Trip.com Reports Surge in China Inbound Travel Searches
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- Today's report highlights significant growth in global search results for inbound travel to China, with Trip.com noting a nearly 40% increase in 3Q23.
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Note: Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday in the US, there will be no Daily Lodging Report – Asia Pacific on Thursday, November 23, 2023.
Trip.com said global search results for China inbound travel improved by nearly 40% in 3Q23 compared to the previous quarter. They expect the demand for travel to China to rise in the near future, credited to the efforts made by the government and industry to facilitate travel to the country. Since November 1, the government removed the requirement for inbound arrivals to fill out the Entry Health Declaration Card. Earlier this year the Chinese State Council announced several measures to boost tourism, including optimizing visa and custom clearance policies, increasing international flight capacity and routes to key destinations and improving inbound tourism products and information services for foreign visitors. Trip.com said the top 10 most popular cities for inbound travelers, excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, were Shenzhen and
