Full recovery of domestic air travel in China by September, COVID-19 restart guide, death of the travel middleman and embracing the modern-day food hall.

Full recovery of domestic air travel in China by September
Monday, 31st August 2020

It is predicted that domestic air travel in China, which has been recovering progressively in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, will reach a full recovery by the start of September.

In the second week of August, domestic arrivals at Chinese airports reached 86% of 2019 levels and bookings (issued air tickets) hit 98%, with most being for travel in mid to late August. The ForwardKeys forecast of a full recovery is based on four factors >>

COVID-19 restart guide for the Travel & Tourism sector
31 Aug 2020 : The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) have published a set of recommendations for safely re-opening customer facing businesses in the age of COVID-19 >>

Airbnb is working with Japan to support tourism recovery
29 Aug 2020 : Airbnb has announced it is participating in Japan’s 'Go To Travel' campaign to help boost domestic tourism and support economic recovery in the country >>

Okura Nikko Hotels inaugurate its first property in Sichuan
31 Aug 2020 : The first property of Okura Nikko Hotels to be inaugurated in Sichuan Province, aimed at further strengthening the company’s network of properties in China, Hotel Nikko Chengdu Yixin Lake to Open in October 2022 >>

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Death of the Travel Middleman
Monday, 31st August 2020

As for travel agents, DMC’s and the rest, my only form of condolence can best be summed up as ‘thank you for your service’. You got us this far up the river but now we have to get out of the boat and walk alone.

Yes, in the classic film Apocalypse Now the captain said, never get out of the boat, but damn it’s time to sink or swim. Humanity adjusts in time to changing >>

Why Hong Kong is Embracing the Modern-Day Food Hall
Hong Kong is famed for its hawker centers, where people can eat and socialise in a casual setting relatively inexpensively and now real estate owners and developers in the city are borrowing ideas from the US and Europe to develop food halls, which bring a bit more pizazz to the traditional food court >>

​Ready to Fly: What to Expect at the Airport
If you haven’t stepped foot in an airport since before Covid-19 restrictions were introduced, it can be hard to know what to expect, especially as measures change constantly, such as the increasing adoption of test-on-arrival facilities >>

In case you've missed it: Global eNews of August 28, 2020
AirAsia launches 2 brand new routes in Thailand, Chinese companies return to Hong Kong and performance improvement on OTAs >>