As of March 17 this year, China's 240-hour visa-free transit policy has been in effect for three months. During the period, Hunan's ports of entry handled 163,000 entry-exit trips by foreign travelers, increasing 19% over the same period last year, according to the Hunan General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection. Of the total, over 700 trips were made by individuals benefiting from the 240-hour visa-free transit policy.?

截至3月17日,，中國(guó)實(shí)施240小時(shí)過境免簽政策滿3個(gè)月,。據(jù)湖南出入境邊防檢查總站數(shù)據(jù)，此期間湖南口岸入出境外國(guó)人16.3萬(wàn)人次,，同比增長(zhǎng)19%,，其中享受240小時(shí)過境免簽政策的超700人次。

"Since March, foreign tourists have flocked to Zhangjiajie, resulting in a significant increase in the number of international flights at Zhangjiajie Port," said a person in charge of the Hunan General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection. As of March 17, the number of inbound and outbound flights in March has grown by 40% year on year, with a peak of 16 international flights in a single day. Meanwhile, the number of inbound and outbound personnel registered a 27% year-on-year increase. Of the total, foreigners accounted for 97%. Among foreigners entering China through the Zhangjiajie Port, 92% are tourists from South Korea, Thailand, and Malaysia who enjoy the 30-day visa-free policy.

“3月以來,，外國(guó)旅客紛至沓來,，張家界口岸的國(guó)際航班增幅明顯?！焙线厵z總站相關(guān)負(fù)責(zé)人介紹,，截至3月17日，3月出入境航班同比增長(zhǎng)40%,，單日出入境國(guó)際航班最多達(dá)16架次,，出入境人員同比增長(zhǎng)27%，其中外國(guó)人占比為97%,。從張家界口岸入境的外國(guó)人中,，92%為韓國(guó)、泰國(guó),、馬來西亞籍享受30天來華免簽政策的旅客,。

Facing rapidly growing number of foreign travelers, the Hunan General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection offers one-stop services covering the issuance and checks of temporary entry permits. In addition, a model that allows foreign travelers to apply for and fill in arrival cards for a pre-examination during the flight has been implemented. The average waiting time of foreign passengers has been shortened to less than 30 minutes.

面對(duì)快速增長(zhǎng)的外籍客流，湖南邊檢總站實(shí)行“臨時(shí)入境許可”簽發(fā)查驗(yàn)一站式服務(wù),，實(shí)施“外國(guó)人入境卡提前申領(lǐng),、填寫，空中預(yù)審,、落地即走”模式,，將外籍旅客平均候檢時(shí)間縮短至30分鐘以內(nèi)。