China News Agency, Yinchuan, February 7 (Reporter Yu Jing) "I have longed for Egypt for a long time, and today I can finally realize my dream." On February 7, Mr. Zheng, a citizen of Yinchuan, Ningxia, boarded a flight from Chengdu to Egypt.

Before boarding the plane, he told reporters on the phone that on the day when outbound travel was announced to resume, he contacted a travel agency to sign up for a "9-day in-depth trip to explore ancient Egypt, a country with a thousand-year-old civilization."

  The Chinese government announced that starting from February 6, China Travel Agencies and online travel companies will resume the pilot program of outbound group tours and "air ticket + hotel" business for Chinese citizens going to relevant countries.

Recently, major travel agencies in Ningxia have planned and promoted the latest outbound travel routes.

  On February 7th, Yinchuan Ctrip travel agency "Bangkok, Thailand + Pattaya 6th, 5 nights and a half self-guided tour" departed from Guangzhou.

"This route has been very popular since it was launched. Currently, tours have been formed on February 9 and 13." The relevant person in charge of Ctrip told reporters that since mid-January, there have been a lot of outbound travel inquiries. Fiery; From the age point of view, the crowd under the age of 55 is the main one.

  According to Ctrip data, from January 20 to February 5, the number of outbound air ticket orders for Ningxia tourists increased by 398% compared with the same period last year. The popular destination countries and regions for air tickets are: Thailand, Australia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

  So far, Ctrip has launched nearly 1,200 outbound groups and "air ticket + hotel" packaged products, covering 16 countries, Hong Kong and Macau.

  On the same day, in the service hall of the Exit-Entry Administration Bureau of the Yinchuan Public Security Bureau, the number of people applying for entry-exit documents basically returned to that before the epidemic.

  "I have been helping my children with my children since I retired. This time I want to take my wife to Southeast Asia and see the world." Mr. Li, a citizen who is queuing up to pick up the number, told the reporter, "I just called No. 188, and now there are more than 300 gone."

  The relevant person in charge of the Exit-Entry Administration of the Yinchuan Public Security Bureau told reporters that in accordance with the requirements of the National Immigration Administration to optimize immigration management policies and measures, from January 8, 2023, entry and exit documents such as passports, Hong Kong and Macao travel permits, and various endorsements will be fully restored. handle.

Up to now, a total of more than 5,300 documents for going abroad (territory) have been processed, and the number of documents issued on February 6 alone reached 437, basically recovering the number of documents issued before the epidemic.

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