New York Eagerly Looks Forward To China'S &Nbsp, And Hopes The Government Will Relax Visa Policy.

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Retailers in the us like nothing more than those spendthrift overseas tourists. The more tourists they have, the better.

They have been actively lobbying the government to relax visa policies for tourists from China, India and Brazil, because these three countries are the fastest growing economies in the world today.

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David French, senior vice president of government relations at the National Retail Federation, said: "the data show that a large number of overseas tourists have given up the United States because of the long time of visa issuance, and they choose to spend in other countries.

I think China should be the worst. "

According to the statistics of New York tourism and Exhibition Bureau, the number of Brazil tourists who reached New York last year reached 589 thousand people, with a total consumption of 16 billion dollars, the most consumption group. There were more tourists from France, up to 596 thousand people, but their total consumption amounted to 13 billion dollars, and they did not match Brazil.

In contrast, there are only 266 thousand Chinese tourists, their total consumption is 877 million, and India tourists have 185 thousand people, their total consumption is 180 million.

The number of visitors to France and Britain in China and India is several times that of the United States, both in terms of population and consumption.

The National Retail Federation said that the average overseas tourists spend 4 thousand dollars on shopping and eating, while Chinese tourists spend nearly 6 thousand dollars on that.

A senior retailer, who declined to be named, protested: "whenever we see a large number of Chinese tourists flocking to shopping malls in London and Paris, we always ask ourselves: why can't we do it? In Europe, it is easier for people to visas."

"In our market share, Chinese buyers are showing a growing trend," said Michael Gould, chairman and chief executive officer of Bloomingdale s department store in New York.

I hope the visa policy can be further relaxed and the traffic conditions in China can be improved.

The number of tourists coming to the United States in Brazil has been rising, which will be a big cake in the tourism economy.

So far, we have not seen such a possibility in India. "

There are indications that the US government has begun to pay attention to this problem.

Two weeks ago, the representative of Nevada, Joe Heck, introduced legislative measures to solve the problem of too long visa processing in China, India and Brazil.

The bill requires that the government need to send more staff to embassies and consulates in China, India and Brazil, so that the visa date can be shortened to 12 days or less.

At present, it takes 10 times for Benardo to visas the US visa in China, which may be longer in Brazil.

Heck claims that its "US business travel convenience act" will make the issuance process more smoothly. Not only that, it also creates thousands of job opportunities and will inject $850 billion into the stagnant economy.

The bill also proposes a pilot project using "remote visa instead of face check", and will wait for the visa time to be posted on the website.

Heck is also striving to extend the visa validity period for Chinese citizens.

"This problem is imminent, because the economic growth rate of the three countries is three to four times that of the United States," French said.

The long waiting time of the visa has hurt the enthusiasm of retailers.

Every year, the National Retail Federation is hosting a fairs in New York. This long wait also keeps foreign retailers away from the national market.

Tom Cusick, President of the Fifth Avenue Economic Development Zone, said: "this is the country all over the country, and people have carried out a more detailed review of people and goods entering the United States."

He pointed out that the current strict immigration policy is closely related to the "911" incident.

Heck's proposal is a follow-up to the tourism promotion act.

The bill was signed by President Obama last year as a formal law.

The bill raised the cost of visas by US $ten, but for private investors, this threshold was raised to $1 million.

These funds will be used to fully publicize the United States abroad and make it the destination of tourists.

In the past, the United States did not have a complete marketing system to make itself the destination of overseas tourists.

This is also the only country in developed countries that has not established such a system.

According to the National Tourism Association, over the past ten years, if the US policy does not lag behind other competitors in the world, more than 78 million of the tourists will visit the United States, and they will create an economic benefit of $606 billion.

A spokeswoman for Harrods stores in the UK said: "Chinese customers have taken an increasing share in the top customer groups of Harrods.

Top jewellery, watches, fashion, fashion accessories, premium cosmetics and famous wines are the main interests of Chinese customers.

Chanel, Hermes, Cartire and Louis Weedon are their favorite brands.

"This year, Harrods introduced more than one hundred UnionPay terminals, which is an excellent response to Chinese buyers and is one of the important factors in the growth of turnover."

She added, "to ensure that Chinese buyers can have the most comfortable shopping experience, there are over 70 salesmen who speak Mandarin in our shop, and we have issued many Chinese shopping guides.

These leaflets illustrate many of our major services: global shopping, Harrods blue duty free stores, summer business hours and Harrods customer feedback programs.

The French government's statistics show that in 2010, about 900 thousand Chinese tourists came to France, an increase of 23.4% over last year.

These tourists spent 400 million euros, an increase of 19% over 2009.

Pierre Pellarey, managing director of flagship store at Osman Avenue, Paris spring, said that overseas tourists accounted for 30% of the retail business.

Over the past two years, China has surpassed Japan and South Korea to become the leading sheep, with a per capita consumption of up to 1300 euros.

He said: "they are rushing to the famous international luxury brands, especially fashion accessories and high-end clocks."