The National Health Commission announced on Dec 26 that China would scrap the quarantine requirement for international arrivals starting on Jan 8, as it downgraded management of COVID-19 from Class A to Class B.
China's recent optimization of its COVID-19 response and the gradual return of Chinese citizens' overseas travel have encouraged those working in the tourism sectors of Asia-Pacific countries.
China's outbound tourism sector is expected to bounce back as a result of the newly adjusted COVID-19 response that lifts restrictions on Chinese citizens' traveling overseas and also promotes cross-border personnel exchanges.
Officials said on Friday that China's optimized immigration policies are accelerating the recovery of cross-border business and exchanges, and refuted groundless criticism of the nation's anti-epidemic achievements.
Stunning scenery shows the landmark Potala Palace at first light on a winter morning in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 13,, 2023.
As China downgraded its management of COVID-19 starting on Sunday, China's travel platforms have seen a surge in inbound and outbound orders.
Chinese tourists have shown their enthusiasm to once again venture overseas after the government eased COVID-19 restrictions on international travel on Sunday.
A total of 269 Chinese passengers, travelling on a Xiamen Airlines flight, landed in Thailand on Monday, marking the first group of Chinese tourists arriving in the Southeast Asian nation after the adjustment of China's policy shift on COVID-19 shift.
Harbin's ice and snow tourism sector is at the forefront in China, according to a recent report released by the China Tourism Academy at the 2023 China Ice and Snow Tourism Development Forum in the capital of Heilongjiang province.
China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) will further ease travel restrictions on inbound visitors, starting Sunday, the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center of Macao said on Thursday.
The Chinese capital Beijing saw its tourist and cultural activities bouncing back to pre-COVID-19 levels during the just-concluded three-day New Year holiday.
The iconic Potala Palace in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region will reopen to the public on Tuesday after being closed for more than four months due to the COVID-19 epidemic.
China's planned reopening to international travel in early January as part of an easing of coronavirus-related curbs comes as "the best news" for businesses and analysts in the Asia-Pacific region.
The search volume of international flight tickets is surging in China after the country announced to downgraded the management of COVID-19 from Jan 8, the news website chinanews.com reported on Tuesday.
A railway linking Chengdu and Kunming, two major cities in southwest China, is now fully operational with the opening of its last section on Monday.
The world's first panoramic tourist train customized by CRRC Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive in Zhuzhou, Hunan province, recently started no-load trial operations in Lijiang, a tourist city in Yunnan province.
Dazhai Village in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Jingzhu Village in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality have been named among the Best Tourism Villages of 2022 by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
The 610-kilometer Kaidu River, the fourth largest river in Xinjiang, originates from the Tianshan Mountains with an altitude of 4,000 meters above sea level. It finally flows into Bosten Lake, the country's largest inland freshwater lake.
The cruise tours on Shanghai's Suzhou Creek were officially launched on Thursday following three months of trials.
Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism said Tuesday that group tours in and out of Beijing and flight and hotel businesses of travel agencies and online companies have resumed.
Shanghai Disneyland will resume operations on Thursday, marking Shanghai Disney Resort's return to full operations, according to a statement by Shanghai Disney Resort on Wednesday.
The first phase of the Lijiang tour train project, which links UNESCO world cultural heritage site Lijiang Old Town and national 5A scenic spot Yulong Snow Mountain, started trial operations in Lijiang city of Yunnan province on Monday, CCTV News reported.
Shanghai Disney Resort said on Tuesday that it will temporarily close from Tuesday due to the COVID-19 control and prevention requirement.
A dawn redwood forest in gorgeous colors grow in early winter at Hongze Lake Wetland scenic spot in Suqian City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 25, 2022.
Shanghai Disneyland theme park will reopen on Friday and tickets are available for purchase starting Thursday, according to an official announcement.
The central government has updated a series of COVID-19 epidemic control and prevention requirements for travel agencies and entertainment venues to safeguard people's health and help reduce the effects that the tourism and culture industries have had from the epidemic.
Azure blue water in ponds and snow covered mountains present a charming wonderland at Huanglong Scenic Resort in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Huanglong Scenic Resort is famed for its colorful ponds, karst landforms and valleys.
Stunning autumn scenery of desert poplar trees, also known as populus euphratica, along the Tarim River in Xayar County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Smart machines to issue travel endorsements for tourists going to the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) are scheduled to open across the mainland on Nov. 1 to facilitate mainland residents' travel to the SAR.
A wetland in Hutubi County, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Grass, lakes, and birds coexist in the wetland, presenting an oil painting-like scenery.