India in touch with China to facilitate "essential travel"; China will account for half of the nearly 600,000 new hotel rooms to be added in years.
Singapore-Hong Kong bubble spurs Christmas travel bookings; Shanghai International Resort projects 20% fewer visitors this year.
The vast majority of people, over 80%, will be travelling for leisure or to visit friends and relatives.
China is exempt from Hong Kong’s new quarantine; Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail to implement floating fares.
The potential of fintech apps and the possibility of how payment and other finance-related activities can pave way for a travel-related buy are being evaluated in China.
Zhiketong targets to have clients’ total transaction value exceeding the RMB 100 billion (USD 14.97 billion) mark by 2025.
China Southern Airlines suspends transfers from 21 countries to China via a third country; Chinese shoppers to buy foreign products online due to travel restrictions.
International tourist arrivals in the APAC region declined by more than 75% in the first eight months of 2020.
