Beijing opens airport service counters for foreign travelers

北京对外开放机场服务柜台,迎接外国旅客

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2025-01-20

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  • One Stop Service counters are now operational in the international arrival areas of Beijing Capital International Airport and Beijing Daxing International Airport.

  • The counters offer over 20 types of essential services in areas including finance,

  • communications, transportation,

  • culture and tourism,

  • ensuring that foreigners can travel more conveniently for leisure, education or business.

  • Foreign travellers can visit the counters to make cash withdrawals with their bank cards,

  • exchange currency and get help with downloading local mobile payment apps.

  • They can also purchase SIM cards, access airport Wi fi,

  • customize travel itineraries and make reservations for tourist sites.

  • Additionally, travellers can buy a Beijing Pass,

  • a versatile card designed to simplify transportation, sightseeing and shopping payments.

  • The total passenger throughput of the two airports exceeded 117 million in 2024,

  • a year on year increase of 26.2%, with international passengers accounting for 16.8%.

  • China recently announced a significant relaxation of its visa free transit policy,

  • extending the permitted stay duration for eligible foreign travelers from the previous 72 hours and 144 hours to 240 hours or 10 days,

  • aiming to boost the country's international openness and people to people exchange.

  • You're listening to Special English A special laboratory dedicated to developing bionic robots for police use is expected to be built in southwest China's Sichuan Province.