Amadeus launched Chinese-language chatbot capabilities to serve more travel agents in Asia Pacific; Brunei, China resumed direct flights.
Bob Chapek, CEO of Disney, remained confident that the company "should be in good shape once consumer confidence sort of returns".
Hotel investment in Asia plunged 45% in the first half of this year; Indonesia to set up travel corridors with China and UAE.
The company expects to finalize its plans and make relevant announcements to employees on a country by country basis.
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.
