Transit passengers 过境旅客

到访北京的外国游客若停留不超过三天，也许很快将不再需要申请签证。据报道，北京正考虑放宽签证要求，以吸引更多国际游客，同时展示对世界的开放姿态。

"Shanghai and neighboring cities, such as Hangzhou and Wuxi, have benefited greatly (since Shanghai introduced a visa waiver for transit passengers), as it means foreign tourists can travel during a 48-hour stay," said Jiang Yiyi, director of the China Tourism Academy's international tourism development institute.

中国旅游研究院国际旅游研究所负责人蒋依依称，上海及杭州、无锡等周边城市从免签政策中获益良多，目前上海对过境旅客实行免签政策，即游客可免签停留48小时。

上面报道中的transit passenger就是指过境旅客，即等待connecting flight 为促进不同国家的贸易和旅游联系，很多国家间签订visa exemption agreement 相关阅读

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