The 2026 Guangdong International Tourism Industry Expo was held and Guangzhou Border Inspection demonstrated entry and exit facilitation measures.

China News Service, Guangzhou, September 13 (Fang Weibin, Zhong Wenxiu) The 2026 Guangdong International Tourism Industry Expo will be held in Guangzhou from September 11 to 13. The Guangzhou Immigration Inspection Station was unveiled for the third consecutive year. With the theme of "Excellent Guangdong Immigration Inspection and Enjoyable Customs Clearance", it focused on displaying entry and exit facilitation measures through policy display boards, interactive Q&A and studio seminars, injecting "border inspection power" into the inbound tourism market.

Data show that in the first half of 2026, more than 1.91 million foreigners entered the port under the jurisdiction of the Guangzhou Border Inspection Station, a year-on-year increase of 33.1%; among them, 60.2% enjoyed the visa-free and transit visa-free policies. Sightseeing and leisure accounted for 53.6%, a year-on-year increase of 48.7 percentage points.

Following the immigration boom, border inspection services are embedded in the front line of cultural tourism. This year's Tourism Expo has a dedicated inbound tourism exhibition area, and the Guangzhou Immigration Inspection Station has built a policy consultation desk in the exhibition hall relying on its location advantages. The police at Zhoutou Zui Border Inspection Station provided "one-on-one" answers to domestic and foreign exhibitors and tourists around hot topics such as 240-hour visa exemption and transit procedures; the special presentations used cases and data visualization to intuitively present policy dividends. The "Regulations of the State Council on Exit and Entry Management" that will be implemented on September 15 were also authoritatively explained on the spot.

"A high level of opening up to the outside world cannot be separated from a high level of legal protection." The relevant person in charge of the Zhoutou Zui Border Inspection Station said that participating in the exhibition not only promotes convenient policies, but also promotes compliance requirements, making services more precise and management and control more standardized, making the exchange of Chinese and foreign personnel both convenient and secure.

We will brighten the window of the country and enable high-level opening up of culture and tourism. Guangzhou Immigration Inspection Station deepens the "Zhuoyue Immigration Inspection" brand, from intelligent inspection to multi-lingual services, creating a smooth and heart-warming experience. A "multilingual service team" covering 8 foreign languages ​​and dialects such as Cantonese and Chaoshan dialect is active in the exhibition hall to break language barriers. During the three-day exhibition period, the booth received more than 1,000 inquiries. From the front line at the national gate to the tourism expo booth, Guangzhou border inspection provides front-line services, delivering policy dividends to enterprises, and contributing to the high-level opening up and cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries.