A cleaning staff member at Beijing West Railway Station disinfects the station on January 17, 2022. The Spring Festival travel rush kicks off on January 17, and will last until February 25. About 1.18 billion passenger trips are expected during China’s largest annual travel rush this year. Photo: Li Hao/GT
China will start promotion of inbound tourism at an appropriate time after the global COVID-19 pandemic is under effective control, the State Council, China’s cabinet, announced on Thursday.
On the premise that the pandemic is effectively contained, China will promote inbound tourism in an orderly manner, steadily develop outbound tourism, and continue to promote tourism exchanges, according to a guideline on the Chinese tourism market during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25) released by the State Council.
Under the guideline, the country will promote inbound tourism at an appropriate time, and formulate technical guidelines on epidemic prevention and control for inbound…