Passengers prepare to enter Shenzhen through the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point on the first day of the resumption of normal travel between Hong Kong and mainland China on Jan. 8, 2023, in Hong K...
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China’s reopening could boost Australia’s economy by 1%, JPMorgan says
According to JPMorgan, a full recovery in Australia’s tourism will add 0.5 percentage points to its GDP and the return of international students from China will add another 0.4 percentage points...
China’s big consumer market isn’t rebounding to pre-pandemic levels just yet
Tourists visit ice sculptures in Harbin, Heilongjiang province on New Year’s Day 2023. China News Service | VCG | Getty Images BEIJING — It’s going to take time for Chinese consumers to re...
Airline perks and elite status will be harder to earn this year
The new Delta SkyClub at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Terminals 2 and 3 where the reimagined state-of-the-art facilities will soon welcome millions of guests each year. Media News Group | ...
Delta Fixes a Key Passenger Pain Point (and the Solution Is Free)
Every airline has its own identity. Which is to say, it has its set of values, and is devoted to messaging that will get consumers to associate it with a few key traits. Spirit Airlines is known for n...
From Color Changing Cars To Self-Driving Strollers
BMW i Vision Dee color-changing concept car at CES 2023 BMW After three long years of pandemic, one of the world’s largest tech shows made a stunning come back this week as CES lit up Las Vegas with a...
Wells Fargo VP Fired After Mid-Flight Urination Incident
Wells Fargo (WFC) – Get Free Report did not have a great year in 2022, and it looks like 2023 is kicking off with a real banger. The bank was called out for several of its major moves last year...
How United, Delta, JetBlue and American Airlines paint their planes
Commercial aircraft are generally expensive to manufacture, operate, maintain and fly, but not many think about the cost that goes into painting one. Dean Baldwin Painting is a 57-year-old aircraft pa...
EU strongly recommends travelers from China to take Covid test before entering Europe
European nations are looking at new travel requirements from China after Beijing lifted Covid restrictions. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images European nations on Wednesday recomme...
Southwest Airlines cancellations abate after holidays but costs pile up
Pristine Floyde searches for a friend’s suitcase in a baggage holding area for Southwest Airlines at Denver International Airport on December 28, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. Michael Ciaglo | Getty...
NFTs Now Part Of 2023 Travel Trend
Travel Trends: According to Euronews Travel, one of Europe’s leading media tourism platforms. NFT travel, electrified exodus, and rail revival are among the top 2023 trends shaping the travel sector. ...
Southwest Airlines Gets Even More Bad News
Holiday travel is stressful under the best of circumstances, but passengers who opted for Southwest Airlines last month had an especially harrowing ordeal. A winter storm wreaked havoc on America over...
Southwest Airlines says holiday meltdown will hit Q4 results
Southwest Airlines’ holiday meltdown will “certainly” hit its fourth-quarter results, executives said Thursday, adding it will take several weeks to work through affected travelers&#...
Here’s where Covid rules for visitors from China are changing
Travelers check in with Cathay Pacific at the Hong Kong International Airport on December 20, 2022. Vernon Yuen | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — Some countries announced new Covid testing requireme...
Southwest cancels more flights as rival carriers cap fares for stranded flyers
Southwest Airlines slashed another 2,500 flights on Wednesday, sending more frustrated customers scrambling to find seats on other airlines. The Dallas-based carrier’s cuts amounted to 60% of it...
2022 Standouts: Insomniac Music Festivals
Dom Dolla on the main stage Insomniac As this year winds down it’s time again to look at the people and companies who stood out. Insomniac, producer of such music festivals as Electric Daisy Carnival,...
Here are the countries Chinese tourists want to visit the most
Travelers check in at Shanghai’s Hongqiao International Airport in on Dec. 12, 2022, after China relaxed domestic travel restrictions. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Now that Ch...
China to end quarantine for international travelers
Passenger planes sit on the tarmac at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on Nov. 4, 2022, before China ended Covid-related restrictions on travel. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Im...
Airlines cancel 17,000 flights due to severe winter weather but disruptions ease
Aircraft are deiced at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee Reuters Flight cancellations eased further on Monday but disruptions from severe winter weather across the U.S. lingered at t...
Morgan Stanley Says These 2 Travel and Leisure Stocks Are ‘Top Picks’ Heading Into 2023
Investors have had little to feast on in 2022, with all the main indexes likely to see out the year in the red. With 2023 about to kick off, uncertainty rules; many financial prognosticators are predi...
Pack these snacks, says nutritionist
Travelers have a host of pathogens to dodge this winter, including the “tripledemic” of infections caused by Covid-19, flu and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus). But there are steps people...
Travel abroad set for 2023 surge as Americans eye Asia, Europe trips
Mt. Fuji, Japan. Jirawat Plekhongthu / Eyeem | Eyeem | Getty Images Americans are poised to travel overseas in a big way in 2023. Households are continuing to unleash two or three years’ worth o...
Airlines cancel 10,000 flights and scramble to rebook travelers
An American Airlines plane is de-iced as high winds whip around 7.5 inches of new snow at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Thursday, December 22, 2022. Star Tribune Via Getty Images | Star T...
10 ways American finances actually improved in 2022, despite high interest rates and a slump in stocks
Many Americans are ending the year feeling gloomy about their finances, and you don’t need to be a psychiatrist to figure out why. Runaway inflation gnawed through household budgets as prices soared o...
Carnival stock is suffering its worst year on record, but looks ‘overly compelling’ to this analyst
Shares of Carnival Corp. have had a really bad year, even worse than the pandemic year of 2020. And that’s what makes Stifel Nicolaus analyst Steven Wieczynski believe the stock is now “overly compell...
FedEx, UPS warn on delays, airlines cancel more flights
An American Eagle plane taxis during a snow storm at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) in Seattle, Washington, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images FedEx and ...
How do Christmas traditions vary around the world? See the photos
For many, Christmas is a time of gift exchanges, log cakes and turkey dinners. But that’s not the case everywhere. In a yearly series, CNBC Travel highlights diverse Christmas celebrations aroun...
Nearly 2,000 U.S. Flights Canceled As Mega Storm Disrupts Holiday Travel
Topline Nearly 2,000 flights in the U.S. have been canceled Thursday morning as Winter Storm Elliott brings snowfall, wind gusts and freezing temperatures to parts of the country and throws a wrench i...
‘Our kids say our small house is embarrassing’: My husband and I earn $160K, have $1 million in retirement savings, cook at home and drive an old Honda. Are we missing out?
I’m a pretty fortunate person who lives a pretty fortunate life, and our annual household income at $160,000 is high compared to the rest of the world. However, we are still pretty frugal — we cook at...