Kunming Inbound Tourism Rises, Border Clearance Efficiency Up 25%
From January to July this year, Kunming received 924,500 inbound visitors, up 22.92% year on year. The Kunming border inspection station implemented six facilitation measures including 'one group, one policy' clearance, raising average port clearance efficiency by about 25% and cutting transit procedure time from 46 minutes to 6 minutes. In the first half of the year, Kunming airport port inspected 696,800 foreign entries and exits, of which about 261,600 entered under visa-free or transit visa-free policies. Kunming launched or resumed multiple international routes and introduced differentiated inbound tourism products.
Impact and considerations
Kunming's improved clearance efficiency and visa-free utilisation data provide a reference for assessing China's inbound tourism facilitation progress. Cutting transit procedures from 46 minutes to 6 minutes has practical significance for business travellers transiting through Kunming. Multiple new or resumed internat…
Key points
- From January to July this year, Kunming received 924,500 inbound visitors, up 22.92% year on year.
- The Kunming border inspection station implemented six facilitation measures including 'one group, one policy' clearance, raising average port clearance efficiency by about 25% and cutting transit procedure time from 46 minutes to 6 minutes.
- In the first half of the year, Kunming airport port inspected 696,800 foreign entries and exits, of which about 261,600 entered under visa-free or transit visa-free policies.
- Port visas can be processed at Kunming airport port and Mohan road and rail ports, with 'nearby processing in the city' available.
- In the first half of the year, Kunming launched or resumed international routes to Phu Quoc, Medan and Kolkata, and added frequencies to Vientiane and Chiang Mai in summer.
- As of May this year, Kunming had 656 registered departure tax refund stores, 3,158 foreign-card POS machines installed or upgraded, and 79 foreign currency exchange points.
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- 中国旅游新闻网
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- First source publication
- 10 Sept 2026, 08:00
- Page published
- 11 Sept 2026, 00:04
- Last updated
- 10 Sept 2026, 08:00
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- China Tourism News：春城迎远客 入境便知春-中国旅游新闻网Document (opens in a new tab)Primary source · zh · Published 10 Sept 2026, 08:00