Travel & Leisure
Japan private lodging rentals rise in sign of tentative recovery
Bookings on Airbnb up 78% for early June with higher demand for nearby locations
Travel & Leisure
Business trends
Thai hotels that survived the pandemic now face a price war
Battle for domestic tourists heats up as Central Group and Dusit halve rates
Business deals
JD.com divests from travel agency Tuniu in $65m fire sale
Pullout comes five years after $500m investment
Travel & Leisure
Tokyo Disney Resort to reopen on July 1
Visitors will need masks, but Mickey Mouse hugs are not on the agenda
Startups
Thai startup raises $80m from Toyota and others amid pandemic
Fintech company Synqa to speed cashless transactions in social distancing era
Travel & Leisure
Universal Studios reopens to Osaka-Kyoto-Nara travel bubble
Tourist businesses cautiously start up again with a focus on locals
Retail
Mega mall near Bangkok airport opens despite lack of tourists
Retail developer Siam Piwat ties up with US's Simon to challenge Central Group
Transportation
Asia needs to resume air travel faster, says airline group head
'Ironical' that region with 'very few' virus cases lags Europe's restart efforts
Transportation
Tokyo-Osaka bullet train to resume near-full service in summer
Passengers encouraged to sit apart for social distancing
Startups
Oyo chief confident of weathering pandemic despite 50% revenue drop
Latest $1bn fundraising from SoftBank will last longer than 3 years, Agarwal says
Politics
Japan plans to set up virus testing center for travelers: Abe
Talks start with Thailand, Vietnam, Australia to resume business trips
Economy
Vietnam speeds up big projects to heal economy from pandemic
Newly approved $9bn resort had been waiting for approval for years
Travel & Leisure
Asia's travel startups battle for survival as investors pull back
Companies show entrepreneurial drive with pivot to souvenirs and meals
Travel & Leisure
Decimated by pandemic, Kyoto tourism hinges on Japanese visitors
Foreign sightseers fall 99% amid coronavirus restrictions
Caixin
The challenge of uncorking the China-US travel bottleneck
Chinese student's five-day, four-country odyssey took months to organize
Travel & Leisure
Clean enough for you? Hilton and rivals take disinfection to new level
Forget the hotel detective, the sanitation manager is looking after your safety
Travel & Leisure
Pacific islands await 'travel bubble' as French Polynesia reopens solo
Economic pressure prompts bold gamble in face of coronavirus risks
Travel & Leisure
Indonesia eyes 'travel bubble' for 4 Asia-Pacific nations
Government starts debate on resuming flights despite rampant coronavirus
Travel & Leisure
Japan to let in 250 business travelers a day under close watch
Government seeks to minimize risk through testing and contact tracing
Media & Entertainment
Hello Kitty franchise has first new chief in 60-year history
Sanrio's 92-year-old founder Shintaro Tsuji names grandson president
