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On Thursday last we reported the good news that Hainan’s travel numbers were progressing steadily week on week. Today's bulletin goes further. (more…)

With Hainan Island’s duty free shopping spend in the first week of July reaching USD 64 million, Air4casts examines the latest July travel trends to the island. (more…)

April data for Retail Sales in China, not Travel Retail sales, shows that while a sort of recovery is continuing, expenditure levels are still down on last year. (more…)

In response to announcements by national airlines that they intended a rapid return to fuller international schedules, the Chinese Civil Aviation Authority has intervened with the stipulation that all airlines are to submit their international

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The latest passenger numbers, for 12 May and principally domestic passengers, show that the recovery is continuing even after the excitement of the holiday season: (more…)

Daily travel data just released from the Chinese government pinpoints what actually happened over the May Day holiday period. (more…)

Airport passenger actuals for the period ending 28 April do not yet quite complete the month but they are a sufficient indicator of the present state of travel demand. (more…)

The latest March retail sales data for China is now available. (more…)

There is life still in the important South Korean domestic/leisure market. (more…)

Hotel occupancy rates are one of the best available weekly indicators of any recovery in Chinese domestic travel and this summary provides an invaluable insight into four specific destinations. (more…)