China scraps ban on group tours to Australia

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Beijing lifted bans on group tours to other countries such as Thailand, Nepal and Iran months earlier this year but excluded other popular destinations, in a move experts believe was related to diplomatic tensions with the United States and its allies. China was the world’s biggest source of tourist income before the pandemic, but the country has been slow to open its borders and its citizens are not travelling as much as before due to lack of flights, visa issues and a slowing local economy which means they have less money to spend. Senator Farrell said 1.4 million Chinese tourists...