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Yimou Lee, Reuters
After a nightmarish two weeks in quarantine following the coronavirus outbreak, passengers are finally disembarking the Diamond Princess cruise ship off Japan. Hopefully the cruise industry has learned from this debacle. The question is not if something of this nature will happen again, but when.
1 month ago
Chinmei Sung, Bloomberg
China's strategy to isolate Taiwan by banning individual travel is having its desired outcoome — and an unfortunate effect on Taiwanese tourism.
4 months ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
Ctrip, or the company soon-to-be known as Trip.com Group Ltd., is banking on international growth as a key driver of its business, primarily in Asia. But short term, at least, difficulties in Hong Kong and Taiwan and with the White House are complicating that game plan.
7 months ago
Raini Hamdi, Skift
Current conflicts in Northeast Asia do not stop people from traveling to and from the region, but they do redirect tourism flows, benefiting some destinations and hurting others.
8 months ago
Samson Ellis, Bloomberg
It’s going to be a tough few days for airlines and tour operators, especially in Shanghai, which will have to deal with travel rescheduling for thousands of clients affected by flight cancellations.
8 months ago
Dandan Li, Bloomberg
China's travel ban is the latest move to unofficially sanction Taiwan's tourism economy. It's a perfect example of the way travel is used as a geopolitical tool.
8 months ago
Associated Press
The decision by EVA Air's flight attendants to strike is affecting an estimated 20,000 passengers and will no doubt be a costly headache for the Taiwanese carrier.
10 months ago
Yu-Huay Sun and Kyunghee Park, Bloomberg
The strike by China Airlines points to the greater problem of a shortage of good pilots in Asia-Pacific. The region requires -- listen to this -- 637,000 new pilots by 2036.
1 year ago
Bloomberg
United got cute by symbolizing China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong with their currencies — as in New Taiwan Dollar — instead of the country names themselves. Give United credit for trying, but the airline will likely give in.
2 years ago
Samson Ellis and Adela Lin, Bloomberg
In a case of damned if you do, and damned if you don't, airlines now face backlash from Taiwan on the battle over how to identify the island. Airlines in May gave in to China on demands. It'll get interesting now. Good for you, Taiwan.
2 years ago
Dong Lyu, Bloombert
China should know better than to expect any changes to happen quickly with U.S. airlines. But, unfortunately, it's probably in the best interests of the U.S. carriers seeking to increase their footholds in China to get a move on.
2 years ago
Bloomberg
U.S. airlines are choosing their pocketbooks over their principles as they bow to Chinese pressure to designate Taiwan as part of China. U.S.-based tech companies have gone along with Chinese censorship in the past so it's not a big surprise that airlines caved in. It is, however, regrettable.
2 years ago
