Canton Fair Opens Overseas-Buyer Pre-Registration for 139th Session
Thailand Launches “Zhong Tai Yi Jia Qin” Campaign to Court Chinese New-Year Travelers
China–Vietnam International Train Sells Out for Spring-Festival Rush, Underscoring Land-Border Rebound
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Year-of-the-Horse Spirit Spurs Historic Regional Travel Surge, Report Finds
A 14 Feb Travel-and-Tour-World survey reveals that the Year of the Horse is driving a historic surge in regional travel demand, with Chinese outbound bookings up 48 percent and foreign interest in China up 82 percent. The boom is straining flight and accommodation capacity and complicating mobility schedules for corporate assignees.
China to make liability insurance compulsory for drones by 2027, reshaping low-altitude mobility
Beijing has ordered that all drones operating in China carry mandatory third-party liability insurance by 2027, with a full low-altitude-insurance framework targeted for 2030. The policy will be embedded in flight-clearance systems, affecting industrial users and opening a new market for onshore insurers—key for multinationals running aerial-inspection or delivery projects in China.
Thailand moves to cut visa-free stays to 30 days, posing new hurdle for Chinese travellers
Bangkok has signalled that it will slash visa-free stays for 93 nationalities—from 60 days to 30 days—to address security concerns and sliding tourist arrivals. For Chinese holidaymakers and business travellers, the cut mirrors China’s own 30-day waiver for Thais but eliminates Thailand’s longer-stay option, likely shortening trips and adding visa-application costs.