With Easter and the Qingming Festival forming an unprecedented five-day break this year, Hong Kong’s key gateways—from West Kowloon high-speed-rail station to Chek Lap Kok airport—were teeming with travellers on 4 April. Photos published by China Daily show snaking queues of outbound holiday-makers heading for mainland destinations, while inbound halls bustled with regional tourists arriving
Springtime flower-viewing tours are emerging as a major attraction across China ahead of this year’s Qingming Festival, with cities and rural destinations rolling out cultural performances, interactive travel services and countryside experiences to lure visitors and boost the tourism economy. Falling on April 5 this year, the Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, is a traditional
Planning a trip to Hong Kong now requires a bit more caution. Updated national security rules have made it a criminal offence to refuse to provide Hong Kong police with passwords or decryption assistance to access personal electronic devices, including cellphones and laptops. The hefty fines involved can also burn a hole in your pocket.
Severe disruption at Chengdu’s main airport has triggered widespread cancellations and cascading delays on key domestic routes to Shanghai, Beijing, Tibet and Shenzhen, unsettling travel plans across China at the start of the Qingming holiday period. Get the latest news straight to your inbox! Wave of Cancellations Hits Key Chengdu Routes Operational data from flight
By Abel Tewodros Ethiopia has long drawn travelers with its ancient history, dramatic landscapes, and rich cultural traditions. But right now, in April 2026, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom are all saying the same thing in different words: most of the country is too dangerous to visit, and in some regions, lethally
A massive wave of holidaymakers descended on Hong Kong International Airport on Friday morning as the combined Easter and Ching Ming long weekend began, with check-in counters seeing extensive queues despite a recent spike in fuel surcharges and seasonal ticket prices. Japan travel costs reach historic highs The surge in travel demand has sent airfares
US citizens traveling to Hong Kong are being warned that refusal to hand over passwords or access to their personal devices is now a criminal offense. The US Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macao issued a warning that the Hong Kong government has changed the rules relating to the National Security Law on March
Got story updates? Submit your updates here. › Baja California’s push to attract American pet owners seeking affordable veterinary care could drive a new wave of cross-border medical tourism.San Diego Today Baja California is working to promote veterinary tourism and attract more American pet owners to seek medical care for their dogs and cats in
Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. Booking Holdings (NasdaqGS:BKNG) has partnered with DogPack to integrate pet friendly travel options into Booking.com. The company is expanding tools for travelers who prioritize pet accommodations, aiming to simplify planning for trips with animals. Booking
The UK health platform TravelHealthPro relayed that travellers coming from Mexico and Turkey, as well as two North African countries, Egypt and Tunisia, came down with bad cases of stomach bugs. “Between 1 July and 15 October 2023, a rise in stomach bugs was reported in travellers returning to England from popular holiday destinations, including
Large crowds of residents queue at West Kowloon High-Speed Rail Station, in Hong Kong, on April 2, 2026. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY) More than 0.3 million cross-border trips were recorded as of 10 am on the first day of the Easter and Qingming holidays, the Hong Kong Immigration Department revealed on Friday. Departures reached
Montego Bay is Jamaica’s second city and one of its biggest tourist destinations. It’s home to the famous Doctor’s Cave Beach, which one osteopath in the 1920s claimed has healing powers and the buzzing Hip Strip, a hub packed with bars, restaurants and shops. It’s also a stone’s throw from the gorgeously serene Martha Brae River and not too
Travellers who do not need a full UK visa but must obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) will soon pay more. Expat-focused outlet IamExpat confirmed on 1 April that the Home Office will raise the ETA fee from €18 to €23 (roughly £20) on 8 April 2026, in line with wider immigration-fee inflation. The two-year,
HONG KONG, 3 April 2026: Cathay Pacific launched its non-stop passenger flights between Hong Kong and Seattle on Monday, providing customers with the only direct connection between the airline’s home city and Washington State’s cultural and tech capital. Operating five times per week, the new service extends the airline’s passenger network in North America to
Hong Kong-listed China Travel International announced on 1 April that it will divest its tourism-property division to focus resources on core travel experiences, winter-sport resorts and themed attractions. The restructuring follows a HK$4.08 billion revenue year in 2025 that ended with a net loss due largely to write-downs on real-estate projects. Chairman Fang Xiaotian said
India on Thursday noted that it was the only country to have lost citizens in the conflict-hit Strait of Hormuz, as it attended a multilateral meeting convened by the UK for the reopening of the strategic waterway, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). New Delhi also emphasised the importance of principles of freedom
By Dan Minh  April 1, 2026 | 09:10 pm PT Sun PhuQuoc Airways (SPA) will operate five flights per week, with the inaugural flight scheduled for May 22. The airline expands links between the island and a major regional travel and financial hub. Round-trip fares start from VND3.664 million (US$139), positioning the route for short-haul
This Oct 8, 2025, photo shows passengers waiting to enter a self-service lane at the Hong Kong West Kowloon Station. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY) Under new rules, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) offers more convenient arrangements for cross-boundary travel, enabling passengers leaving Hong Kong to purchase their tickets at least 30 minutes
Cathay and Leo Hong Kong have launched a campaign for the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens’ 50th anniversary, building on the long-running “Nobody Does Rugby Like Hong Kong” platform, this time asking whether Hong Kong’s habit of taking things too far is exactly what transforms the Sevens from a sporting event into a cultural phenomenon. The
Hong Kong’s Immigration Department is preparing for one of the busiest long-weekends since the city scrapped pandemic curbs. In a notice issued late on 31 March, officials forecast some 6.44 million trips through the SAR’s seven land, sea and air control points between Thursday, 3 April and Tuesday, 7 April, coinciding with the Easter and
