China’s cross-border New Year holiday travel to hit 90% of pre-Covid level, authorities predict
- Immigration authorities predict border crossings for the period will jump to five times the number recorded last year
- Visa-free measures are expected to help boost daily entries and exits to average of 1.56 million per day
China’s immigration authorities have predicted that cross-border travel over the New Year holiday will soar to five times the number recorded last year.
The period between December 30 and January 1 is expected to see a peak in border crossings across the country, with an average of 1.56 million entries and exits per day, the National Immigration Administration said in a notice on Thursday.
The expected surge in travellers was due to the “ongoing resumption of international flight routes”, the notice said, along with a combination of policies such as “visa-free entry for Chinese citizens in countries like Thailand and Malaysia, as well as China’s visa-free entry to six countries, including France and Germany”.
In their notice, the immigration authorities predicted peak inbound and outbound passenger flow over the holiday on December 29 and 30, as well as on January 1 and 2.
Major international airports will see a steady increase in passenger flows, and border crossings at land ports adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao was also expected to see continual increases, according to the notice.
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