A border inspection staff assists the foreign couple to scan the QR code of a self-service machine. Seven languages are provided for arrival card filling, including English, Japanese, Korean, Russian, French, Spanish and Arabic. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

In recent years, Shandong has been promoting its tourism industry by leveraging diverse tourism types such as sports and leisure, study tours, and health and wellness trips.

A group of elderly tourists from South Korea also landed at Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport on Tuesday afternoon. Their trip to Jinan was made convenient by the visa-free policy implemented for South Korean citizens and the efficient China-South Korea air and sea express lines available.