Articles tagged “china travel”

Tourism

China Welcomes Back Foreigners as It Resumes Visa Applications for All

With news of the removal of the last Covid-induced border restriction, the travel industry in China would now be waiting for restoration of flight capacity to make the most of the pent-up demand.

Bernard Orr, Ryan Woo, Wang Jing, Joe Cash and Sophie Yu, Reuters | 2 weeks ago

China Welcomes Back Foreigners as It Resumes Visa Applications for All

Tourism

U.S. Plans to Lift Covid Testing for Travelers From China

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to end mandatory Covid-19 tests for travelers from China this Friday. It will, however, continue to monitor flights from the country by keeping its Traveler-based Genomic Surveillance program active.

David Shepardson, Reuters | 3 weeks ago

U.S. Plans to Lift Covid Testing for Travelers From China

Hotels

China Hotel Job Openings Surge After Beijing’s Easing of Zero-Covid Policy

Not only did China finally easing its zero-Covid policies spark a boom in travel searches, it's also forced the country's hospitality industry to ramp up hiring quickly.

Ellen Zhang and Ryan Woo, Reuters | 2 months ago

China Hotel Job Openings Surge After Beijing’s Easing of Zero-Covid Policy

Airlines

Airlines Forced to Wait Before Making the Most of China Reopening

Travel is returning to China, but don't expect the floodgates to open just yet as airlines and governments opt to tread cautiously.

Jamie Freed, Allison Lampert and Doyinsola Oladipo, Reuters | 2 months ago

Airlines Forced to Wait Before Making the Most of China Reopening

Airlines

Airlines Lift China International Flight Capacity as Border Opens

Chinese airlines are expected to be the early winners of the country's international reopening, with low capacity relative to pre-pandemic levels seeing high airfares ahead of the week-long Lunar New Year holiday.

Jamie Freed, Sophie Yu, Reuters | 3 months ago

Airlines Lift China International Flight Capacity as Border Opens

Tourism

China Travel Searches Surge After Beijing Eases Zero-Covid Policy

China taking major steps to loosen its zero-Covid strategy represents a light at the end of the tunnel for an economy battered by some of the world's harshest travel curbs.

Sophie Yu and Martin Pollard, Reuters | 4 months ago

China Travel Searches Surge After Beijing Eases Zero-Covid Policy

Online Travel

China’s Tongcheng Travel Has High Hopes For Generation Z

As Tongcheng Travel waits for China to relax restrictions and open travel, the online travel company has used the downtime to diversify its user base. Now if only the borders would fully reopen!

Peden Doma Bhutia | 7 months ago

China’s Tongcheng Travel Has High Hopes For Generation Z

Tourism

China Eases Blanket Rule Restricting Group Tours in Covid-Affected Areas

As China looks to step away from its "one-size-fits-all" policy for the tourism industry, could this be the first step towards the return of travel in the country?

Roxanne Liu and Ryan Woo, Reuters | 10 months ago

China Eases Blanket Rule Restricting Group Tours in Covid-Affected Areas

Coronavirus

China Will Not Host International Sporting Events Amid Zero-Covid Policy

As China's once busy international sporting calendar looks threadbare, the country's latest decision to retreat from hosting such events will go against its aspiration to turn sport into a $747 billion industry by 2025.

Ian Ransom, Reuters | 10 months ago

China Will Not Host International Sporting Events Amid Zero-Covid Policy

Tourism

Chinese Outbound Travel Will Look Like This When It Eventually Returns

Prepare now or get left out when the Chinese outbound tourist wave returns in 2023, says China Outbound Tourism Research Institute. Considering the country's staunch zero-Covid policy, the timeline seems a little too good to be true.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 10 months ago

Chinese Outbound Travel Will Look Like This When It Eventually Returns