China has made a big change its visa system. More people can now visit the country a visa. Citizens 74 countries now have visa-free access to enter for to 30 days. In addition, citizens from 54 countries can stay -transit for 240 hours, but they must have a ticket to a third country. China's government is slowly expanding its visa-free entry process, so it can grow its tourism industry and its economy. It started allowing visitors more countries in 2023. Almost every European country and many nations South America, Asia, and the Middle East have been added then. More than 20 million foreign visitors entered China a visa in 2024.
The number Chinese tourists at sights China still greatly outnumbers international tourists. However, the country is preparing a big increase in the number overseas travellers. Tour companies are trying to find guides and staff, to help more and more customers. Gao Jun, an English-speaking tour guide 20 years experience, is very busy. He said: "I'm flooded tours, and I'm struggling to keep ." He has started a new business to train new tour guides. Jenny Zhao, a director the luxury WildChina tour company, said: "The new visa policies are 100 per cent beneficial to us." She said business was by 50 per cent compared to the pandemic.
