China Reopens to Tourists But Hurdles Remain

• Oxford Economics said tourist arrivals into the Asia Pacific region are tipped to reach around 50% of pre-Covid levels in 2023.
• China will resume issuing visas to foreign tourists for the first time since the pandemic broke out more than three years ago.
• Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has recently unveiled two new hotels in Australasiawith the latest being TRYP by Wyndham Pulteney Street Adelaide.

Oxford Economics said tourist arrivals into the Asia Pacific region are tipped to reach around 50% of pre-Covid levels in 2023, only fully recovering in 2025 or 2026. Oxford also said Asia Pacific economies still rely too heavily on Chinese tourists who have been slow to return since China reopened on January 8. The tourism outlook was presented as […]