Among them, the most people entered the country from Singapore, reaching 65,165, followed by 7,841 in Thailand, 5,173 in Indonesia, 2,477 in India, and 1,485 in the UK.

Malaysia fully opens the border. Welcome to "come"

Malaysia Immigration Bureau Director Khairul Dzaimee Daud said that since the border reopened on April 1, the Southeast Asian country has received 252,730 international tourists.

Johor border port hit a record high, reaching 160,818. Among them, the most people entered the country from Singapore , reaching 65,165, followed by 7,841 in Thailand, 5,173 in Indonesia, 2,477 in India and 1,485 in the UK.

On the other hand, Dud revealed that Malaysia’s Immigration Agency has recently received more than 10,000 passport applications, and the number is expected to continue to increase as the number of people who want to travel abroad after the country’s borders reopen.

Starting from April 1, Malaysia has managed the new coronavirus in the form of endemic diseases and reopened its borders to restore its economy in the era of the epidemic.

Thailand: Foreign tourists traveling to Thailand this year will reach 10 million

According to Thailand Network , recently, Yutasa, director of the Thailand National Tourism Administration, revealed that the situation in Thailand's tourism industry has begun to gradually improve since 2022, especially in July The Thai government has completely abolished the Thailand pass system, and it is estimated that the number of foreign tourists traveling to Thailand will reach 10 million throughout 2022.

Yotasa said that earlier, the Thailand Epidemic Control Center announced at the meeting that from October 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023, the residence period for visa-free tourists will be extended from 30 days to 45 days, and visa-on-arriving tourists will be extended from 15 days from 15 days from 15 days from 10 October 2022 to 31 March 2023. Extended to 30 days. He said the move will also increase the length of travel time for foreign tourists in Thailand, thereby increasing travel consumption.

Yutasa said that countries around the world are currently opening up, and routes that have been suspended due to the epidemic have gradually resumed. Therefore, he predicts that from now until the end of 2022, 7.5 million foreign tourists will travel to Thailand.

Vietnam Maximum opening of tourism activities

Since 0:00 on May 15, Vietnam has suspended the requirement to conduct COVID-19 testing before entering Vietnam. This should be considered the last lock has been opened, which is expected to promote the strong recovery of the tourism industry.

Deputy Prime Minister Wu De Dan issued the Notice No. 416 of the Prime Minister's Notice on the suspension of COVID-19 testing before entering Vietnam, many tourism companies are still trying to solve the problem of welcoming inbound tourists and taking tourists outbound tourism (outbound) problem.

Vietnam announced that since March 15, almost all tourism companies have launched the tourism market and launched a series of new products to organize tourists to travel to the United States, Dubai, India and other countries.

Singapore travel is very popular! New passports are waiting for at least 6 weeks

Singapore Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) recently said local residents applying for new passports must wait for at least 6 weeks now.

ICA said that the number of passport applications has increased to more than 7,000 per day, and even as many as 14,000 during peak periods. In comparison, it was about 2,000 copies a day before the COVID-19 pandemic. ICA officials said: "Since the relaxation of travel measures, locals have had a great demand for passports.

Since May 9, many people who have submitted their passport applications as early as mid-March to April have been traveling to the site. Lavender's ICA building, resulting in a long waiting queue.

ICA spokesperson also said "If the number of applications surges or there are problems with the application, such as (if) the photos submitted do not meet the requirements, it may take longer. ”

It is reported that since last month, the expected waiting time for new passports has been raised to at least one month.

Japan Tourism Bureau: More than 120,000 foreigners entered the country in June for three consecutive months exceeded 100,000

Japan Tourism Bureau announced statistics, 6 The number of foreigners in the past month exceeded 120,000, of which only 252 entered the country for tourism purposes. This is a record of more than 100,000 people per month for three consecutive months. It is speculated that Japan reopened skills intern and re-entry of international students were the main reason.

According to NHK, the Japanese government reopened the tourist gate on June 10, and has announced the latest tourism statistics.The Japan Tourism Bureau said that the estimated number of foreign tourists visiting Japan in June was 124,000, while the number of passengers in Vietnam accounted for the largest number of passengers, reaching 22,900, China 14,700 people, and South Korea 10,000. 1,200 people ranked third.

Although Japan has conditions for tourism entry, as of the end of June, the number of incoming tourists for tourism is only 252. The tourism hall said that this is related to the handling time of visa application. From July 1, apply for a tourist visa The number of visitors has accumulated to more than 14,000, and it is expected that the number of visitors entering the country will continue to grow in the future.