"Although for several years a growing number of Chinese citizens have travelled to Europe as tourists, and constituted a more and more significant part of the traffic discussed above, the whole phenomenon lately has experienced a noticeable slow-down. The European Union recently adopted more restrictive rules for the concession of incoming visas by the component countries, in order to control more effectively their boundaries. Previously, Chinese nationals could have the respective travel agencies post their documents at the visa centers, but now they have to register there their biometric fingerprints. Thus, those aspiring to tour within Europe have to present themselves in person to Consulates, face greater expense of time and higher traveling costs within China. On this account many of them cancelled their trips to Europe, especially those who live far away from the cities where resides a consulate or embassy of a Schengen country. In China,tour operators have had to return already booked group air tickets to the respective air companies. They now look forward to the market adapting to the new European policy" Hongbo Zhang Ignas Tour, Chinese market Coordinator
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