Guangzhou, March 3 (Zhongxin.com) -- According to the relevant notice recently issued by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, from March 16, the pilot will resume the operation of outbound group travel and "air ticket + hotel" business of Chinese citizens to relevant countries (the second batch). On the same day, nearly 3 Guangzhou citizens set off from Guangzhou South Railway Station to travel to Vietnam.
Vietnam is one of the 40 pilot countries in the second batch of outbound group tours. Together with the first batch of pilot countries, there are currently 60 pilot countries for outbound group travel.
The reporter learned from Lingnan Business Travel Group's travel agency Guang Tour that the travel agency organized nearly 5 people to travel to Vietnam, one of the second batch of outbound countries, on the same day, tourists departed from Guangzhou by train, passed through the China-Vietnam land port, and will visit Ha Long Bay, Hanoi and other places in Vietnam to start a five-day quality tour.
It is understood that the group of tourists are mainly retired elderly with more flexible time, the oldest of which is 71-year-old Mr. Huang, who said that he traveled with his 70-year-old wife, and he was very excited to participate in outbound tourism again after many years, and he was very much looking forward to the special experience of "walking abroad" on the Sino-Vietnamese border.
Photo by Guangzhou citizen Guan Jian preparing to travel to Vietnam
Zhao Wenzhi, president of Guangzhou Tour, said that the travel agency has also designed and developed cross-border travel routes to Laos, Russia and other places by land, and it is expected that relevant cross-border travel products will be on the shelves in mid-April. "Such cross-border travel itineraries have lower visa requirements and are more cost-effective than traditional outbound travel products, and are expected to usher in a wave of small peaks in travel around the May Day holiday." Zhao Wenzhi said. (End)