The Philippines Long-Awaited Reopening Will Be Frustrating and Slow
As Manila moves to regain lost precious tourism dollars, industry veterans in the Philippines doubt recovery will be swift. Patience will be required.
Articles tagged “asia”
Tour Operators Sell Japan Trips But Remain on Standby for Reopening
It's a bit presumptuous for tour operators to believe Japan will soon reopen in time for the popular spring season considering that the country doesn't seem to be in any hurry to welcome more foreign visitors despite increasing pressure to do so.
Asia’s TruTrip Adds Refund Subscription Service for Hesitant Business Travelers
Singapore's TruTrip is jumping into fintech at probably the right time, but can it emulate the success travel booking app Hopper has had?
Join Us for Skift Asia Summit Online on October 20
As Asia faces an extended pandemic and uneven reopenings, what is the travel industry doing to face these challenges? Join us as we learn about new strategies, opportunities, and innovation in the APAC region.
Imagining Travel Without Outbound Chinese Tourists
China's prolonged absence from global tourism could be impacting more than tourism revenues. Yet, geopolitics aside, Chinese consumer demand for long-haul travel is still alive and well, and it's getting stronger.
Fiji Tourism CEO Gearing Up to Bring Island Nation Out of Covid Shadow by December
It's the first big light in the tunnel for Fiji Islands as vaccinations put the remote islands on the path to restarting tourism by December, with a new leader at the helm.
EasyJet’s New Air-Rail Deal and 11 Other Top Travel Stories This Week
In Skift’s top travel stories this week, EasyJet partnered with Deutsche Bahn on combination tickets, Southwest sued Skiplagged, Sabre said it ha a chance of beating pre-pandemic margins, and a downsized regional airline plans to relaunch.
The Domestic Routes That Saw Huge Gains in the Worst Year Ever for Airlines: All in Asia
The fact that the most traveled domestic routes for 2020 were all in Asia reflects some sort of success in containing Covid-19 on the continent despite continuing challenges.
Japan’s Tourism Reality From Olympics: Build It and Maybe They Will Come Later
The 2020 Tokyo Games will be a big financial hit for Japan's tourism sector, but vaccines now under way plus pent-up demand and infrastructure boosts could make it come out of this tough stretch a winner — sooner than one might think.
Asia’s Paradox as First to Contain Covid But Last to Travel
While travel is resuming in the West, it is retreating in the East as Asian countries struggle to kickstart international tourism safely amid surges in Covid-19 cases, clusters and, most worrisome, more contagious variants. A sad reversal of fate.