Nền kinh tế du lịch Trung Quốc đang dần quay trở lại

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Since China reopened its borders in 2023 after three years of Covid isolation (cô lập), domestic travel (du lịch nội địa) has thrived (phát triển mạnh) and high-speed rail (đường sắt cao tốc) has grown increasingly popular. But international trips in and out of the country are lagging (bị chậm lại), and flight capacity is still just two-thirds of prepandemic levels.

The economic stakes (cổ phần kinh tế) are high. Before the pandemic, Chinese travelers were the world’s biggest spenders (người chi tiêu), accounting for 20 percent of global tourism spending, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (tổ chức du lịch thế giới của liên hợp quốc).

In the past year, the Chinese authorities (chính quyền) have tried to spur (thúc đẩy) more inbound (nội địa) travel. Among the changes (thay đổi): China has waived (miễn thị thực) travel visas or agreed to extend the length of visa-free travel for visitors from eight countries, including Germany and France.

The main factor holding back international travel by Chinese will continue to be China’s economy. Growth has bounced back (phục hồi trở lại) from the pandemic, but the weight (sức nặng) of a severe real estate downturn (suy thoái bất động sản nghiêm trọng) has dampened consumer spending (giảm chi tiêu) and confidence inside China. And global geopolitical tensions (căng thẳng địa chính trị toàn cầu) remain a wild card (điều đáng lo ngại). China is engaged in (vướng vào) trade disputes (tranh chấp thương mại) with the United States and Europe, home to many major multinational companies. As they think twice about their business in China, travel suffers.

source: nytimes,