Travel industry experts are predicting that domestic air travel in China, which has been recovering progressively in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, will reach a full recovery by the start of September. In the second week of August, domestic arrivals at Chinese airports reached 86% of 2019 levels and bookings (issued air tickets) hit […]
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From tsunamis to ash clouds and global financial crises, the travel industry has seen its share of setbacks over the past few years. Yet COVID-19 is an altogether bigger challenge. The global pandemic has had an unparalleled and devastating impact on the aviation industry in Asia Pacific, with airlines grounding their entire fleets for months. […]
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Advance hotel bookings is on the rise for Malaysian hotels, even though international travel is off limits, as per latest report from travel technology leader eRevMax. The company has been tracking reservation trends for its connected properties since the beginning of the pandemic and is now witnessing reservation growth in various geographies worldwide. Holding January […]
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Hotelbeds, the world’s leading bedbank, has signed an agreement with Geneva Tourism Board to educate travel trade partners and drive incremental tourism arrivals to the city. It will now work with Geneva Tourism Board on recovery efforts through till the end of October. The objective of the partnership is for Hotelbeds to market and improve […]
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Driven by this year’s theme, ‘Rebuilding Confidence in Travel’, the full agenda has also been released, with expert speakers tackling major topics facing the industry including Brexit; how the industry can embrace sustainability as it reopens; and how businesses can improve equality, diversity and inclusion within their organisations. Highlights of this year’s virtual event include: […]
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Road to recovery: New motorway opens more tourism destinations in Thailand’s eastern corridor
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A 32-kilometre motorway opening in Thailand’s rapidly developing Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) will significantly enhance access to a broad range of new destinations, sites and attractions in the coastal provinces of Chon Buri, Chachoengsao and Rayong. The motorway will also facilitate connections between Bangkok’s main aviation hub of Suvarnabhumi Airport and the airport/seaport of U-tapao […]
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Mastercard Recovery Insights: Italy, Russia and France lead travel spending recovery in G20 countries
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Despite the challenges brought on by COVID-19, there are promising signs in consumer spending – including hard-hit sectors like travel, according to Mastercard Recovery Insights. Recovery Insights: Travel Check-In, the second report in Mastercard’s series focused on the impacts of the pandemic, including emerging trends in travel spending. In particular, the analysis of anonymised and […]
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Multi-year recovery along with new opportunities for travel and hospitality sector: HVS
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HVS leaders from across the globe hosted a webinar to offer expert perspectives on key hospitality issues including how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the respected regions, the kind of recovery hoteliers can anticipate, as well as the long-term changes the sector is likely to see. Opened by global CEO Stephen Rushmore, the session was […]