B.C. tourism sector worried as Canada left off China’s green list for group tours

Last week, the government of China released its list of countries with ‘Approved Destination Status,” lifting its pandemic ban on group tours.

Destination B.C. estimates nearly half of those tourists came to B.C. that year. Statistics from the tourism group reported 333,000 Chinese visitors in 2018, up from just 131,000 in 2011. China began lifting group travel restrictions in January, with Russian and Thailand included in its first wave of approvals. France and Brazil were among about 40 countries approved this spring.Story continues below advertisement

The decision to leave Canada off the list of approved destinations comes amid a charged political atmosphere between the two countries, spurred by allegations China tried to interfere in Canadian elections.“Lately, the Canadian side has repeatedly hyped up the so called “Chinese interference,” and rampant and discriminatory anti-Asian acts and words are rising significantly in Canada,” the Chinese embassy said in a statement to Global News.

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