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Articles tagged “covid-19”

Tourism

The Most Important Tourism Story in 2022

Thanks to China's strict zero-Covid policy, the global tourism industry made due without the world's largest outbound tourism market. Given how painstakingly slow the country has been to relax restrictions, tourism businesses would be wise to have learned their lessons about depending on the Chinese market even if it fully reopens in 2023.

Dawit Habtemariam | 1 year ago

The Most Important Tourism Story in 2022

Airlines

Chinese Travel Searches Spike 10X on Loosening of Covid Rules

China may just come to redefine how we think about scale with pent-up travel demand. The latest news this week of the government further relaxing longstanding, strict Covid rules sent citizens flocking to online travel sites.

Marius Zaharia and Sumeet Chatterjee;, Reuters | 1 year ago

Chinese Travel Searches Spike 10X on Loosening of Covid Rules

Business Travel

The Most Important Story in Corporate Travel in 2022

Business travelers went quickly from a fear of catching Covid-19 in 2021 to feeling utterly miserable in 2022 when faced with the daunting prospect of having to fly, such was the chaos across airports in Europe and the U.S. This year, caution prevailed.

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

The Most Important Story in Corporate Travel in 2022

Tourism

China to Drop Quarantine Requirement for Inbound Travelers From January 8

The world's travel industry has been waiting a long time for these kind of decisions from Beijing. It is looking like China is finally opening up after keeping the tightest grip for nearly three years.

Ryan Woo, Ethan Wang, Eduardo Baptista and Brenda Goh, Reuters | 1 year ago

China to Drop Quarantine Requirement for Inbound Travelers From January 8

Online Travel

Lastminute.com Hits ‘Restart’ Button With New CEO

Having your top executives jailed is one thing. But as that issue recedes, Lastminute.com needs to deal with its under-performance issues and execute on strategy shifts.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Lastminute.com Hits ‘Restart’ Button With New CEO

Coronavirus

Global Recovery Cools as Anxieties Heat Up: New Skift Travel Health Index

Economic worries might be catching up with the travel industry, but just in time China is starting to show signs of life.

Wouter Geerts | 1 year ago

Global Recovery Cools as Anxieties Heat Up: New Skift Travel Health Index

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 | 1 year ago

China Travel Searches Surge After Beijing Eases Zero-Covid Policy

Tourism

Chinese Reluctant to Travel Abroad Even If Restrictions Lifted

The country's uncompromising "zero-Covid" policy may be easing, but a new survey of potential travelers is showing that the consumer recovery won't happen overnight.

Casey Hall, Reuters | 1 year ago

Chinese Reluctant to Travel Abroad Even If Restrictions Lifted

News Blog

Beijing’s International Airports Remove Negative Covid Test Requirements — Reports

Beijing Capital International Airport will no longer require proof of a negative Covid result for entry into its terminals, Reuters has reported, quoting Beijing News, a newspaper owned by the Chinese Communist Party. However, it is unclear if passengers need to show negative tests prior to boarding. The relaxed rules come as the government steps…

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Tourism

Tourism Leaders Bemoan a Flawed Travel Recovery Without Chinese Tourists

Speakers at the World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit in Saudi Arabia this week were full of optimism, but the final piece of the jigsaw is still China.

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Tourism Leaders Bemoan a Flawed Travel Recovery Without Chinese Tourists