- Starting May 1, Filipino tourists will be able to enter and stay in the Chinese province of Hainan without a visa for 30 days
- As a policy, tourists from 59 countries including the Philippines may visit as long as their tours are booked through China National Tourism Administration-approved travel agencies
On Wednesday, China offered the Philippines and 58 other countries visa-free access to its famous Hainan island, also known as “China’s Hawaii” in an effort to support a policy to open up the tourist island to the public.
The offer will be implemented starting May 1, as announced by the Ministry of Public Security of China and the State Immigration Administration.
As long as tours are booked through China National Tourism Administration-approved travel agencies around Hainan, individuals and groups from 59 countries may visit the province for 30 visa-free days.
The countries given visa-free access to Hainan are:
Albania
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Indonesia
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
