Corporate Travel Analysis Reports For Asia

Further strengthening its already solid presence in China, Finnair has announced the opening of a new year-round route between Helsinki and Nanjing, China, becoming the second European flag carrier and third European operator to serve the second-tier market.

Tourism boards, airlines and hotels and basically any company around today are embracing social media and online platforms in order to tap into the lucrative China market.

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Hong Kong Airlines plans to further increase capacity to Australia in 2018 during peak periods and is hoping to work more closely with tourism authorities to support more flights during off peak months.

AirAsia X today reported its seventh consecutive quarterly profit in 2Q2017. Net profit of MYR47.4 million (USD11.1 million) was a result of foreign exchange gains and deferred tax. Revenue increased 17% year-on-year to MYR1 billion (USD234 million), mainly driven by a 34% increase in passenger numbers, which exceeded 26% growth in capacity.

Cebu Pacific Air is hoping Tourism Australia to will commence marketing activities in the Philippines and if Australia reduced the price of a visa for Philippine citizens, leading to a further boost in Filipino visitor numbers.

Air Seoul has cranked up the crazy with this attempt at a safety video. We are still trying to fully grasp the concept and what they hoped to achieve by this. Most of the time you get so distracted by the animation that the safety message is completely lost.

When China's remarkable High Speed Rail (HSR) network was being laid out, it was expected that the trains would operate at up to 350km/hr. After a major accident in 2011 at high speed, the top speed was reduced to 300km/hr.

Asian flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) will boost its operations between Manila and London Heathrow this winter with the return of its Boeing 777-300ERs on the route from September 19, 2017. The aircraft, which initially served the city pair between November 2013 and August 2014 while PAL awaited the return of its Category 1 US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety rating, will deliver a significant capacity upgrade on the route versus the Airbus A340-300 it will replace.

Every week, CAPA - Centre for Aviation, produces informative, thought provoking and detailed market analysis of the aviation industry. With supporting data included in every analysis, CAPA provides unrivalled and unparalleled intelligence.