US-China air traffic to grow in next five years

A new forecast of China’s airports indicates slowing and redistribution of domestic traffic growth, but China-U.S. traffic potential far more robust than might be expected in light of trade issues between the two nations. Airports:China report, analyzing forecast trends at China’s top 200 airports, has also determined that less than 15% of the potential China-US demand…

Malaysia Tourism launches Visit Malaysia Year 2020

The Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Tun Mahathir Mohamad, officially launched the logo of the Visit Malaysia 2020 campaign on July 22, 2019, at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The logo of the campaign presents various recognizable icons of Malaysia such as the hornbill, the bunga raya (hibiscus), the wild fern, and the colors of the Malaysian flag.…

IATA: More Connectivity, Improved Efficiency: 4.4 billion passengers strong

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released performance figures for 2018 showing that global air connectivity continues to become more accessible and more efficient. The IATA World Air Transport Statistics (2019 WATS) confirms that: 4.4 billion passengers flew in 2018 Record efficiency was achieved with 81.9% of available seats being filled Fuel efficiency improved by…

China-Africa air traffic soared 630% in last ten years

Air traffic between China and African continent has expanded rapidly over the last decade, due to a massive investment pouring into Africa from the east Asian country. There are currently eight direct flights operating on an average day between China and African nations. That is a huge increase from less than a decade ago when airlines averaged less than…

New challenges for Italian tourism

Global Blue (the tax free shopping system), periodically analyzes purchases made by foreign tourists in Italy to monitor tourist flows. The research was presented by Federturismo (The Italian Federation of Tourism) on the occasion of the annual meeting of the Parliamentary Observatory for Tourism, chaired by Ignazio Abrignani (lawyer and member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian…