{"id":777002677,"date":"2023-02-22T10:31:23","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T13:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777002677"},"modified":"2026-04-23T00:24:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T03:24:52","slug":"south-korea-lifts-post-arrival-testing-for-inbound-chinese-travellers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/south-korea-lifts-post-arrival-testing-for-inbound-chinese-travellers","title":{"rendered":"South Korea lifts post-arrival testing for inbound Chinese travellers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From March 1, post-arrival testing for Covid-19 infection will no longer be required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Korea.- The government of South Korea has announced the end of post-arrival Covid-19 tests for travellers from China starting <strong>March 1.<\/strong> According to a senior official at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the decision was made due to the stable Covid-19 situation in China.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pre-arrival testing will continue until March 10 for travellers from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. South Korea<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>has resumed&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/south-korea-to-resume-short-term-visas-for-chinese-visitors\" target=\"_blank\">the issuance of short-term visas<\/a>&nbsp;for travellers from China, while China has done the same for South Koreans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The resumption of short-term visas for Chinese visitors is expected to have a positive impact on South Korea\u2019s foreigner-only casinos. In 2021,&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/south-korea-casinos-report-revenue-of-us975-39m-for-2021\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South Korean casino revenue<\/a>&nbsp;was<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>KRW1.18tn (US$975.39m), compared to KRW1.04tn in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The South Korean government will allow flights from China to land at airports other than Incheon International Airport and&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/south-korea-to-increase-flights-to-china\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">will increase the number of weekly flights<\/a>&nbsp;between the two countries from 62 to 80 by the end of February and 100 per week in March.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From March 1, post-arrival testing for Covid-19 infection will no longer be required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"South Korea will cease post-arrival COVID-19 testing for travelers from China starting March 1, with pre-arrival testing continuing until March 10. This policy adjustment, coupled with resumed short-term visas and increased flight capacity, is anticipated to significantly benefit South Korea's foreigner-only casino sector. The move signals a strategic reopening to a critical inbound tourism market.","focusai_entities":"Ministry of the Interior and Safety","focusai_location":"South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Incheon International Airport","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.75), operator_casino (1.0), marketing_crm (0.9), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Projected GGR Uplift?","query":"What is the projected GGR uplift for South Korea's foreigner-only casinos in H1 2023, considering the eased travel restrictions and increased flight capacity from China?"},{"label":"VIP Segment Strategy?","query":"How will the reciprocal resumption of short-term visas and increased flight frequency impact the VIP segment acquisition and retention strategies for major South Korean casino operators?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[23907],"class_list":["post-777002677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-land-based-casino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777002677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777002677"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777002677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777002689,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777002677\/revisions\/777002689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777002677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777002677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777002677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}