Cathay Pacific restores first-class service to New York; Hong Kong's luxury retailers are adapting to fewer wealthy Chinese shoppers.
In 2019, 8% of the 14 million tourist arrivals to the US were from China, but this year only 3% of international visitors are expected to be from China.
The majority of Chinese travelers are opting for experiences over shopping, according to the China Trading Desk.
Puy du Fou partners with Alibaba Cloud; Haichang Ocean Park gains support from Saudi tourism fund.
Trip.com currently has operations in more than 200 countries and regions covering more than 1.2 million hotels.
Haichang plans to develop theme parks, water parks, wildlife parks and family entertainment centers (FECs) in Saudi Arabia.
Hong Kong aims to increase flight links to more Belt and Road countries; Datalex partners with Air Macau on digital retail.
The platform’s users will now be able to make direct bookings to stay at Hilton hotels in overseas destinations such as Singapore, Maldives and Bangkok.