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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.
Beijing and Shanghai Raise Salary Bars for Foreign Work Permits
Beijing and Shanghai have embedded the 6×/4× salary-multiplier rule for Category A and B work-permit applicants directly into their approval systems, leaving no discretion for under-threshold cases. Companies must raise pay or switch eligibility routes or risk application failures. The change tightens compliance and shows China’s shift toward attracting fewer but higher-calibre foreign professionals.
Smart-Tourism Platform ‘China Bound’ Adds Dunhuang to Help Foreign Visitors
On 13 February China Daily added a Dunhuang city module to its “China Bound” smart-tourism platform, giving foreign visitors one-stop itinerary planning, booking, payments and AI chat support. The move aligns with China’s drive to make inbound travel smoother as visa-free policies expand.