Visa waiver boosts Beijing visits
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="benefited">benefited</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 72-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="visa">visa</span> <span word="waiver">waiver</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="received">received</span> 1,746 <span word="transit">transit</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Capital">Capital</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="benefitted">benefitted</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waiver">waiver</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="visitor">visitor</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="airline">airline</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> 72 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="visa">visa</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="represented">represented</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> 184.8 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Tourism">Tourism</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="the">the</span> 72-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="visa">visa</span> <span word="waiver">waiver</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> 45 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span> 1, 2013, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="inbound">inbound</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="refund">refund</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="refunds">refunds</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="malls">malls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p><p><span word="City">City</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visa">visa</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="customized">customized</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="packages">packages</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="discounts">discounts</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="buses">buses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attractions">attractions</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="alliances">alliances</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="implemented">implemented</span> <span word="visa">visa</span> <span word="waiver">waiver</span> <span word="policies">policies</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span>, <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chongqing">Chongqing</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p>
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