Hong Kong’s Worst-Case Scenario and 10 Other Tourism Trends This Week
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This week in tourism, we had our eye on Asia. Hong Kong's intense protests continue disrupting the travel industry, but that's just one major conflict. We have more on the strained relationships between South Korea and Japan, and China and Taiwan.
Tourism News Weekly Roundup
Throughout the week we post dozens of original stories, connecting the dots across the travel industry, and every weekend we sum it all up. This weekend roundup examines tourism trends. For all of our weekend roundups, go here.
What If Hong Kong Falls? The Worst-Case Scenario for Travel: As weeks of protests escalate in Hong Kong and Beijing weighs its options, it’s not hard to imagine Hong Kong’s successful tourism industry becoming a shell of its former self. Though the conventional wisdom from region insiders is that Hong Kong will prevail, the form that it will take is anyone’s guess.
Travel Winners and Losers in Northeast Asia’s Conflicts: Current conflicts in Northeast Asia do not stop people from traveling to and from the region, but they do redirect tourism flows, benefiting some destinations and hurting others.
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