After two years in deep freeze, travel in Asia is suddenly returning at its fastest pace since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, helped by the easing of border restrictions in popular tourist destinations like Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. The trend has delivered a shot in the arm to the stock of Trip.com Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:TCOM; 9961.HK), which surged 8.8% last week after the company reported a return to profitability in its latest quarterly results.
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