BEIJING, Jan. 25 -- "We cannot wait to have the Chinese back in our restaurants. We missed it so much," said Alix Pickard, a senior manager of a British restaurant corporation.

China relaxed its outbound travel restrictions amid its recent overall COVID-19 response shift. Officials and tourism practitioners across the world are eagerly anticipating the return of Chinese tourists.

The comeback of Chinese travelers in the international market will fuel the recovery of the tourism sector worldwide and promote cultural exchanges between China and the rest of the world, experts have said.