Finland is the world’s happiest country. Now it’s giving away free trips to show travelers why
Finland has been named the happiest country in the world for six years in a row. Now it's planning a
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Accommodations
Travel demand fuels a boom in Asia Pacific — in hotel rates
Hotel rates in destinations that are popular with Chinese travelers are 45% higher, with rates going even higher in Singapore
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I asked ChatGPT to help me plan a vacation. Here’s what happened next
Artificial intelligence chatbots say they can help travelers research destinations and plan itineraries. CNBC Travel put ChatGPT to the test.
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What do Chinese travelers want? Luxury ‘star-rated’ hotels, says new survey
Consumers in China plan to pay up when it comes to hotels, a Morgan Stanley survey found in late January.
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Airbnb is making a simple, but big booking change bringing it closer to hotel check-in
Airbnb is looking to further curb bad behavior on its platform by requiring that all hosts and users officially verify
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Tourism is roaring back in China. But the $6 trillion consumer market is digging itself out of a deep slump
China's consumption recovery from zero-Covid is getting off to a solid start – after a depressing fourth quarter. Source link
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China looks past Covid as tourist bookings surge for the Lunar New Year
People in China are moving past the pandemic and going out to travel, preliminary data for the Lunar New Year
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Hoping to beat the tourist crowd on your trip to Japan? That ship has sailed
In October, Japan recorded 498,600 visitors, up from 206,500 arrivals in September, preliminary data from the Japan National Tourism Organization
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Afraid to cruise? Not at all, say fans who are causing ‘an explosion of bookings’
When cruise ships dominated the news in early 2020, some said the industry would never recover. But fans are back,
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