{"id":594,"date":"2020-10-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gbc.ng\/china-extends-suspension-of-inbound-and-outbound-group-tours\/"},"modified":"2020-10-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T00:00:00","slug":"china-extends-suspension-of-inbound-and-outbound-group-tours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gbc.ng\/index.php\/china-extends-suspension-of-inbound-and-outbound-group-tours\/","title":{"rendered":"CHINA EXTENDS SUSPENSION OF INBOUND AND OUTBOUND GROUP TOURS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"line-height: 19.5pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 0in 0in 15.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans','serif'; color: black;\">China\u2019s Ministry of Culture and Tourism has announced that a suspension on both inbound and outbound group tours organized by travel agencies or online travel operators will remain in place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 19.5pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 0in 0in 15.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans','serif'; color: black;\">The Chinese authority has also determined not to resume \u201cflights + hotels\u201d travel packages due to ongoing concerns over the global COVID-19 pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 19.5pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 0in 0in 15.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans','serif'; color: black;\">The resumption of tour groups out of mainland China had been seen as potentially another small step in the right direction for Macau tourism and leisure operators, who have experienced a slower than expected recovery following the recent resumption of the Individual Visit Scheme and easing of some border restrictions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 19.5pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 0in 0in 15.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans','serif'; color: black;\">According to the latest notice issued by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, there remains a high risk of a resurgence of COVID-19 infections during this fall and winter, meaning tourism departments and agencies are required to maintain preventative measures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 19.5pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 0in 0in 15.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans','serif'; color: black;\">Macau\u2019s Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lei Wai Nong, said Thursday that the gradual resumption of the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) since August provided a positive message for Macau, but operators and residents must stay patient and be aware of risks presented by COVID-19 given high rates of infection in other countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 19.5pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; margin: 0in 0in 15.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans','serif'; color: black;\">Lei noted that the gross gaming revenues (GGR) in October would be better than in September, but \u201cnot very much,\u201d and reiterated the government\u2019s stance that the Macau economy would stabilize in the mid to long term.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"author__bio\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p class=\"comment-form-comment\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"comment\">Comment<\/label><br \/>\n<textarea aria-required=\"true\" cols=\"45\" id=\"comment\" name=\"comment\" placeholder=\"Message\" rows=\"8\"><\/textarea><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-author\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"author\">Name<\/label><input aria-required=\"true\" id=\"author\" name=\"author\" placeholder=\"Name...\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-email\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"name\">Email<\/label><input aria-required=\"true\" id=\"email\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Email...\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-url\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"url\">Url<\/label><input id=\"url\" name=\"url\" placeholder=\"Website...\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-cookies-consent\"><input id=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" name=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" type=\"checkbox\" value=\"yes\"\/> <label for=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\">Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.<\/label><\/p>\n<p class=\"form-submit\"><input class=\"submit\" id=\"comment-submit\" name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Send\"\/> <input id=\"comment_post_ID\" name=\"comment_post_ID\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"21351\"\/> <input id=\"comment_parent\" name=\"comment_parent\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China\u2019s Ministry of Culture and Tourism has announced that a suspension on both inbound and outbound group tours organized by travel agencies or online travel operators will remain in place. 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