Australian will launch a 48-hour express visa application service for AUD$1,000 on a trial basis in 2016 and Chinese language service will also be provided.
The full impact of the visit pass policy change remains to be seen as independent visitors from China are still traveling on multiple-entry visit pass.
Chinese nationals holding a US or Canadian visa with over six-month validity are allowed visa-free entry into Chile for tourism or business.
The French government has decided to issue five-year multiple-entry visa to more Chinese nationals, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said.
Korea is waiving visa fees for visitors from China and other Southeast Asian countries following the plunge in its tourism arrivals due to MERS.
Australia announced it will start issuing tourist visas with 10-year validity to Chinese visitors on a trial basis at the end of 2016.
Wanda Group's chairman Jianlin Wang laid bare his ambition to make Wanda Cultural Tourism Park the world’s largest tourism company by 2020.
Chinese tourists scared off by MERS are cancelling Korean trips in favour of Thailand and Japan.