According to a report released by VariFlight, a China-based civil-aviation data service provider, China is the only country with positive year-on-year growth in number of flight movement. Airports in China handled a total of 231,700 flight departures in February 2021, up 127.98% compared with the same period last year, The... read more
Mar
22
Mar
02
Research undertaken by ForwardKeys reveals that domestic air travel in China during New Year Golden Week was 69% down on the equivalent period in 2019, when travel was at normal, pre-pandemic levels. The period, which ran from February 11th–17th this year, is one of the busiest in the year for... read more
Dec
23
Dear industry partners, colleagues and friends around the world, What an unprecedented year full of uncertainty and difficulty. But no matter how challenging it is, we face it together as an industry. While international travel is restricted, we have continued to work behind the scenes to keep our global destination,... read more
Dec
17
(17 December 2020) The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has announced stricter measures on international flights coming into the country, as it moves to curb the number of imported coronavirus cases. Effective immediately, if five or more passengers on a flight arriving in China test positive for Covid-19, the... read more
Nov
11
Chinese tourists made 155 million outbound international trips in 2019, up 3.3 percent year on year, according to a report released Tuesday by China Tourism Academy. Last year, consumption abroad by China's outbound tourists exceeded 133.8 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of more than 2 percent compared to the 2018... read more
Oct
06
(29 September 2020) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) downgraded its traffic forecast for 2020 to reflect a weaker-than-expected recovery, as evidenced by a dismal end to the summer travel season in the Northern Hemisphere. IATA now expects full-year 2020 traffic to be down 66% compared to 2019. The previous... read more
Oct
05
ForwardKeys, a world-leading travel analytics firm, recent studies of July flight data and airport traveller volumes reveals the world is splintered into two spheres: increasing domestic tourism and the rising importance of lesser-known airports. The Most Resilient Airports by Volumes in July When examining the regional airports worldwide to determine... read more
Sep
21
We are excited to announce the launch of the official WeChat account of Burgundy-Franche-Comté Tourisme (BFC) in China. BFC has entered the China market with the appointment of PAM as its representative in Hong Kong and China since 2019. Alongside the ongoing B2B activities to develop the market through travel... read more
Sep
17
Burgundy-Franche-Comté Tourisme is participating in ETC’s Pan-European Promotional Campaign in China
Burgundy-Franche-Comté Tourisme is participating in the European Travel Commission (ETC)'s newly launched pan-European promotional campaign targeting Chinese Free Independent Travelers. The promotional campaign aims at enhancing awareness of extraordinary travel experiences in European destinations and help build a distinctive image of Europe by broadening perceptions of what the continent has... read more
Sep
07
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that passenger demand in July (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs), continued at critically low levels--79.8% below July 2019 levels. This was somewhat better than the 86.6% year-over-year decline recorded in June, primarily driven by domestic markets, most notably Russia and... read more
