Chinese cross-border travel, defined as people coming and going, could get back to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2024 and then steadily grow from there, the industry body’s Chief Executive Office, Julia Simpson, said. Another factor limiting the speed of the nation’s cross-border travel recovery is heightened fuel costs for foreign carriers not able to fly across Russian airspace, which can translate into higher fares, she said.For people in China wanting visas, the process “has been slow and it’s because some of the embassies in China haven’t staffed back up to the levels to meet that sudden exploding demand,” Simpson said in an interview in Hong Kong on Tuesday.
On the flipside, for foreign visitors wanting to get a visa to China, “what we would say to the Chin…
Conan O'Brien Rings in His 2021 PCA Nomination
Lisa Kudrow knew that they didn't know what she knew about Conan O'Brien.
The Friends alum recently opened up about supporting the Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend podcast host ahead of his Late Night hosting debut in 1993.
"I just knew, ‘You're trying to replace David Letterman. No one replaces David Letterman,'" the 60-year-old said she told her longtime friend in a Vanity Fair interview published on Dec. 20. "‘You're no one.' It can't be anybody that an audience would know."
The Comeback actress was convinced that Conan—who also described his t…