Its one-million-square-meter terminal will have 268 jetway bridges serving 100 million passengers a year Situated 46 kilometers south of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, Daxing International Airport is set to serve the Chinese capital and its sprawling conurbation in neighboring Hebei and Tianjin. In only four years, 10,000 workers have turned large swathes of fallow wasteland into … Continue reading Beijing’s Daxing set to be world’s largest and busiest airport
7 airlines from Asia Pacific named among world’s safest
By Max Walden | 8th January 2018 | @maxwalden_ ASIAN airlines aren’t always closely associated with safety. The case of MH370 in Malaysia dented confidence in that country’s flag carrier, while commercial and military planes too regularly have accidents across the region. According to the latest rankings from AirlineRatings.com, however, seven out of the top … Continue reading 7 airlines from Asia Pacific named among world’s safest
International travelers cite politics as factor in US trips
Some international travelers are citing politics as a factor in whether to visit the U.S. this year, according to survey research by the tourism marketing agency Brand USA The findings add to existing concerns about the tourism industry. Other new data shows that a slowdown in international arrivals to the U.S. began last spring … Continue reading International travelers cite politics as factor in US trips
World’s most visited city for seventh year in a row – Hong Kong
Sinead Pearson A skyscraper-studded skyline. A culture of colourful traditions. A shopper's paradise. It is no surprise that for the seventh consecutive year, Hong Kong is the world's most visited city Euromonitor International, a UK-based market research group, has revealed 26 million foreigners flocked to the Asian metropolis. The ranking, based on 2015 data, includes … Continue reading World’s most visited city for seventh year in a row – Hong Kong
International Travel – More Asians are traveling around the world
The number of international tourists rose by 4% worldwide to 1.2 billion last year as Asians travelled more, but security fears hit visitor arrivals in Europe, the World Tourism Organisation (WTO) said The number of people living in Asia and discovering both their own region and the rest of the world rose 8% compared to … Continue reading International Travel – More Asians are traveling around the world
