China is expected to see a surge in travel demand during the upcoming Lunar New Year – a welcome boost for the country that recently added an extra day to the public holiday in a bid to boost demand. Early data from Chinese travel companies shows that consumers are already searching for and booking trips…
Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, China’s biggest annual celebration, falls on January 29 this time. Chen urged stronger security measures at key venues and for major events as he toured central Hubei province last week, state news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday. He also called for increased street patrols to “bolster the public’s sense…
Donald Trump’s return to the White House is set to have profound implications for China, the world and the United States itself. In the first of a series, Khushboo Razdan looks at how US firms that import goods from China are scrambling to find ways to cope with the threat of tariffs and at the…
Hong Kong Airlines’ relaunch of direct flights to Vancouver in January is expected to offer the most competitive option among carriers operating similar routes. The airline said on Monday that the twice-weekly Vancouver routes, to start on January 18, would provide passengers with more travel options between the two cities. The Vancouver-bound flights will depart…
Hong Kong’s tourism minister has brushed aside concerns that offering multiple-entry visas to more than 10 million Shenzhen residents might trigger a resurgence in parallel trading, speaking a day before the new policy takes effect. Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin Yeung Yun-hung said on Saturday that the visa scheme would benefit Hong Kong’s…
Rental yields for Hong Kong residential properties have hit the highest level in more than a dozen years and are set to remain at an elevated level for two or three years, driven by robust demand from newly arrived residents and reduced mortgage costs, according to analysts. The average rental yield in the city inched…