looks set to be more of a blip as most travellers opt to stay inside China if they go anywhere.
COVID-19 risks are another big factor as outbreaks persist following the policy about-face in China, he said in an interview with The Associated Press. “People are possibly not ready, or just getting ready."Related: Kathy Lin was visiting from Shanghai, partly because it was easy to get a visa but also because she was concerned about risks of catching COVID-19.
Cong Yitao, an auditor living in Beijing, wasn't worried about catching the virus since his whole family has already had COVID-19. But he was put off by, including the US, Japan, South Korea and Australia, after China loosened its pandemic precautions. “You will see an increase, certainly, compared with last year, when China was still closed, but I don’t think you will see a huge surge of outbound travellers to different destinations within Asia-Pacific, let alone Europe or the Americas,” said Haiyan Song, a professor of international tourism at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.