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Starting this month, China is dropping mandatory COVID-19 testing for travelers returning from some overseas destinations. The move has been welcomed by tourists eager to embark on their exotic holiday. On Thursday, 61 tourists flew directly from Guangzhou to Auckland to start a 10-day tour around New Zealand. It's the first organized Chinese tour group to the southern hemisphere amid a trial resumption of outbound package tours to 20 countries. Initial spots for the 26,000 yuan per tour sold out almost instantly. Analysts say full recovery of outbound tourism will be gradual, citing challenges including capacity limits, staffing shortages as well as high global energy costs. However, Beijing's move away from pandemic travel restrictions is a welcome sign the world's biggest travel spenders are coming back.
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