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Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at outbound Chinese travel, the boom in hospitality hiring, and Travelport’s purchase of Deem.
Rashaad Jorden | 1 year ago
Japan's economy still has a long way to go to fully recover from the pandemic. But there is a light at the end of the tunnel for businesses heavily reliant on tourism — especially with the country poised to see the large-scale return of Chinese tourists.
Leika Kihara, Reuters | 1 year ago
Airlines
Year 2023 brings with it great hope for the Chinese travel industry as every sector looks to make the most of the long-due reopening of borders next week.
Jamie Freed, Reuters | 1 year ago
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's stated goal of attracting $34.5 billion in annual tourism spending seems far fetched as Japan's tourism industry will likely struggle to lure back workers who earned better pay in other fields.
Kantaro Komiya and Kentaro Sugiyama, Reuters | 2 years ago
News Blog
In a marked change of sentiment, China has vowed to strengthen efforts to open international travel, by resuming and increasing passenger flights in an orderly way and by steadily improving visa and Covid testing policies. China will make Covid control measures more targeted and well-calibrated under the premise of ensuring safety against Covid infections, Chinese…
Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago
Sri Lanka’s biggest inbound market — India — is turning towards alternative destinations. The current Sri Lankan political turmoil threatens to cripple the tourism industry, which is worth more than $3.6 billion to the country and is the third largest foreign exchange earner.
Although news of New Zealand's long-awaited reopening provided an immediate boost to the country's airline and travel stocks, the country still has a long road to reaching pre-Covid tourism metrics. Especially as it's uncertain when visitors from the lucrative Chinese market will return.
Lucy Craymer, Reuters | 2 years ago
Tour Operators
Tour operators are largely supportive of destinations easing travel curbs since most of them already require their own clients to be vaccinated. That doesn't mean they're getting complacent in the fight against Covid as many countries are still struggling with a surge in cases.
Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago
Coronavirus
Japan is clearly taking steps to prepare for a reopening to foreign tourists — not just the gradual border easing that will take place next month. But the country's refusal to include vaccines developed by Chinese makers is a sign Japan isn't expecting visitors from China anytime soon.
Rocky Swift, Reuters | 2 years ago
Australia's prolonged border closures gave tour operators running trips in the country for overseas visitors plenty of time to study travel trends worldwide. So think less Sydney and Melbourne, and more rustic settings as the country prepares for it is long-awaited opening Monday.
