China to resume group tours to 40 more countries: tourism ministry

By Reuters March 13, 2023 | 12:55 am PT

Travelers walk with their luggage at Beijing Capital International Airport, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Beijing, China, December 27, 2022. Photo by Reuters

China will resume group tours to 40 more countries, including Vietnam and European countries like France and Italy, from March 15, its Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced.

Tour agencies and online travel companies will be able to launch and promote group tours and flight-plus-hotel services to these countries, the ministry said.

Last month, the country opened up group tours to 20 countries, including Thailand, Russia and New Zealand.