Emily Wang, Dake Kang, and Yanan Wang, Associated Press
As a busy travel period in Asia kicks off, there are fears that the coronavirus could result in a repeat of the SARS epidemic in the early 2000s — or worse. Fortunately, it looks like the Chinese government is responding with more urgency this time.
3 days ago
Binaj Gurubacharya , The Associated Press
Good to know that Nepal’s power situation is under control as this is the year it organizes a Visit Nepal Year, targeting two million tourists. The country needs them badly.
1 week ago
Jing Travel
With China's dominance as the largest outbound market for international departures, it was a smart move by Paris Duty Free to create a WeChat Mini Program. The program encourages Chinese travelers to buy items curated specifically for their tastes. Will other Western airports follow suit?
2 weeks ago
John Hermse, Ellen Proper, and Fred Pals, Bloomberg
The Dutch government is learning that getting buy-in for a second airport may be harder than they realized when climate concerns are taken into account.
1 month ago
Isaac Carey, Skift
This is yet another casualty of the Uber and Lyft era. Other airport shuttle services will likely be next.
1 month ago
Nikki Ekstein, Bloomberg
It's the most wonderful time of the year — or the most stressful, if you're traveling. Here's how to sidestep the pitfalls of holiday travel.
2 months ago
Sean O'Neill and Brian Sumers, Skift
After years of being stuck in the past, new "smart" airports are embracing technology and data to improve the experience for both passengers and vendors. But progress is still slow, widening the gap between cutting-edge and archaic facilities. What's needed? More vision, less bureaucracy.
2 months ago
Andrea Navarro, Bloomberg
As if scrapping a plan to build a much-needed new airport wasn't bad enough, it will also cost the Mexican government more to cancel the Mexico City project than to finish it.
2 months ago
Abhijit Roy Chowdhury and Anurag Kotoky, Bloomberg
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi sees infrastructure investment as a key to India's economic future. No one can argue that a plan to build 100 new airports by 2024 — to help accommodate 1,000 new regional routes — is profoundly ambitious.
3 months ago
Expedia Group Media Solutions + Skift
Airports and airline carriers should be equipped for an influx of competition in the air travel sector, much of it due to an increasing number of low-cost airlines and secondary airports. To be well-positioned, they should look for partners that have access to qualified audiences at scale.
4 months ago
Maria Lenhart, Skift
Shore excursions offered by third-party companies are growing in popularity among passengers and travel advisors alike. Independent options tend to offer more customization than ship-sponsored tours while also offering financial benefits for travel advisors.
4 months ago
Evan Sully, Bloomberg
U.S. airports are concerned they can't fight back against drones that invade their airspace. They'd like to see federal regulations to protect airports against drone incursions. But it's not happening as quickly as they would like.
4 months ago
