China has made a big [charge / change] to its visa system. More people can now visit the country [without / within] a visa. Citizens of 74 countries now have visa-free [excess / access] to enter for [up / down] to 30 days. In addition, citizens from 54 countries can stay [on-transit / in-transit] for 240 hours, but they must have a ticket to a third country. China's government is slowly expanding [its / it's] visa-free entry process, so it can grow its tourism industry and its [economic / economy] . It started allowing visitors from [mere / more] countries in 2023. Almost every European country and many [national / nations] from South America, Asia, and the Middle East have been added since then. More than 20 million foreign visitors [entry / entered] China without a visa in 2024.
The [number / numeral] of Chinese tourists at sights in China still greatly outnumbers international tourists. However, the country is [preparation / preparing] for a big increase [in / on] the number of overseas travellers. Tour companies are trying to find guides and [stuff / staff] , to help more and more customers. Gao Jun, an English-speaking tour guide with 20 years [off / of] experience, is very busy. He said: "I'm flooded with [tears / tours] , and I'm struggling to keep up." He has started a [new / news] business to train new tour guides. Jenny Zhao, a [director / direction] of the luxury WildChina tour company, said: "The new visa policies are 100 per cent [benefit / beneficial] to us." She said business was up by 50 per cent compared [at / to] before the pandemic.
