KUNMING, Mac 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – As of Tuesday, Mohan Port, on China’s border with Laos, handled some 9,100 inbound and outbound visitors from tour groups this month, up 210 percent compared with the same period of the previous month, said the port.
Since the beginning of this year, the ports in south-west China’s Yunnan Province, where Mohan is located, recorded a substantial increase in their inbound and outbound visitors, driving the tourism growth of the neighbouring countries. As of Tuesday, Mohan alone handled a total of over 640,000 inbound and outbound passengers this year, doubling the number of the same period of last year, according to the port.
On Tuesday, Mohan handled more than 900 tourists from over 50 such border tour groups, a record-high daily number, since the China-Laos border tourism business was resumed in Sept last year.
Since such tour groups often include a large number of elderly citizens, the border inspection station in Mohan launched a green channel for elderly tourists, as well as, the incorporation of an online pre-declaration system, for tour groups to improve the customs clearance efficiency.– NNN-XINHUA
