China is set to offer visa free travel for New Zealanders.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang said New Zealand tourists will soon be able to travel to China without a visa, likely for up to 15 days.
It is a unilateral decision to boost inbound tourism.
Li said he hopes the NZ government will follow suit and relax visa rules for Chinese travelers.
Li announced it during a three-day trade visit at the weekend.
“China is willing to further strengthen the bonds of cooperation with New Zealand and enhance people-to-people exchanges,” he said.
In the opposite direction, China is New Zealand’s second largest source market for tourism after Australia but is still down on pre-Covid levels.
However, air capacity between the countries has reached 2019 levels.
Source TravelMole
