To enhance efficiency and improve simplicity of applying a Spanish visa process, the Spanish Beijing Visa Centre which operates by the Global VFS Company has been opened in September 25 in Beijing.

In recent years, in older to meet the fast growth of Chinese travel market, the Spain government had been set up 4 consulates in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong. Compare with 2011, the amount of travel visa has been increased by 36% from January to September this year. Due to the mid-autumn Day and National Day double holidays, Chinese tourists to Spain have been increased sharply. Compare with the same period last year, the increment exceeded 100% if the recent visa issued has been counted.

In the last decade, the annual growth rate of the Chinese outbound travel achieved about 20%. Compare with 2010, the number of Chinese travelers had been increased by 25%, a total of 12.8000. The Chinese traveler number will reach 15, 0000 by the end of 2012. Spain is the fourth largest country in Europe. So far, the Chinese tourists number ranked 13th in the Spanish travel market.

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