RevPAR in Greater China has shown continued improvement since May, with preliminary estimates indicating occupancy reaching 57% at the end of July.
China reports 207 million railway trips in July; Taiwanese airlines offer fun flights to Japan but don’t expect to land.
Some 10% of them make travel reservations on e-commerce platform Taobao, video-sharing app TikTok and lifestyle sharing platform Xiaohongshu.
Alibaba rolls out credit-based Accommodation At Will program Suixinzhu; Skyscanner offers DMOs free advertising slots.
Hong Kong tour operator was sued at court by creditors for a winding-up petition; Ryanair fails to win injunction against Skyscanner.
Trip.com Group's in-destination live-stream marketing raked in USD 3 million sales; China, Indonesia talk on travel bubble.
A study finds that China's outbound tourism will recover in 6-12 months; Japan, China agree to work toward resuming travel.
Video sharing platforms TikTok or Kwai are more interested in carving out their own niche in the local lifestyle services segment rather than being merely a traffic portal for Ctrip and Meituan.