Capital A teams up with Trip.com for market reach across Asia
Malaysia-based Capital A, parent company of AirAsia, announced last Friday it has signed a comprehensive partnership with China’s leading global travel service provider Trip.com Group, aimed at enhancing travel offerings and market reach across Asia. The strategic collaboration encompasses multiple lines of businesses, including AirAsia, and AirAsia MOVE for key areas of cooperation on innovative solutions spanning flights to accommodations, attractions and tickets, car-hailing, and payments.
Americans studying in China are safe despite US travel advisory, scholars say
American students in China have not experienced significant threats to their safety, and the US State Department must make its travel advisory for the country more specific, said Deborah Seligsohn, an assistant professor of political science at Villanova University, during a launch event at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies for a new report on US-China scholarly “recoupling”.
Heilongjiang tourism booms after visa-free travel with Russia
Heilongjiang Province’s tourism industry has witnessed a surge since September 2023, following the introduction of visa-free travel for tour groups between China and Russia. The new policy has spurred cross-border travel, with frequent intercity bus routes established between the Russian city of Nizhneleninsk and the Heilongjiang city of Tongjiang. Looking ahead, regular cultural and social exchange activities are planned throughout 2024 to further strengthen ties between China and Russia.
Indonesia aims to welcome 1.5 million Chinese tourists to Bali
Indonesia's Ministry of Tourism aims to welcome 1.5 million Chinese tourists to Bali in 2024. From 2023 data, it is projected that 707,000 Chinese tourists will visit the island. To facilitate this goal, Ngurah Rai Airport has partnered with 13 airlines to offer direct routes from China to Indonesia. Director of Regional Tourism Marketing at the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Wisnu Sindhutrisno, disclosed that the current seat capacity amounts to 1.1 million. He noted that Chinese tourists typically stay in Bali for 5-7 days, with 65% of visitors falling within the millennial demographic, while the remainder comprises individuals over 40 years old.
Boeing agrees to $51 million settlement for US export violations, including in China
Boeing said there were additional unauthorized downloads of technical data at Boeing and partner facilities in 18 countries and regions, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Morocco, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Taiwan, Ukraine and the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2018.
Chinese airlines increase flights to Kuala Lumpur
Sichuan Airlines and China Southern Airlines started new routes from Chengdu and Shenzhen in China to Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian capital, over the Easter holiday. The daily flight will compete head-on with AirAsia X, which flies the same route daily, Batik Air four times weekly, and Air China daily. The average roundtrip fare on the route is USD330.
China Southern Airlines to add 17 international routes
China Southern Airlines launched its first flight between Beijing and Macau and said it plans to add 17 international routes, in a sign it expects a pick-up in international travel this year. The airline said at an event in Beijing the routes would be launched in the coming months before Oct. 26. The new routes would include Amsterdam, London, Doha, Riyadh and Tehran, executives from the airline said.
Recovery in Hong Kong’s retail market is unevenly distributed, with luxury brands seeing improvement and neighborhood shops facing challenges in the near term as residents continue to flock to Shenzhen to buy necessities at cheaper prices, according to analysts.
