Number of foreign visitors to China in first quarter reaches 13,074,000, more than triple year-on-year - Chinese report

The National Immigration Administration of China announced that the number of foreign visitors to China in the first quarter of this year totaled 13,074,000, more than three times higher than the same period last year.
According to online travel agency Ctrip, the number of overseas orders for domestic travel in China in the first quarter more than tripled compared to the same period last year.
Since December 1 last year, China has implemented visa exemptions for France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Malaysia, and other countries. According to Ctrip data,
In the first quarter of this year, the total number of people entering China from these six countries was six times that of the same period last year.
The number has also increased sharply. Analyst Wang Yalei said, "Compared to the same period in 2019, the top 20 countries by country of origin for foreign visitors to China have remained almost unchanged. However,
"The number of travel orders from countries with a high rate of international flight resumption and visa exemption measures has increased rapidly, and the ranking has risen sharply," he pointed out. For example, Malaysia rose to the top in 2019.
China has risen from 8th place to 2nd place this year, and Russia has risen from 16th place to 10th place. The cities most visited by foreign tourists in China are Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Hangzhou, and
Chongqing, etc.