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A year in time – China’s biggest conurbations are now the world’s best connected cities as many of the world’s largest markets continue to be hit by COVID-fuelled restrictions

December 01, 2020

As we entered the new decade the growth in air connectivity was a global success story. In fact over the last two decades (the 2000s

Charting the trends – the strongest global domestic markets have helped boost air travel; China, Russia and South Korea have all now returned to growth

October 26, 2020

With border restrictions and quarantines a key aspect of any government’s arsenal against COVID-19 spread international travel has continued to be weakened and as expected

All eyes are still on China where rising GDP is the envy of the world, but global perceptions of the North Asia giant have changed… and not for the better

October 23, 2020

The world is looking on at China with envy right now… but perhaps envy is not actually the right word to describe it. A strong-handed

DATA SPOTLIGHT: Beijing Daxing International Airport

October 22, 2020

This year the Corporate Travel Community (CTC) will feature some topical insights into the world’s airlines, airports and country markets. Here, using the extensive profile insights

DATA SPOTLIGHT: Juneyao Air

October 06, 2020

This year the Corporate Travel Community (CTC) will feature some of the leading airlines, airports and country markets for air travel. Here, using the extensive profile

There is some light at the end of the tunnel for hotel profitability although the US market is lagging behind the rest of the world in GOPPAR recovery

October 01, 2020

The last few months have seen hotels across the globe see business crash to floor and while we are starting to see recovery in the

China’s economic recovery ‘is making good progress’ and makes a very strong platform as international travel restrictions are starting to be lifted

September 23, 2020

The latest update of the China Recovery Tracker from Oxford Economics shows that real retail sales picked up along with industrial production, exports and investment

The Asia Pacific region sees ‘a reshuffling of growth prospects’ as Northeast Asia ‘no longer leads the recovery table unambiguously’

September 18, 2020

The world is entering a more difficult stage of recovery, with the post-lockdown GDP bounce expected to give way to slower growth in coming quarters,

DATA SPOTLIGHT: Changsha Huanghua International Airport

September 10, 2020

This year The Blue Swan Daily will feature some of the leading airlines, airports and country markets for air travel. Here, using the extensive profile insights available

A glance into the crystal ball – domestic air travel is shaping the recovery, but the scale and shape looks very different between countries

September 09, 2020

Right now it is hard to accurately see months, weeks, even days ahead and that is a major hurdle for the travel and transport and