Research highlights air links and visa issues as key contributors to China's outbound travel rebound in 2024. As more Asian countries waive visa requirements for Chinese travelers, casinos in the region stand to benefit.

With global tourism approaching full recovery, the Chinese online travel agency (OTA) giant Trip.com Group has reported a strong booking interest in Asia.

Genting operations in Malaysia and Singapore 2024 are poised to get a shot in the arm from the recovery in the Chinese outbound tourism market. Analysts from Hong Leong Investment Bank Research and Maybank see the group’s Resorts World properties getting back or exceeding pre-pandemic revenue figures.

One of the world's biggest Online Travel Agencies (OTA), headquartered in Shanghai, Trip.com Group, reveals that China's outbound tourism has further rebounded in 3Q23.

Trip.com Group's CEO, Jane Sun, believes that Chinese outbound travelers will gradually increase as international flights resume, and visa applications continue to rise.

Authorities in the Philippines have temporarily suspended new outbound travel guidelines for international-bound Filipinos amidst public backlash the measure was imposing on the rights of nationals to go overseas.

It's hard to compete with the home team. Macau is reaping the benefits of its shared border with China, getting over 50 percent of outbound Chinese visitors, even as regional gaming hubs try to draw the market back.

Macau was the choice destination for mainland tourists during the first half of this year, according to the “Big Data Report on Outbound Tourism in the First Half of 2023”, recently published by the China Tourism Academy

According to the latest research from China’s online travel agency giant, Ctrip platform, Macau and Singapore, the two famous Asian gaming hubs, are among the most popular destinations for Chinese outbound travel during the Dragon Boat Festival break. In addition, Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Tokyo were also listed as the most popular destinations for Chinese travelers.

Chinese online travel giant Trip.com released data for the upcoming Labor Day holiday, showing that the search popularity of outbound flight tickets and hotels recovered to 120 percent and 70 percent compared to the same period in 2019.