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Europe and Southeast Asia Open Skies to Fuel Airline Expansion

The European Union and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have signed a new open skies agreement aimed at recovering and expanding airline links between the two regions. The agreement is unique as it covers two blocs of countries — the EU has 27 members and ASEAN 10 — rather than two countries or between…

Edward Russell | 2 years ago

Airline Weekly

Thai AirAsia Expands to Japan in Anticipation of Southeast Asia Tourism Rebound

Thai AirAsia is adding its first route to Japan as airlines race to resume Thailand-Japan flights. The Asian travel recovery may be upon us.

2 years ago

Tourism

The Price Hong Kong Tourism Pays for Insisting on Strict Covid Measures

At a time when most destinations around the world are opening to unvaccinated travelers, Hong Kong is still pussyfooting around shortening the seven-day hotel quarantine period. Think it's time to live with pandemic? Try telling that to Hong Kong.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Business Travel

This Company Is Travel’s First to Emerge From a Major Pandemic Bankruptcy

The European and Chinese backers of travel agency WorldStrides seem to think there'll be a rebound for international student travel. Do they know something we don't?

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 4 years ago

Business Travel

Star Alliance Gets a New Partner in Asia

Provisional partners are all the rage in the airline alliance community. Fiji last year joined Oneworld as an interim partner. Now, Thai Smiles is doing the same with the Star Alliance.

Grant Martin, Skift | 5 years ago

Airlines

Thai Airways steers clear of floating lanterns during annual Loy Krathong festival

A plane among the lanterns in northern Thailand would be a perfect juxtaposition of modern day technology and a centuries-old Buddhist tradition -- but not necessarily a safe one.

Associated Press | 11 years ago

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