[Travel News]: COVID-hit China keeps vigil at borders, restricts local tourism
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The dramatic drop in Chinese travellers since early last year has left a $255 billion annual spending hole in the global tourism market.
China is on high alert at its international ports of entry to reduce the risk of COVID-19 cases entering from abroad, and it has stepped up restrictions within the country amid a growing outbreak less than 100 days before the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The National Immigration Administration (NIA) said on Thursday it would continue to guide citizens not to go abroad for non-urgent and non-essential reasons.
The dramatic drop in Chinese travellers since early last year has left a $255 billion annual spending hole in the global tourism market.
The Chinese immigration authority also vowed to strictly implement COVID-19 restrictions on the movement of people involved in the Winter Olympics in and out of China.