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".
China reports 207 million railway trips in July; Taiwanese airlines offer fun flights to Japan but don’t expect to land.
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.
Seven Chinese hotel groups made it to the global top 20 hotel groups by room number; Alibaba's online travel unit Fliggy has broadcast live streams from Serbia, Finland, Germany, and the U.K.