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Visa-free entry coming for more countries
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Visa-free entry coming for more countries

China Daily  

China announced on Friday the extension of its visa-exemption policy to nine more countries, including Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, and Japan, starting from the end of this month to the end of 2025. In addition, China has decided to further optimize its visa-free policy, including exchanges and visit purposes into the scope of visa-free entry, and extend the period of visa-free …

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Visa-free entry coming for more countries
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Visa-free entry coming for more countries

China Daily  

A foreign couple take a selfie at a scenic spot in Beijing on Tuesday. In addition, China has decided to further optimize its visa-free policy, including exchanges and visit purposes into the scope of visa-free entry, and extend the period of visa-free stays allowed from the current 15 days to 30 days, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a daily …

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Airlines ramp up offerings during holidays
2 months ago

Airlines ramp up offerings during holidays

New Indian Express  

As the holiday season approaches, Indian travellers have a suite of new and expanded flight options to make their getaways easier and more convenient. From increased connections to tropical beach destinations to improved international routes, here are the latest developments in Indian aviation designed to enhance your travel experience. Honouring the milestone, the airline has crafted a special in-flight menu …

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Tech firms halve business travel in 2023 but Alphabet, Apple lag, study shows
4 months ago

Tech firms halve business travel in 2023 but Alphabet, Apple lag, study shows

The Hindu  

Global tech giants halved their business flight emissions in 2023 compared to 2019, but companies like Apple and Google's parent Alphabet are falling behind, risking a return to pre-pandemic levels, a Brussels-based NGO said in a report. While this shows that many tech firms are on the right path, only seven have set specific reduction targets that are essential to …

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Amex GBT sanguine about China market prospects
7 months, 1 week ago

Amex GBT sanguine about China market prospects

China Daily  

Attendees gather at an event on business travel hosted by CITSGBT in Beijing. CHINA DAILY American Express Global Business Travel, or Amex GBT, a software and services company for travel, expense, and meetings and events, is bullish about its prospects in China and will step up investments in the country, a senior executive said. Tessa Mowat, vice-president and head of …

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IRS goes after executives using business jets for personal travel in new round of audits
10 months, 3 weeks ago

IRS goes after executives using business jets for personal travel in new round of audits

LA Times  

The IRS will start dozens of audits on businesses’ private jets and how they are used personally by executives and written off as tax deductions. IRS leadership said Wednesday that the agency will start conducting dozens of audits on businesses’ private jets and how they are used personally by executives and written off as tax deductions. An April 2023 IRS …

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Remote work isn't killing business travel – it's transforming it
1 year ago

Remote work isn't killing business travel – it's transforming it

BBC  

Remote work isn't killing business travel – it's transforming it Alamy Business travel is poised to bounce back – but the demographic travelling will be different in a remote-work world The days of in-person client meetings may be waning, but employees are setting out on corporate trips for new reasons. Yet some experts believe that as people settle into the …

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Travelers take steps to cut carbon footprint
1 year, 1 month ago

Travelers take steps to cut carbon footprint

China Daily  

Business travelers have shown a preference for trips that leave a lower carbon footprint, with more than 60 percent of Trip.com Group's business travel customers having opted for low-carbon travel products. "The low-carbon travel trend began in 2022 when we launched flight carbon emission data, which has been recognized by an increasing number of business clients," says Zha Jun, an …

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Travelers take steps to cut carbon footprint
1 year, 1 month ago

Travelers take steps to cut carbon footprint

China Daily  

Business travelers have shown a preference for trips that leave a lower carbon footprint, with more than 60 percent of Trip.com Group's business travel customers having opted for low-carbon travel products. "The low-carbon travel trend began in 2022 when we launched flight carbon emission data, which has been recognized by an increasing number of business clients," says Zha Jun, an …

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Strong tailwinds make it the right time to list Yatra Online, says CEO
1 year, 3 months ago

Strong tailwinds make it the right time to list Yatra Online, says CEO

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI : As online travel agency Yatra Online Ltd’s IPO will open for subscriptions this Friday, its co-founder and CEO, Dhruv Shringi, in an exclusive conversation with Mint, said there are strong tailwinds behind the business, and this is the right time to list. The company plans to use ₹150 crore from the IPO proceeds for strategic investments, acquisitions, …

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Europe’s airlines lose grip on business travel rebound
1 year, 5 months ago

Europe’s airlines lose grip on business travel rebound

Hindustan Times  

Europe’s long-awaited recovery in corporate travel keeps getting pushed back. Europe’s airlines lose grip on business travel rebound Since the end of the coronavirus pandemic, the region’s biggest airline groups have been counting on corporate warriors to head back to the skies. Although most airlines didn’t expect business travel to fully recover post-pandemic, they predicted it would bounce back to …

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Top explorer urges caution with boom in sea and space adventure, extreme tourism after Titan tragedy
1 year, 6 months ago

Top explorer urges caution with boom in sea and space adventure, extreme tourism after Titan tragedy

Hindustan Times  

The demise of five people aboard a submersible touring the Titanic’s underwater wreckage has even the most prominent adventurers urging caution but it’s unlikely to stem a rise in extreme tourism. Top explorer urges caution with boom in sea and space adventure, extreme tourism after Titan tragedy “While we should all appreciate efforts to innovate in order to push the …

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Hong Kong most expensive location in Asia for business travel, Singapore second
1 year, 9 months ago

Hong Kong most expensive location in Asia for business travel, Singapore second

Hindustan Times  

In spite of depressed demand for business travel to Hong Kong in 2022, it remained the most expensive location in the region and was the 16th most expensive location globally, according to ECA International. Hong Kong most expensive location in Asia for business travel, Singapore second The average business trip to Hong Kong costs an overall total of USD 520 …

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Small and medium companies to boost business travel rebound in 2023
1 year, 11 months ago

Small and medium companies to boost business travel rebound in 2023

Live Mint  

New York excavation contractor Brian Dietz does not view higher air fares as a deal-breaker for flying and airlines are seeing more small and medium size companies like his feeding a 2023 rebound in business travel. Booking activity by SMEs hit 80% of 2019 levels during the third quarter of 2022, 19 percentage points above multinational corporations, according to American …

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US cities Orlando and Oahu are rebounding the fastest due to leisure tourism
2 years, 2 months ago

US cities Orlando and Oahu are rebounding the fastest due to leisure tourism

Hindustan Times  

Tourist havens like Orlando and Oahu are seeing more revenue from taxes levied on overnight hotel stays than their counterparts who rely on business-focused travel. US cities Orlando and Oahu are rebounding the fastest due to leisure tourism Cities that depend heavily on commercial travel have seen a larger decline in their revenue per available room since the onset of …

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Travel Agent's Booking Function Is Not Substantial Business Activity And Not Taxable: Delhi High Court
2 years, 3 months ago

Travel Agent's Booking Function Is Not Substantial Business Activity And Not Taxable: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has held that the travel agents in India were merely connected to the extent that they could perform a booking function but were not capable of processing the data of all the airlines together in one place.The division bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora has held that a booking function is not …

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How I am reducing the stress of returning to business travel
2 years, 3 months ago

How I am reducing the stress of returning to business travel

Live Mint  

As I loaded my laptop, iPad and toiletries back into my carry-on bag after passing through airport security, the fellow packing up next to me commented on one of my gadgets. Slowly but surely, I’m regaining my comfort with business travel, even if it is a lot more complicated than it used to be. Whether it’s a one-on-one lunch, a …

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Southwest forecasts a slower recovery in business travel
2 years, 3 months ago

Southwest forecasts a slower recovery in business travel

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines said Thursday that corporate travel is recovering more slowly than the airline had expected, although that is offset by continuing strong demand from leisure travelers even after the end of the traditional summer vacation season. Southwest said revenue from “managed” business travel in the quarter ending Sept. 30 will be down 26% to 28% from 2019 …

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Business Highlights: Business travelers, drifting stocks
2 years, 4 months ago

Business Highlights: Business travelers, drifting stocks

Associated Press  

___ Airlines count on business travelers to keep recovery going DALLAS — The summer vacation season is winding down, and for airlines that means the return of business travelers is very important. ___ Stocks drift lower, extending losses into 4th straight week NEW YORK — Stocks drifted lower on Wall Street, extending the market’s losses into a 4th straight week. …

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Airlines count on business travelers to keep recovery going
2 years, 4 months ago

Airlines count on business travelers to keep recovery going

Associated Press  

DALLAS — With summer vacations winding down, airlines are counting on the return of more business travelers to keep their pandemic recovery going into the fall. The Global Business Travel Association recently predicted that corporate travel won’t fully return until mid-2026, 18 months later than the trade group had previously forecast. That is slowly building back.” Conventions and other big …

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China eases visa rules for international students
2 years, 4 months ago

China eases visa rules for international students

China Daily  

By XU WEI| chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2022-08-26 China has eased border entry restrictions for international students and business travelers starting on Wednesday as part of broader steps to facilitate greater cross-border travel and exchanges more than two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the latest policy, foreign students with valid residence permits for study can enter China without …

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It’s ‘business’ as usual for airlines
2 years, 6 months ago

It’s ‘business’ as usual for airlines

The Hindu  

When the pandemic forced officer-goers to work remotely, much of the corporate travel ground to a halt. IndiGo, which controls 56% of the aviation market, saw 100% recover in corporate or business travel in April and May and expects the demand for it to soon exceed pre-pandemic levels, according to its Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer, Sanjay Kumar. "From the …

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When will business travel return?
2 years, 11 months ago

When will business travel return?

LA Times  

Southwest Airlines Co.’s top executive hinted in an earnings call that business travel might not recover as quickly as anticipated a year ago. Southwest Airlines Co.’s top executive rued the slow rebound in business travel in an earnings call Thursday and hinted that the pace of recovery may continue to be slower than some industry veterans anticipated a year ago. …

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Travel is back, but Omicron could change everything
3 years, 1 month ago

Travel is back, but Omicron could change everything

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Just when US airlines thought they were on the verge of profitability again, along came the Omicron variant to put those hopes in doubt. But the plans for international travel and business travel, I would imagine there will be a wait and see attitude on those,” said Philip Baggaley, chief credit analyst for airlines at …

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