Peden Doma Bhutia

As Skift's Asia Editor, Peden Doma Bhutia anchors Skift’s coverage across Asia and the Middle East. She has been a journalist for 18 years, of which she's spent the last 11 years covering travel, aviation and hospitality. In her last outing she helped launch a travel B2B vertical for India’s Economic Times.

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Tourism

Spain Welcomes Back Big Spenders as Tourist Arrivals Jumped 8-Fold in March

The easing of restrictions has expedited Spain's travel recovery as tourists arrivals inch closer to pre-Covid levels.

Christina Thykjaer, Reuters | 2 years ago

Tourism

U.S. Travelers Help Drive Middle East Tourism Recovery

The continued focus on tourism in the Middle East has helped the region navigate its way through the unchartered landscape of Covid. Qatar is leading the way on recovery.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Hotels

Indian Boutique Hotels Won’t Turn Back on All Those New Domestic Tourists

The bright side of Covid for many Indian luxury boutique hotel operators has been the discovery of a domestic clientele, who previously formed a very small share of the pie.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Coronavirus

China’s Domestic Travel Curbs Upend Lives of Commuter Workers

China's mobility restrictions following a strict zero-Covid policy have made life tougher than before for commuter workers on border towns. They can neither go back home nor find another job.

Xiaoyu Yin and Eduardo Baptista, Reuters | 2 years ago

Tourism

UAE’s Ras Al Khaimah Faces Hard Balance Between Tourism Ambitions and Sustainability

Even as it calls itself a nature-based emirate, Ras Al Khaimah is keen to earn the reputation of being a leading meetings, incentive, conference and event hub. The emirate is adopting a measured approach with a controlled pipeline of sustainable development to help strike a balance.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Airlines

Saudi Arabia Wants to More Than Double Direct International Flights to 250

A Saudi Arabia official has released more details on its plans to draw tourists, which certainly show kingdom would become a much larger air transit stop.

Alexander Cornwell, Reuters | 2 years ago

Tourism

Thailand Drops Test Requirements Just as It Plans to Woo Indian Tourists

After a great deal of will they or won't they, Thailand has finally decided to simplify travel for visitors. But in the absence of some of its most important source markets, like China and Russia, the country has its sights set on Indian tourists.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Airlines

Mexico’s Volaris Expects to Launch Los Angeles Route by December

Confident about its ability to tap into the market to switch bus passengers to air travel, Volaris is planning to expand operations in the U.S. But before that the airline will have to wait for the U.S. to restore Mexico's aviation safety rating.

Carolina Pulice, Reuters | 2 years ago

Tourism

Asia Tourism CEO Offers 3 Ways to Invest for a Green Recovery

As travel moves to the next stage of recovery and resilience, investment will be key to unlock this phase. With sustainability as the key driver of choice, these investments will need to make local communities active stakeholders.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Airlines

Delta Plans to Remove Mask Violators From No-Fly List

As airlines in the U.S. lose no time in adopting the no-mask mandate, Delta looks to restore flight privileges of passengers who had earlier been barred over mask violations. Customers would, however, need to be at their best 'expected behavior' when flying with the airline.

David Shepardson, Reuters | 2 years ago