Amadeus data shows that during Celine Dion's Paris residency, international flight searches to Paris rose 11% YoY, and bookings rose 5%. The U.S. accounts for 26.5% of searches, followed by Brazil and Canada. APAC shows strong growth, with Thailand bookings up 200%. Paris hotel RevPAR is up 13% YoY, with longer stays.
Trip.com Group announced it will release its Q2 and first half 2026 financial results after market close on September 15, 2026, followed by a conference call at 8 PM ET.
The European Commission published a report on EU transport and tourism, covering sustainability, resilience, connectivity, safety, and social aspects. It shows around 1.4 million transport companies employing 10.4 million people. In 2025, EU tourism accommodation overnight stays exceeded 3 billion, a record. The report includes country factsheets on transport networks and alternative fuel uptake.
On June 4, Pan Yixin, senior advisor of the Cross-Strait Aviation Transport Exchange Committee, met with Wu Yingliang, chairman of the Taiwan Travel Association, and they reached consensus on resuming direct cross-strait passenger flights and deepening aviation-tourism integration. The mainland side expressed willingness to actively study measures to facilitate cross-strait travel, while Taiwan industry called for lifting unreasonable restrictions and restoring normal direct flights.
China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism released its 2025 statistical bulletin, showing domestic tourism trips reached 6.522 billion, up 16.2% YoY; domestic tourism spending reached 6.30 trillion yuan, up 9.5%. Inbound tourists reached 154.5 million, up 17.1%; outbound trips by mainland residents reached 148.36 million, up 20.8%. There were 16,994 A-level scenic spots and 7,586 star-rated hotels.