Ticket purchases and travel consultations for the days after January 8 skyrocket between 254% and 850% in just one day
The announcement by Xi Jinping’s government that quarantines for entry into the country will be lifted on January 8 has caused a stir at the Asian giant. Thousands of Chinese have visited travel agencies and platforms to book tickets or consult destinations with such tremendous interest that it has taken some major wholesalers by surprise. One of the places chosen to go abroad after 33 months of isolation – the country was closed on March 28, 2020 – is Japan, which already warned on Tuesday that it will require covid testing of all passengers from China from Friday.
In the same way that the infection is spreading at great speed and leaving staggering records, with a million daily infections in just one province, citizens have been quick to plan their first international departure. By lifting the measures, they no longer have to comply with cumbersome quarantines upon their return. Early this Tuesday, one of the reference platforms showed a 254% increase in flight reservations and another company reached 850%.
Visa processing applications grew 1,000% in response to the National Immigration Administration’s announcement to resume the passport issuance process. And that in one day. However, the government has not said when it will start issuing the permits. Yes, he has indicated that trips abroad will be made “organized”. Thailand, South Korea, Macao and Hong Kong are other highly sought after destinations.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pointed out that the entry ban for those who fail to comply with coronavirus controls will be very strict and is due to the “existing information that the contagion is spreading rapidly” in China.
Source: La Verdad
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