Beijing 15th Five-Year Open Economy Plan: Enriching Inbound Tourism Products

Beijing has issued the 15th Five-Year Plan for High-Level Open Economy Development, which calls for fully utilizing unilateral visa-free entry, mutual visa exemption, 240-hour transit visa-free entry, and port group tourist visa policies to enrich inbound tourism products and itineraries and optimize the inbound consumption environment. The plan also promotes high-quality development of services trade and digital trade, coordinated development of Beijing's international air passenger and cargo transport, and an improved international air express network. It calls for expanding the coverage of departure tax-refund stores and promoting "buy now, refund now," accelerating construction of a glo…