This is a two-way journey between China and the world.

Data from the State Immigration Administration shows that the average daily inbound and outbound passengers during the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday will exceed 2 million, and it is expected that the peak inbound and outbound passenger flow will be mainly concentrated on October 1 and 6.

The inbound and outbound passenger flow at large air ports such as Shanghai Pudong, Guangzhou Baiyun, and Beijing Capital have steadily increased, with the average daily inbound and outbound passengers expected to reach 101,000, 51,000 and 46,000 respectively.

The Ministry of Transport said that it is expected that the tourism popularity of some popular cities in China, such as Shanghai, Chengdu, Beijing, Guangzhou, Xi'an, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Chongqing, etc., will break through last year's high. In terms of outbound travel, it is expected that the number of tourists to Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia and other countries will increase significantly.

Behind the data, it is not only the release of Chinese tourists' demand for "going out" and the heating of foreign tourists' enthusiasm for "going in", marking the entry of "holiday dates" between China and the world into a two-way prosperity.

This is due to the growing "circle of friends" of visa-free China.

Since the Chinese government has continuously optimized various visa-free policies, as of September 15, China has implemented unilateral visa-free for 47 countries and achieved comprehensive mutual visa-free with 29 countries. The coverage of the transit visa-free policy has expanded to 55 countries, the number of entry ports has increased to 60, and the stay time has been extended to 240 hours, which has greatly facilitated foreigners to travel to China.

In the first eight months of this year, the number of foreigners entering and leaving the country reached 51.268 million, an increase of 27.8% year-on-year; of which 15.89 million foreigners were allowed to enter without visa, accounting for 62.1% of foreigners entering the country, an increase of 52.1% year-on-year.

The visa-free entry policy that the South Korean government has tried to implement for Chinese group tourists from September 29, coupled with the overlap between China's National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays and South Korea's Mid-Autumn Festival holidays, further driving China-South Korea tourism to travel in both directions.

The visa-free policy for China to Russia, which was piloted on September 15, has also promoted the enthusiasm of Russian tourists to come to China during holidays. According to Ctrip's recent statistics, the number of Russian passengers' entry bookings increased by 75% year-on-year during this holiday.

Consumption ecosystem optimization makes traffic "retention".

In recent years, a series of cross-border consumption convenience measures have been implemented intensively, driving foreign tourists to leap from being able to enter to being able to stay and willing to consume.

In terms of payment, UnionPay, Alipay and WeChat Pay have currently covered more than 95% of key business districts and scenic spots in the country; in terms of departure tax refund level, as of the end of August, the number of domestic departure tax refund stores exceeded 10,000. In the first eight months of this year, the sales of tax refund products increased by 97.5% year-on-year; in terms of personalized service, shopping malls and scenic spots have improved bilingual services, and the ticket reservation interface is more optimized.

More and more foreign tourists are enjoying Chinese-style convenience, further enhancing the attractiveness of the Chinese tourism market.

The increase in flights is provided with hardware support for cross-border travel.

The "Long Holiday PLUS" effect has promoted the heating of demand for outbound travel. In order to meet the travel needs of tourists, many airlines have increased their capacity.

Recently, the direct passenger route from Haikou to Jakarta, Indonesia was officially launched, providing more options for inbound and outbound passengers on the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival. Hainan's international routes continue to increase and increase in cryptocurrency. Hainan has 76 overseas passenger routes, covering Southeast Asia, Europe, America and other passenger sources, building convenient air channels.

Meituan data shows that the demand for "long-term quality travel" has driven a significant increase in hotel bookings in destinations such as the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and Australia. "Looking abroad to see the grassland", "Going to Africa to see foreign cattle and horses", "Lying on the island to recharge slowly", the footsteps of Chinese tourists are moving towards a broader world.

The two-way rush between China and the world is not only an active tourism market, but also an irreplaceable role in economic development.

On the one hand, tourists' consumption in their destinations' accommodation, catering, transportation, shopping, etc. directly drives regional economic growth. In the first eight months of this year, Manzhouli City received a total of 6.5697 million tourists and a total tourism expenditure of 11.07 billion yuan. This shows the driving role of the tourism industry on the local economy.

On the other hand, inbound consumption is of great significance in reducing the travel service trade deficit and promoting the high-quality development of service trade. The various consumption of foreign tourists in China can directly drive service trade income, while forcing the domestic service industry to provide better services.

From this perspective, this "holiday date" between China and the world is more like an important link for mutual benefit and win-win and common development between China and foreign countries, injecting more vitality into the world economy.