Exit Visas: Mainland China

Tourism Dollars Dept: The 381 tourists were the first to arrive under an agreement between the two countries that took more than a decade to negotiate, according to Vancouver Sun. The designation allows tourism companies in China to actively promote Canadian tours, now that permission for leisure travel has been granted by the Chinese government, provided citizens travel in pre-sold tour groups. Previously, they could only obtain exit visas to Canada if travelling for study, visiting friends and relatives, business or independent tourism activities and the arrival of the first "approved destination" group of tourists from mainland China last week shows how much has changed in the world of travel. Canada must change with it. Canada finally received the designation of Approved Destination Status, opening the door to a market of millions of new international tourists a year, and billions of direct and indirect tourism dollars. As reported in the news.
@t international tourists, vancouver sun