{"id":1297,"date":"2013-01-03T12:54:41","date_gmt":"2013-01-03T12:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelcenteruk.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1297"},"modified":"2019-09-30T11:43:35","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T10:43:35","slug":"beijing-starts-a-72-hour-visa-free-stay-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/beijing-starts-a-72-hour-visa-free-stay-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Beijing Starts A 72-Hour Visa Free Stay Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The exciting capital of China, Beijing announces a 72-hour visa stay policy for travellers from 45 countries. The condition applies to travellers who comprise outbound<\/span> <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" title=\"air tickets\" href=\"http:\/\/www.travelcenteruk.co.uk\">air tickets<\/a><\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">and visas to a third country, starting 1 January 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Travellers do not require to apply for visas, thus enjoys a 72-hour tour around the city of Beijing. In response to the visa free policy, Air China will be offering seamless connections for transit, new products and services to visa free travellers. Moreover, the airline will be incorporating with travel operators to launch one to three day tour experiences of China.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The following are the listed 45 countries that earned the privilege of 72-hour visa free policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">United Kingdom, Canada, United States, Australia, Brazil, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Russia, Greece, United Arab Emirates, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.travelcenter.uk\/denmark-the-fairytale-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Denmark<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, New Zealand, Brunei, Qatar, Japan, South Korea and Singapore.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The exciting capital of China, Beijing announces a 72-hour visa stay policy for travellers from 45 countries. 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