Japan Tourism Surplus Falls as Chinese Arrivals Drop
Japan’s tourism surplus declined sharply at the start of 2026, as a drop in Chinese arrivals combined with a surge… Read More »
Airlines Hire Chinese Crew to Expand China Market
Foreign airlines are increasingly recruiting Chinese cabin crew as part of a broader strategy to strengthen their presence in one… Read More »
China Eastern Resumes Shanghai–Stockholm Flights
China Eastern Airlines will resume direct flights between Shanghai Pudong and Stockholm starting June 22, restoring a key air link… Read More »
North Korea Tour Hype Grows in China, Travelers Urged Caution
Reports of a potential reopening of tourism to North Korea are gaining traction, but industry experts are warning travelers to… Read More »
$0.40 Hong Kong Tours Raise Concerns Over Chinese Sales Tactics
Ultra-cheap Hong Kong tour packages priced as low as RMB 3 (about USD 0.40) are gaining traction across Chinese online… Read More »
Middle East Crisis Reshapes China’s Outbound Travel
The latest escalation of conflict in the Middle East is delivering a dual shock to aviation and tourism, disrupting not… Read More »
Chinese Airlines Resume Middle East Flights After Disruption
Chinese airlines are beginning to cautiously restore services to the Middle East after several days of near-total disruption, marking an… Read More »
China Eastern Expands Global Routes in Turnaround Push
China Eastern Airlines is accelerating its international expansion in 2026, rolling out a broad network upgrade as it seeks to… Read More »
China-Europe Airfares Surge Amid Middle East Disruptions
Airfares between China and Europe are surging sharply as Middle Eastern airspace disruptions compound existing capacity constraints already caused by… Read More »
Trip.com Repositions Strategy Amid Regulation and AI Shift
Trip.com’s latest earnings highlight a company navigating a complex landscape shaped by regulatory scrutiny and rapid advances in artificial intelligence…. Read More »
Chinese Airlines Gain Europe–Asia Traffic Amid Disruption
Chinese airlines are capturing a growing share of Europe–Asia transit traffic as Middle Eastern airspace disruptions reshape global aviation flows,… Read More »
AI Hotel Booking: Are Travel Intermediaries at Risk?
Travel booking behavior is changing rapidly. In the past, consumers searched multiple platforms, compared prices, read reviews, and evaluated room… Read More »
China Business Travel 2026: SME Shift, TMC Pressure
China’s business travel market reached a structural turning point in 2025, with small and medium-sized enterprises emerging as the primary… Read More »
Hainan Province Awards $210K in Concert Incentives
Hainan has granted financial incentives totaling approximately USD 210,000 to concerts by Eason Chan and Jacky Cheung, underscoring the province’s… Read More »
Unmanned Hotels Return in China, but Risks Remain
Step into the Alilys Future Hotel in Longgang, Shenzhen, and it can feel disorienting. There is no front desk staff,… Read More »
Japan Inbound Travel Hits Record; China Slumps
Japan welcomed a record 42.43 million foreign arrivals in 2025, a 15 percent increase over 2024 and the second consecutive… Read More »
China Grants UK 30-Day Visa-Free Entry
China has approved 30-day visa-free entry for UK citizens, marking a significant shift in travel policy between the two countries…. Read More »
Russian Bookings to China Jump 471%: Trip.com
Inbound travel to China accelerated sharply during the Spring Festival, with Russian visitor bookings surging 471 percent year over year,… Read More »