Travel Recovery News

• China plans easier border entry rules for some foreign tourists. Channel News Asia
• China's travel spending is anticipated to continue rapid recovery during coming National Day. Global Times

Pandemic Status: 

• China Lifts Two-Week Lockdown in Chengdu, City of 21 Million.  Bloomberg
• Dynamic COVID-Zero is stepping up. From September 10 until October 31, testing is being “normalized” nationwide. Asia Travel Re:Set 

Travel Policy Updates: 

• Passengers must get their samples for the nucleic acid RT-PCR tests collected before departure and need to apply for health code from the Chinese Embassy or Consulate General. Foreign passengers can apply for health code at https://hrhk.cs.mfa.gov.cn/H5/ . The quarantine period reduced to 10 days ("7"+"3": 7-day centralised quarantine and 3-day home quarantine). Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States of America
• Cross-border travellers will not need to report their COVID-19 nucleic acid test results, previous infection history and vaccination dates when going through Customs. The State Council, China 

EWR Newark Liberty International Airport

Beginning October 3, New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport will no longer be considered a New York City-area airport. Newark Liberty will still keep its code of EWR and it will not affect how Newark airport (EWR) will appear in travel agent displays or online travel sites. Newark will show up in all NYC fare and schedule searches. Whether this will make fares more or less expensive from Newark versus the other airports remains to be seen. 

Experts say one area where passengers could possibly see an impact could be if they change airports last minute, meaning that instead of flying into JFK, they rather fly into Newark, the airline may charge you a penalty since they are no longer in the same city code.

Reprint from GTT article by Samuel Seyoum

www.newyorkpata.org  

Lincoln Center in New York

Classy, Sassy, Jazzy Hong Kong Night in New York at Lincoln Center hosted by HKETO and Cathay Pacific Airways. Jazz trumpeter-composer Randy Brecker, a co-founder (with his sax playing late-brother Michael Brecker) of iconic ‘70s funk-fusion band The Brecker Brothers joined the Hong Kong musicians in their performance in New York.

Led by Hong Kong natives Eugene Pao on guitar and Ted Lo on keyboards, the truly international crew includes Montreal-born bassist Sylvain Gagnon and Calcutta-born drummer Anthony Fernandes. 

Organized by the Hong Kong Economic And Trade Offices in New York, the tour is part of a campaign to remind the world that Hong Kong is still open for business. Photo: NY PATA members with Cathay Pacific rep, Justin.

Maldives Roadshow in NYC

Maldives has become one of the hottest travel destinations for American travelers with record arrival increases over the past few years. This was an opportunity to meet with 15 Maldivian travel suppliers and learn the latest developments and product offerings from Maldives. This event was open only to tour operators and travel advisors with an interest in selling Maldives as a destination. Heritance Aarah is a NY PATA member.

Heritance Aarah - Wake up in paradise to the sound of the sea, dive amidst exotic underwater marvels and dine under a majestic star-studded sky over one of the finest luxury resorts in the Maldives.

Salon de Ning at The Peninsula

The “Madrid is Life” event brought together the city’s industry leaders specializing in the luxury travel segment and MICE sectors to network and discuss the latest happenings in Madrid. Madrid has continued to innovate and revamp its luxury travel and MICE offerings. With Europe reclaiming its spot as a top destination in 2022, it was the ideal time to learn more about Madrid’s exciting offerings available to U.S. travelers and businesses.

Cocktail reception was held at Salon de Ning located on the rooftop of The Peninsula New York hotel.

San Gennaro Festival

The Feast of San Gennaro 2022 in Little Italy, NYC runs from Thursday September 15 through Sunday September 25! The Grand Marshall for the 2022 Feast of San Gennaro is Former NASA Astronaut, Michael J. Massimino. The theme this year is Celebrating America and Honoring Our Armed Forces!

San Gennaro Festival is a Neapolitan and Italian-American festival dedicated to Saint Januarius, the patron saint of Naples and Little Italy, New York. 

NY Indonesian Food Bazaar

Enjoy the music and dance performances while you enjoy the Authentic Indonesian Food only in NYC SEPTEMBER 24 from 11AM to 5PM at 68th Street between Madison and 5th Avenue

Halal, Non-Halal and Vegetarian options are available...

Payment >> Cash, Venmo and Zelle

Authentic Indonesian Food by:

Ohana Kitchen, Taste of Surabaya, Permias NYC, Dapur Tios, Papua Kitchen, Pecel Ndeso, Awang Kitchen NY, Bakso Superphilly, Seulanga Kitchen, Tuson Sate, Z's Kitchen

Singapore Food Festival 

Take a trip to Singapore, without having to leave NYC, at the Singapore Food Festival, happening from September 12th - October 10th!

Local restaurants, bars and pastry shops have joined forces with the Singapore Tourism Board to host numerous collaborations across the city during the month-long festival of bringing the flavors, traditions, and dining experiences of Singapore to new, inquiring diners in the U.S.

The special collaborations will not only encourage New Yorkers to begin or continue their unforgettable journey exploring various cuisines, but to spark interest in future travel to Singapore, and view such an adventure as something accessible to them.



Japanese Food Festival

The festival is run by Okayama-born entrepreneur Dragon Yamamoto. Since moving to New York in 2011, he has started Jforward Inc., an event, restaurant, e-commerce and education business set on creating opportunities and moving Japan and Japanese culture forward, and continues to unite cultures through his Japan Fes. ventures.

The event normally brings in over 10,000 visitors and is held ten times per year. Beyond Chelsea this past weekend, the fest has occurred across NYC, from Astoria to the East Village. Japan Fes. also hosts non-food vendors. Attendees are welcome to shop tons of beautiful, traditional Japanese clothing, art and novelties. Live performances will also be entertaining people as they stroll through the incredible food selection.

URBAN HAWKER

What is a hawker center you might be wondering? A hawker center is a traditional Singaporean food hall that hosts numerous stalls and vendors. NYC’s very first, Urban Hawker had a soft-opening on September 21, and it is set to open on Wednesday, September 28 at 135 W. 50th Street.

The highly-anticipated food hall was specially curated by Singaporean food expert and founder of Makansutra (a Singapore-based company striving to promote heritage street food culture), KF Seetoh.

Multi-generational vendors, otherwise known as “hawkerpreneurs,” will delight New Yorkers’ diverse palate. 17 vendors will bring the vibrant flavors of Singapore, along with other cuisines such as Malay, Peranakan, Chinese, Filipino, and Indian to Midtown Manhattan, with 11 vendors coming directly from Singapore’s very own hawker centers.