China will soon allow group tours to Taiwan to resume for residents of Fujian and Shanghai. It is to be seen if the Chinese government further relaxes tourist policy. The Lai administration has stated publicly that it welcomes Chinese tourism on a reciprocal basis...
In August, the Chinese government announced a list of 78 countries in which tour groups will now be allowed to travel to. This includes a number of frequent travel destinations for Chinese tourists that China is otherwise geopolitically at odds with, such as the US, South Korea, Japan, and the UK...
When questioned in the legislature earlier this week, Minister of Transportation and Communications Wang Kwo-tsai said that according to government back-channels, Chinese group tours to Taiwan would not likely be resuming this year. This occurs even as tourism is expected to return to pre-COVID levels next year...
The Chinese government recently announced a list of 78 countries in which tour groups will now be allowed to travel to. This includes a number of frequent travel destinations for Chinese tourists that China is otherwise geopolitically at odds with, such as the US, South Korea, Japan, and the UK. Notably, in response to the announcement, stocks for travel companies in these countries immediately rose, a sign of how Chinese tourists are considered big spenders in a number of sectors...
