Saipan Island, a resort on the West Pacific Ocean, is a popular tourist spot much frequented by Chinese tourits. Major travel agencies in Guangzhou have revealed that direct flights from Guangzhou to Saipan, which had been suspended for 8 months, would resume comprehensively on April 29, and the travel routes of these direct flights would go public. Those tourist who take advantage of this resumed service, to visit Saipan, Tinian and Managaha Islands can expect to save approx RMB 1,500 in their cost of airflights..
During the suspension, Guangdong tourists going to visit Saipan Island have had to transfer via Shanghai or Beijing, resulting in prolonged travel time and a higher cost. On the resumption of these direct flights, Guangdong tourists can fly with Sichuan Airlines directly from Guangzhou and arrive in about 5 hours. On resumption, there will be direct flights from Guangzhou to Saipan every Monday and Friday and return flights from Saipan to Guangzhou every Tuesday and Saturday. Each flight can take more than 230 passengers.
Local Guangzhou travel agencies have also advised that new packages now exist for Saipan travel, focusing on a two-island visit to Tinian and Saipan Islands, and a three-island visit of Tinian, Saipan, and Managaha Islands is also being offered . In terms of the flight schedules, such travel is divided into a 5-day travel route starting from every Friday and a 6-day travel route starting from every Monday. In addition, Saipan now implements a visa fee-free policy for tourists from the mainland of China. Tourists visiting Saipan only have to sign up one week in advance and get a visa.
(Translated by Guangzhou Association of Foreign Affairs Translators)
