Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is encouraging inbound travel through incentives and subsidies for travel agencies, charter flight organizers, and foreign-language guides.

At the 2026 Xinjiang Culture and Tourism Development Conference in Hotan on Wednesday, Wang Dong, secretary of the leading Party members group of the Xinjiang regional culture and tourism department, said the region has implemented such policies for two consecutive years, providing 1.3 million yuan ($192,000) in subsidies to eight travel agencies.

Further incentives will be offered this year to agencies that bring in the most overseas tourists, as well as charter flight organizers, and enterprises that promote Xinjiang's tourism resources and products abroad. Financial support will also be available for foreign-language guides based in Xinjiang who meet annual inbound tour group quotas, he noted.