Page 3

Articles tagged “hong kong”

Tourism

Hong Kong to Drop Nearly All Covid Restrictions

The hope is that business travel may return to normal, but Hong Kong’s more restrictive political situation is a barrier that will be harder to remove.

Twinnie Siu and Farah Master, Reuters | 1 year ago

Airlines

Hong Kong Plans to Reopen Borders With Mainland China by Mid-January

After nearly three years of zero-Covid policies that were felt deeply across all of travel, this news from Hong Kong shows that China might have a new story to tell in 2023.

Josh Horwitz and Jing Bian, Reuters | 1 year ago

Hong Kong Plans to Reopen Borders With Mainland China by Mid-January

News Blog

Hong Kong Finally Removes Restrictions on Inbound Arrivals Who Test Negative

After a whole lot of "will they, won't they," Hong Kong has finally announced that visitors to the destination would no longer be subject to home monitoring for three days. Inbound travelers testing negative upon arrival would be allowed to move freely around the city from Wednesday onwards. The city state has finally ended its…

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago

News Blog

Agoda Adds Fintech Partners Ahead of Asia’s Full-Scale Reopening

Travel platform Agoda has been pushing ahead with a series of new fintech partnerships, with its eye on Asia’s corporate travel recovery. Agoda, which is part of Bookings Holdings, recently started working with Singapore’s global payment platform Sunrate, and is also now collaborating with Australia's Airwallex to target business travelers in Hong Kong. The deal…

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

News Blog

Hong Kong Eases Testing for Inbound Arrivals

A day after China announced some major changes to its controversial zero-Covid policy, Hong Kong on Thursday announced that inbound arrivals would need to undergo daily rapid antigen tests for five days, instead of seven days. However, international travelers coming into the city would still need to take a polymerase chain reaction test on landing…

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago

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

Cathay Pacific Begins Pandemic Bounce Back

Cathay Pacific Airways, after worries that Hong Kong's strict Covid rules could doom the airline, is beginning its post-pandemic bounce back as the Chinese special administrative region eases its border rules. The Oneworld alliance carrier will resume a third of its 2019 capacity by the end of the year, Cathay said Monday. That means resuming…

Edward Russell | 1 year ago

News Blog

Cathay Pacific Appoints Customer Chief Ronald Lam as New CEO

Cathay Pacific announced on Wednesday that CEO Augustus Tan would be stepping down on December 31 and chief customer and commercial officer, Ronald Lam would succeed him. Even after appointed the CEO of Catahay Pacific, the airline has said Lam would continue to serve as chair of HK Express, Cathay’s low-cost subsidiary. Lam was appointed…

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago

Airlines

Cathay Pacific to Resume Using Russian Airspace for Some Routes

As the Ukraine war continues, expect more Asian airlines to resume using Russian airspace to save on time and costs for their routes.

Jaiveer Singh Shekhawat and Mrinmay Dey, Reuters | 2 years ago

Cathay Pacific to Resume Using Russian Airspace for Some Routes

Tourism

Asian Destinations Have New Perks for Tourists

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at tourism incentives in Asia, Gol playing airline catchup, and Potato Head’s sustainability efforts.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Asian Destinations Have New Perks for Tourists