Guided by the coordination of the Municipal Foreign Affairs Office and the Municipal Commerce Bureau, Zhanjiang Wuchuan International Airport has officially upgraded its exclusive fast-track service for APEC Business Travel Card holders, making it the only airport in western Guangdong to offer this service.
This year marks the APEC "China Year," and Zhanjiang is seizing this opportunity to bolster inter-agency collaboration and deepen foreign affairs initiatives that benefit businesses. The airport's new APEC Business Travel Card convenience measures are designed to optimize the international business environment and elevate the city's profile in opening up to the world.
As a multilateral visa facilitation arrangement under the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation framework, the APEC Business Travel Card offers significant advantages, including a single application valid for five years, visa-free access to 16 APEC economies, and rapid clearance through immigration. The covered economies span key foreign trade partners such as Russia, Vietnam, and Indonesia, with single-entry stays of up to 180 days. This card serves as a vital tool for enterprises looking to deepen engagement in the Asia-Pacific market, conduct cross-border negotiations, and drive project collaboration.
Cardholders can now enjoy a one-stop premium experience at the airport's domestic and international departure halls, including priority check-in, priority security screening, priority boarding, and streamlined border clearance. These measures effectively shorten cross-border business travel times, fully unlock policy benefits, and significantly boost the utility and value of the APEC Business Travel Card.
The service upgrade represents Zhanjiang's pragmatic approach to refining foreign-related government services and enhancing port service capabilities. By streamlining coordination across foreign affairs, commerce, airport operations, customs, and border inspection authorities, the city has optimized entry-exit procedures, simplified transit processes, and improved clearance efficiency. This initiative precisely targets the high-frequency cross-border travel demands of foreign trade enterprises, empowering market players to capitalize on Asia-Pacific growth opportunities and strengthen their international competitiveness.
Moving forward, Zhanjiang will continue to leverage the APEC cooperation platform, drive innovation in foreign-related service reforms, and improve the cross-border clearance facilitation system. These efforts aim to steadily elevate the city's status as a provincial sub-central hub for opening up and regional influence, using refined, high-quality foreign-related services to support comprehensive high-level openness and foster high-quality local economic and social development.