2022 Incomplete Guide to Exploring Xinjiang
I’m planning to write a series of short posts about Xinjiang, and this one can serve as an overview. If you’re thinking about visiting Xinjiang soon, or have never been there befor...
USDOT: New Rule Would Require Airlines to Issue Refunds When Flights Change
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) issued a press release on August 3 announcing a new proposed regulation that would significantly strengthen consumer protections durin...
Chase to Launch a New Full-Service Travel Booking Website This Year, Potentially Becoming the Third-Largest Travel Booking Platform
According to a WSJ report, Chase plans to launch a new comprehensive travel booking website this year, offering integrated travel booking services for flights, hotels, restaurants,...
Alaska Airlines Launches an "Electronic" Bag Tag to Streamline Checked Baggage
Alaska Airlines recently announced that it will launch an "electronic" bag tag designed to simplify the checked baggage process. It is the first U.S. airline to offer this service....
Starting July 7: Hong Kong suspends its flight circuit-breaker policy
Similar to mainland China’s measures to control imported COVID-19 cases, Hong Kong has also been using a flight “circuit-breaker” mechanism: once the number of imported confirmed c...
July 1 U.S. rules for double testing before flying back to China: You can choose any nucleic acid testing center, and transits are allowed
China’s latest rules have eased quarantine measures, and the Chinese Embassy in the U.S. has also issued updated health code policies with several good news items, including double...
Good News: China Entry Quarantine Cut to 7+3, With Signs Testing Rules May Ease
Over the past two years of the pandemic, China’s return requirements have kept getting stricter, from the “Five One” policy to double testing to self-health management at the depar...
Starting June 12, No COVID Test Required to Enter the U.S.
According to senior Biden administration officials, who revealed the decision on June 10, the CDC will end the COVID testing requirement for travelers entering the United States by...
Return-to-China Process Simplified: No Need to Arrive at Your Departure City 7 Days Early
Today (May 17), the website of the Chinese Embassy in the U.S. published a notice further simplifying the requirements for taking a flight back to China. The main changes are: The...
A cheaper way back to China: enter Hong Kong, stay 7 days, then continue to the mainland
In April, Hong Kong announced that it would relax entry rules for non-Hong Kong residents starting May 1. At the time, we believed mainland Chinese passport holders would not be ab...
Starting April 26, 2022: U.S. Permanent Residents Can Travel to Canada Without Applying for an eTA (Electronic Travel Authorization)
Starting in April this year, Canada dropped its pre-entry PCR testing requirement, taking another step toward a return to normal travel to Canada for U.S. residents. In addition, o...