At the beginning of 2024, with the increase in the number of visa-free countries and the extension of visa-free transit periods, more and more foreigners are coming to China. After the relaxation of the foreign guest stay policy, the proportion of foreign guests at Shanghai elong Hotel has been increasing. In April this year, the proportion of foreign guests staying at the hotel reached as high as 90%.

The same is true of the Shanghai Bund Oriental Magnificent Hotel, which is less than two kilometers away from the Shanghai Elong Hotel. Li Mu (a pseudonym), the general manager of the hotel, told reporters that in December last year, about one-third of the daily guests were foreigners, and the year-on-year growth rate of foreign guests was nearly twice that of November.