Assessing a Return of Chinese Outbound Travel: New Skift Travel Health Index
Skift Take
A back-of-the-envelope analysis shows that a return to pre-pandemic levels of Chinese international travel would pull many Asian countries close to or beyond full recovery. Now we just need to wait for Chinese borders to reopen ...
Recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic has been choppy in China. One of the first countries to see recovery in early 2020, according to our Skift Travel Health Index, the country has suffered under its government's zero-Covid policy ever since. International border closures and regional lockdowns have impacted inbound and domestic travel. Importantly, for its neighbouring countries, the complete lack of Chinese travelers has slowed recovery as well.
Seat capacity data from flight data provider OAG, showing the volu
