CNTA Chairman Jinzao Li will lead a delegation to the USA on September 9－12 to strengthen existing Sino-American tourism industry ties and build new partnerships.
Heady growth is expected in the aviation links between China and the two Oceania powerhouses and free-trade partners, Australia and New Zealand.
The Korean government said it was studying the phased implementation of a visa-free policy for Chinese nationals during the Beijing visit of president Park Geun-hye.
Australia’s recorded its highest annual tourism earnings this year since the 2000 Sydney Olympics and Chinese contributed AUD$19 million in daily tourism revenue.
The number of Chinese visitors to France grew 50% y-o-y in the first quarter of 2015, and the France issued 56% more visas to Chinese nationals.
New Zealand received 313,000 Chinese visitors in the first six months of the year and it expects up to 350,000 arrivals by year end.
Japan received over 10 million foreign visitors in the first seven months this year, with the number of Chinese visitors nearly doubling to 2.17 million.
Chinese flying to the US from five Chinese cities – Xiamen, Fuzhou, Chengdu, Shenyang and Harbin – can enjoy visa-free transit at Toronto and Vancouver.
