beijing Song and Dance Theater and the Beijing Chinese Orchestra, and at the same time serve domestic and foreign performance groups to come to Beijing for exchange performances.
The Olympics could bring tens of billions of euros to Paris
According to a research report released on the 14th, the upcoming Paris Olympics this summer is expected to bring more than 10 billion euros to the economic benefits of the Paris region.
Researchers at the Center for Sports Law and Economics, an independent French agency, estimated that the Olympics would bring between 6.7 billion and 11.1 billion euros to the Paris region, taking into account a number of factors related to the construction of the Olympics, tourism and the organization of the event itself, AFP reported. The overall impact of Paris' hosting of the Olympics spanned more than a decade, from the time preparations began in 2018 to the end of the "heritage period" in 2034, the researchers said.
Philippines: Tighten visas for Chinese tourists
According to a May 13 report on Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao website, the Philippine Immigration Bureau said on May 12 that tightening visa requirements for Chinese tourists would help the Philippines protect national security due to "Chinese citizens participating in illegal activities in the Philippines." The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs announced stricter visa regulations for Chinese nationals. In response, there are concerns that the move could "hinder tourism and hurt businesses".
According to GMA News, Philippine Immigration Bureau spokesman Sandoval said in an interview with local radio that although tourism is very important to the Philippine economy, the government must also take stricter measures to protect the public interest. The Philippine Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the embassy and consulates in China have received a large number of problematic visa applications, so they have decided to tighten visa applications for Chinese tourists. Ongoing tensions between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea are not the reason for the tightening of visa regulations. After the new visa regulations come into effect, visa applicants will be required to submit social insurance as proof of identity, bank statements, letters of support from Filipino hostesses, and proof of hotel and airline reservations. In addition, visitors who are part of the group must arrive and leave the country together, and cannot leave the group.
Two major brands of the Hilton Group
Signed a contract to land in Shanghai International Tourism Resort
Hilton announced that it has signed a contract with Shanghai Shendi (Group) Co., Ltd. to introduce the group's flagship brand Hilton Hotels & Resorts and lifestyle brand Canopy by Hilton Canopy by Hilton to Shanghai International Tourism Resort, helping to further improve regional diversified facilities, promote the diversified development of industries in the surrounding areas, and create a high-energy world-famous tourist destination.
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