Multiple major cities across China recently announced the elimination of advance ticket reservation requirements for tourist attractions, aiming to enhance travel services and improve the travel experience for visitors as the summer tourism peak approaches.
Experts said that the fresh measure is poised to better meet the travel demands of both domestic and foreign tourists, adding to China's sweeping package of policies for facilitating inbound tourism.
Further streamlining entry measures at local scenic attractions will drive an ongoing boom in domestic and inbound tourism, stimulating consumer spending amid China's sustained tourism surge which further gained pace following the May Day and Dragon Boat Festival holidays, experts noted.
Beijing has announced the abolition of reservation requirements across all scenic spots in the city, except for key sites such as the Forbidden City and National Museum and some other sites that remain selectively open, China Media Group reported on Friday, citing the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism.
Earlier in June, Shanghai announced that over 3,000 cultural and tourism venues in the city, including A-level tourist attractions, art galleries, museums, and libraries, among others, have abolished real-name reservation requirements, outside of a few popular locations, following Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu Province's announcement of plans for eliminating real-name reservation requirements at most tourist sites.
