China’s business travel market posted a growth rate of 5.9% last year, while the average annual growth rate in 2013-2018 was 11%.
Over 80 million Chinese are expected to enjoy their first vacation since coronavirus lockdown; Virus outbreak severely impacted China's image as a travel destination.
Same-hotel RevPAR growth continued to slow down in 2018-2019, reflecting oversupply in hotel market and intensified competition in greater accommodation industry with alternative lodging.
Parent of Chinese OTA Tongcheng-Elong denied speculation about mass layoffs; A study finds COVID-19 will dent China's total tourism income by a third this year.
Hong Kong's daily visitor arrivals declined to less than 100 persons in early April; Shanghai Disney is testing parade and more for reopening.
Some 3,770 tourist attractions in China have resumed operation and launched online booking access.
Preliminary results show that room nights dropped by 12%-17% to 67-71 million in the first quarter and gross bookings were down by 38%-43% at USD 17.1-18.5 billion.
Tongcheng Group will merge Hongtu Airlines, Tongcheng International Travel Service and Tongcheng Travel into a new company called Tongcheng Aviation & Travel; China's airline market could see further consolidation.