Travel across China rose 8.2% compared to a year earlier during the extended Lunar New Year holiday, reports Caixin. Total cross-regional trips rose to nearly 2.8 billion as the holiday period was extended from eight to nine days. Highways remained the dominant mode of transportation, accounting for 86% of total travel. Supported by the rapid uptake […]
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Comac, China’s state-run planemaker, says it is aiming to raise this year’s sales—and presumably production—from 15 to 28 of the C919, the country’s first domestically produced passenger jet. Last year, it set the ambitious target of 75, and only sold 15. Since the rollout in 2022, the total number of C919s sold are no more […]
More economy and mid-range hotel operators in China are leasing office buildings for conversion to guest accommodation, reports the South China Morning Post. Such flexible, mixed-use approaches are expected to increase amid a continued weakening of the office market. In some Chinese cities, the practice of multiple hotel brands co-leasing separate floors within a single building […]
China has opened an antitrust investigation into Trip.com, the country’s largest online travel services provider, reports the South China Morning Post. The moves comes just weeks before hundreds of millions of people on the mainland go away on holiday during the Lunar New Year break. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) on Wednesday said the group–operator of namesake platform Trip.com, Skyscanner, Ctrip, […]
South Korea has overtaken Japan as the leading destination for outbound flights from the Chinese mainland, reports Caixin. This marks a significant shift in regional tourism trends shaped by political tensions and government advisories. Between December 29 and January 4, South Korea ranked first among outbound destinations with 1,012 flights departing from the Chinese mainland, followed […]