More Beijingers Taking Overseas Summer Holidays

2004/08/01

Beijingers travelling to overseas destinations have set new records this summer.

Applications for exit visas soared to 41,000 from June 26 to July 26, a 40 percent increase if compared with the same period last year. Nearly 70 percent of tourists from the Chinese capital have chosen to visit Hong Kong and Macao.

Officials attribute the increase to lower prices, including the introduction of promotional tour packages offered by the two cities. Visa authorities have extended working hours to meet the growing demand.



	Article featured in Beijing This Month, August 2004 Publication sponsored by Information Office of the Beijing Municipal Government, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Tourism