cathay pacific Archives

Tourism

Hong Kong Cuts Hotel Quarantine for Incoming Travelers to 3 Days

While the shortening of quarantine time is significant, what Hong Kong really needs is quarantine-free travel to reconnect the Asian financial hub with the rest of the world.

Jessie Pang and Donny Kwok, Reuters | 2 years ago

Airline Weekly

Hong Kong Airport’s Third Runway Risks White Elephant Status

Build it and they will come? Hong Kong's airport, hard-hit by pandemic restrictions, asks the question with the opening of a third runway.

2 years ago

Tourism

The Price Hong Kong Tourism Pays for Insisting on Strict Covid Measures

At a time when most destinations around the world are opening to unvaccinated travelers, Hong Kong is still pussyfooting around shortening the seven-day hotel quarantine period. Think it's time to live with pandemic? Try telling that to Hong Kong.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Airline Weekly

Cathay Pacific’s Troubles Embodied in Hong Kong Loan Extension

While airlines around the world and even elsewhere in Asia plot their recovery strategy and add back flights, Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific may have to avail itself of more state aid. The struggling airline flew just 2 percent of its pre-pandemic passengers in April.

2 years ago

Tourism

Hong Kong to Lift Travel Ban for 9 Countries in April

The resumption of flights may be a step in the right direction. However, it remains to be seen if Hong Kong will prioritize the reopening of the border with the Mainland over opening the international border.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Business Travel

Daily Podcast: The Power of the Post-Pandemic Business Traveler

Good morning from Skift. It's Tuesday, January 25, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Airline Weekly

Hong Kong Restrictions Push Cathay Pacific Back Into the Red

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways will bleed cash this year, thanks to the region's strict quarantine regulations. With no domestic market to fall back on, Cathay Pacific has seen its passenger traffic plummet to just about 5 percent of pre-pandemic levels.

2 years ago