Chinese Tourists Pivot to South Korea, Thailand Amid Japan Travel Ban

Chinese tourists pivot to South Korea, Thailand amid Japan travel ban

Spat began when Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi suggested potential military intervention in Taiwan Strait, leading Beijing to issue a travel warning.

Korea competes with Thailand, Russia as Chinese tourists reroute from Japan

With rising tensions between China and Japan disrupting travel plans, Chinese tourists are actively seeking alternative destinations for their winter getaways. While South Korea hopes to capitalize on this diverted tourist flow, it faces fierce competition from popular hotspots like Thailand, Russia and other destinations, according to travel industry officials. The diplomatic spat began when Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested pote…

Is China’s don’t-go-to-Japan warning affecting tourist crowds in Shibuya’s Don Quijote?

We assess the political fallout at one of Tokyo’s biggest tourist hotspots. On the evening of 26 November, the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo issued a call on social media for people to refrain from travelling to Japan. The announcement came two weeks after the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs first called for travel restrictions, citing “deteriorating security conditions in Japan” as the reason. In response, on 21 November, the Japanese Ministry o…