The popularity of inbound tourism in Hangzhou is on the rise, but the travel agencies have a lack of foreign language tour guides.

As China will carry out the trial implementation of the visa-free policy for Russian citizens, there is a shortage of Russian-speaking tour guides, and the allowance is 1,500 yuan/day. In addition to improving benefits, trans-provincial transferbecomes a new choice for travel agencies. For example, the travel agencies in Hangzhou consider the secondment of Russian-speaking tour guides from the travel agencies in Northeast China.

Moreover, many senior tour guides begin to independently take orders through social platforms such as TikTok and rednote. The itinerary is more flexible, and is deeply favored by foreign tourists.