Beijing's recent easing of its zero Covid tolerance policy bodes well for international travel, with most countries, like the Philippines, heavily dependent on the Chinese market for tourism revenue.
BEIJING’S recent easing of its zero Covid tolerance policy bodes well for international travel, with most countries, like the Philippines, heavily dependent on the Chinese market for tourism revenue.
While details are still scant on Beijing’s rules for outbound travel, it is already slowly lifting the number of international flights between China and the rest of the world, while passenger quotas will also be eased. Pioneering legacy flag carrier Philippine Airlines, for one, has already announced the resumption of its Xiamen service starting with one flight a week, to and from Manila beginning January 13.
Beijing claims 90 percent of its citizens are vaccinated against Covid-19, but it only uses the locally-made Sinovac and Sinopharm. A US study found China-made Covid vaccines to be just 66 percent effective against the virus, while mRNA vaccines manufactured by Western pharmaceutical companies offer at least 90-percent protection.
He added, “Of course, it goes without saying that proper precaution should still be put in place to prevent the resurgence of the pandemic. But all things considered, this is good for global economies, and that includes the MICE sector.” He said most MICE organizers will follow local government regulations for MICE events.
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