Monday 21 December 2020

TOURISM ENJOYS ‘STRONG RECOVERY MOMENTUM’

China’s tourism industry enjoyed “strong recovery momentum” in the third quarter, the country’s biggest online tourism firm Trip.com Group said on Wednesday.

Nasdaq-listed Trip, formerly Ctrip, reported a net profit of 1.6 billion yuan (US$235 million) in the quarter, the first profitable quarter since the COVID-19 outbreak. Revenue was 5.5 billion yuan, a 48 percent decrease from a year ago but a 73 percent increase from the previous quarter.

“The global travel industry continued to be under significant pressure from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in China, we have already seen most of our major business segments return to pre-COVID level of activities in recent months,” said James Liang, executive chairman of the Shanghai-headquartered company.

Trip has seen “strong recovery momentum” in China, which extended through the October Golden Week and was sustained into the fourth quarter, Trip added.

COVID-19 has forced governments and organizations to halt most international tourism. However, domestic travel has gradually recovered in China, and could enjoy a further rebound in next year’s traditional holidays in October and February, according to analysts.

In the quarter, Trip’s revenue from accommodation reservations, transport tickets, packaged tours and corporate travel jumped 66 to 151 percent from the previous quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Trip expects revenue to decrease by around 37 to 42 percent year on year as a result of the continued negative impact due to COVID-19 and heavily hit international business.

Read the full article at Shine.cn: https://www.shine.cn/biz/economy/2012020962/
Photo: Travel Daily Media
Tags: China, tourism recovery
Website: www.theholidayandtravelmagazine.blogspot.com.au
Website: www.DestinationMekong.com

Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office
c/o 3rd Floor, Department of Tourism, Ministry of Tourism and Sports, 154 Rama 1 Road National Stadium, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Web: www.mekongtourism.org
Tel: +66 2038 5071-1
Mobile: +66 8555 44234, +66 8098 95853

No comments:

Post a Comment