Capilano Suspension Bridge at North Vancouver. Photo Credit: Angel Guan
With the introduction of a new Canadian visitor visa policy from Citizenship and Immigration of Canada in February 2014, means those who apply for a visitor visa are automatically considered to have a multiple-entry visa. It allows qualified visitors to enter Canada multiple times within 10 years, for up to six months for each entry. It is convenience for many visitors because they do not have to reapply for visa every time.
In recent years, with the increasing number of outbound tourists in China, the visitor visa policy has attracted a lot of Chinese people to travel in Canada. Vancouver is known for it beautiful and natural environment. The uniqueness of tourism resources appeals to a large number of Chinese.
Wai-Ling Kowk is a financial director of a telecommunication company in China. She comes to visit her relatives in Vancouver, with her family, every summer.
Kowk said that Vancouver is a beautiful city. The air and the green of the city are clean and nice. The environment is not the only thing that attracted her attention to Vancouver — she also enjoys shopping in Vancouver.
Customers waiting in line at McArthurGlen Designer Outlet. Photo credit: Angel Guan
Visitors like Kowk can shop in the city center of Vancouver or the designer outlet near Vancouver International Airport. There are various brands in the outlet, some of which are recognizable for foreign tourists. Also, Canada has some good brands and products. Some products are not exported to China and the prices here are reasonable.
Kowk was satisfied with the quality of the products and he reasonable pricing was appealing to her. The low Canadian dollar also strengthens the attraction for Chinese outbound tourism. Kowk said that overseas travel could be cheaper for her and the family compared to domestic travel in China.
