China Grants 30-Day Visa-Free Entry to Canadian and British Nationals Starting February 17
China Expects 2.05 Million Daily Cross-Border Movements During Nine-Day Spring Festival Holiday
285 Million Domestic Trips Predicted on First Day of China’s Extended Spring Festival Break
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Canton Fair Opens Overseas-Buyer Pre-Registration for 139th Session
Guangzhou’s Canton Fair opened mandatory online pre-registration for overseas buyers on 14 Feb ahead of its 139th session (15 Apr–5 May 2026). The e-badge system is integrated with China’s expanded visa-free rules and promises 24-hour approval, while invitation letters for others are accelerated. Expected record attendance and tight hotel inventory mean corporate sourcing teams should register and book early.
Thailand Launches “Zhong Tai Yi Jia Qin” Campaign to Court Chinese New-Year Travelers
Thailand rolled out an aggressive Chinese-New-Year tourism push on 14 Feb, partnering with major Chinese OTAs and airlines to lure an expected 241,000 mainland visitors during the holiday. The campaign leverages Thailand’s restored 30-day visa-free entry and adds charter capacity on key routes. Higher occupancy and airfares will squeeze corporate travel budgets, but the initiative reinforces momentum toward a full bilateral visa-waiver deal.
China–Vietnam International Train Sells Out for Spring-Festival Rush, Underscoring Land-Border Rebound
China’s Nanning–Hanoi international passenger train has reached full capacity for the entire Spring-Festival period, reflecting booming cross-border tourism and family-reunion travel. Authorities plan capacity boosts and integrated ticketing, but logistics providers face tighter freight availability until March.
Year-of-the-Horse Spirit Spurs Historic Regional Travel Surge, Report Finds
A 14 Feb Travel-and-Tour-World survey reveals that the Year of the Horse is driving a historic surge in regional travel demand, with Chinese outbound bookings up 48 percent and foreign interest in China up 82 percent. The boom is straining flight and accommodation capacity and complicating mobility schedules for corporate assignees.