China’s Travel Infrastructure Boom and 8 Other Tourism Trends This Week


Skift Take

This week in tourism, the Chinese travel system could have a global effect on the travel industry, Royal Caribbean sees growth in customers out of China, and the African Union makes progress on its passport for all of Africa.

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.
China’s Travel Infrastructure Boom Sets a New Global Agenda: To capture more of the continuing engine of growth that is China’s outbound market, get on the train, set up your free Wi-Fi hotspot, and warm up your WeChat account. Royal Caribbean Is Getting Chinese Cruisers Out of China: Royal Caribbean has spent more than a decade in China building a reputation and customer base. Now that work appears to be paying off in a global way. Progress Finally Being M