With China's expanding visa-free "circle of friends" and increasing visa benefits, Guangzhou, a flower city and a major entry point, is attracting more international visitors. On December 12th, the "Warm Winter of Flower City, Vibrant Guangzhou Awaits—2024 Guangzhou Cultural Tourism Inbound Promotional Conference" was held on the second floor of Canton Tower. During the event, it was revealed that the "Guangzhou International Transit Free One-Day Tour" program, which began in July this year, has seen a month-on-month increase in visitor numbers, with an average monthly increase exceeding 30%.

According to Baiyun Station of Guangzhou General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection, over the past year since the introduction of the unilateral visa-free policy, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport has witnessed over 740,000 inbound visits from 38 countries, with nearly 400,000 of those visitors arriving visa-free—accounting for more than half of the total.

Malaysia, Australia, and France lead in the number of visa-free inbound travelers at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. Other countries like Germany, Switzerland, New Zealand, and the Republic of Korea have also seen more than a 100% year-on-year increase in visa-free arrivals to China, highlighting the immediate impact of the improved visa policies.

The promotion conference centered around inbound tourism and presented the exciting winter offerings of Guangzhou, encouraging more domestic and international travelers to explore the flower city's charm. During the inbound tourism introduction and promotion, Liang Jie, a top inbound tour guide from the travel agency CGZL, introduced a range of in-depth tourism routes in Guangzhou, highlighting the warmth of the city, family, hot springs, and nature, with trips lasting between 1 and 6 days.

These tours are already being promoted in markets such as Vietnam, India, Singapore, Malaysia, the UAE, Monaco, Poland, Germany, and Serbia. CGZL also offers customized experiences for international visitors, including watching Cantonese opera, tasting local street food, making Zhusheng Noodles (bamboo noodles), and learning how to decorate lion dance heads.

Source: Lingnan On the Cloud

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随着我国免签“朋友圈”的不断扩容以及签证利好频出，花城广州作为重要的入境口岸城市，吸引了越来越多国际游客的到访。12月12日，“冬暖花城 新彩广州——2024广州文旅入境游推介会”在广州塔二层举办。记者在会上了解到，自今年7月开始运营的“广州国际中转免费一日游”项目游客接待量呈逐月上升趋势，接待人数月均环比上升超过30%。

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文、图丨记者 刘星彤 通讯员 穗文广宣
翻译丨邹晓华
审校丨赵凡