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Tourism
Numbers are at just a fifth compared to before the pandemic, with geopolitical and educational tourism issues at play here.
Stella Qiu and Byron Kaye, Reuters | 1 year ago
For India to get an edge over other destinations in medical tourism, the government thinks that it would be best to integrate contemporary medicine with indigenous treatments.
Amrita Ghosh | 1 year ago
Demand has been much higher than anticipated, with New Zealand appealing to free spirits from the U.S. and neighboring Australia in particular.
Lucy Craymer, Reuters | 1 year ago
Airlines
Australia's second-largest airline, Virgin Australia, is said to be looking for funds to settle its private equity debt ahead of its potential IPO listing that will test the country's financial market and aviation sector.
Praveen Menon and Scott Murdoch, Reuters | 1 year ago
Business Travel
China's recovery is key for the corporate travel agency in many ways, but it all depends on how many businesses are ready to head back there.
Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago
The agency is pretty confident business travel will take off this year, and clearly doesn't want to miss out by not having enough staff to help travelers handle the inevitable disruptions.
Daily Lodging Report
Singapore signaled an end to the Covid-19 era restrictions, removing nearly all remaining mask rules as well as all border restrictions for arrivals who are not fully vaccinated.
1 year ago
Skift Meetings
Australia is looking to quickly rebuild its pipeline of international events following the disruption caused by the Covid pandemic.
The World Travel & Tourism Council’s Cities Economic Impact Report showed travel and tourism’s direct contribution to Sydney, Melbourne and Perth’s GDP and jobs continues to rise.
Tour Operators
The Australian group is turning to the U.S. for its next phase of expansion, but interestingly thinks the best avenue for that is through a British luxury brand.