BEIJING  -- China's National Immigration Administration (NIA) forecasts that the average daily number of inbound and outbound travelers nationwide will surpass 2.05 million during the upcoming Spring Festival holiday, up 14.1 percent year on year.

Driven by the country's visa-free policy and consumption-incentive measures, both inbound and outbound tourism are expected to grow during the nine-day holiday period beginning Sunday, the NIA said.

The NIA added that it will strengthen on-site guidance and deploy adequate police forces to ensure safe, efficient and smooth border clearance throughout this holiday period.