With the increase in the vaccination rate of the new crown vaccine of new crown vaccine , and the acceleration of drug research and development, and the relaxation of restrictions on travel at all levels around the world, the global tourism industry is steadily recovering, and the turning points of domestic and cross-border tourism in some countries and regions have begun to appear.
Asia Pacific Tourism Association latest forecast shows that by 2024, the Asian tourism industry will return to the level of 2019.
Philippines Since the restart of border travel in May, it has received more than 1 million tourists
Philippines has also embarked on a journey of recovery. After nearly two years of international tourism suspension, the Philippines reopened its borders in May this year, allowing fully vaccinated foreign tourists to be exempted from quarantine. According to Verna Esmeralda C. Buensuceso, deputy minister of the Philippines’ Ministry of Tourism, the Philippines has received more than 1 million tourists after its reopening.
It is expected that foreign tourists traveling to Thailand throughout 2022 will reach 10 million
According to Thailand Network , recently, Yutasa, director of the Thailand National Tourism Administration, revealed that the situation of Thailand's tourism industry has begun to gradually improve since 2022, especially 7 In the month, the Thai government completely canceled the Thai pass system, and it is expected that the number of foreign tourists traveling to Thailand will reach 10 million throughout 2022.
Singapore : Passengers who are not fully vaccinated are allowed to be exempted from isolation only need to complete the test 2 days before departure
Singapore announced on August 24 that from next week, passengers who are not fully vaccinated will only need to do so on the 2 days before departure to Singapore Complete the new coronavirus test and obtain a negative result, which is different from Singapore for 7 days of quarantine.
Japan is considering relaxing entry restrictions, and the number of daily inbound passengers will be increased to 50,000
Japan plans to increase the daily inbound passengers from 20,000 to 50,000 starting next month. Japan is also considering gradually relaxing testing restrictions, such as no longer requiring passengers who have completed vaccination to undergo testing. Currently, passengers entering Japan need to provide negative nucleic acid test results within 72 hours. Japan National Tourism Administration data shows that the number of international tourists received by the country in July was 144,500, a year-on-year increase of 2.8 times, but it is still less than 5% of the same period in 2019.
Dubai International Airport 8, the capacity exceeded 4.1 million seats in the world, ranking first in the world
Dubai International Airport received 14.2 million passengers in Q2 this year, an increase of 190.6% year-on-year; the number of passengers received in the whole first half of the year was close to 27.9 million, an increase of 161 year-on-year; %, reaching the level of 67.5% before the epidemic. According to data from aviation data analysis company OAG, the airport had a capacity of more than 4.1 million seats in August, and it is still the busiest airport in the world. London Heathrow Airport ranked second with a capacity of 3.4 million seats. Other top ten airports with capacity ranks include Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (3.14 million), Istanbul Airport (2.9 million), Frankfurt Airport (2.9 million) and Singapore Changi Airport (2.09 million).
Turkey 7 in July increased by 53% year-on-year, and it is expected that the annual tourism revenue will reach US$37 billion
In July, the number of international tourists in Turkey reached 6.67 million, a year-on-year increase of 53%, and it also exceeded the level before the epidemic. The country's Tourism Bureau predicts that the number of passengers in 2022 will reach 47 million, generating US$37 billion in revenue. Germany is the largest source of tourists, with the number of passengers entering Turkey this year reaching 2.99 million, followed by Russia (2.2 million) and the United Kingdom (1.8 million). Türkiye has received 23.03 million international passengers this year, an increase of 128% year-on-year, slightly lower than the same period in 2019 (24.7 million).
China has frequently adjusted its entry and exit policies and allowed APECBusiness Travel Card Foreign citizens to enter
As the country with the strictest epidemic prevention and control in the world, China has also begun to frequently adjust its entry and exit policies recently. In August, several Chinese embassies abroad issued notices that foreign citizens holding valid APEC business travel cards will be allowed to enter the country from the 24th.
On August 25, the official account Customs issued a tweet, and will activate the ninth edition of the "People's Republic of China Exit/Entry Health Declaration Card" on August 31, canceling the nucleic acid test for inbound and outbound personnel information, past infection status, Requirements for the declaration of vaccination date. Liz Otigela, CEO of the Asia-Pacific Tourism Association, said that as of May this year, although the recovery of various markets in the Asia-Pacific region is uneven, the number of international visitors is expected to increase in nominally. With a slow recovery, she expects that the number of visitors in the Asia-Pacific region will recover to an average of 32% in 2019 this year, to an average of 62% in 2023 and fully recover to 2019 levels by 2024.
