Travelport, one of the world's largest service providers to the travel industry has been tracking the growing economic ties between China and the Middle East, which are significantly boosting demand for travel between the two regions.
While the overall medium to long-term trend for travel between China and the United States remains positive, the most recent three-month period (through May 2008) has been negatively affected by declining travel volumes, primarily for travel booked in the USA.
The economic expansion occurring in both Asia and Russia is reflected in the robust growth in air travel between the two regions.
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