The global travel & tourism industry experienced a 19% drop in company filings mentions of Covid-19 in Q3 2022 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by China Tourism Group Duty Free, according to GlobalData’s analysis of over 337 travel & tourism company filings.

Notably, Covid-19 was one of the most frequently referenced themes in Q3 2022, ranking highest in terms of mentions, ahead of digitalization and space economy, according to GlobalData.

Of the 50 leading companies in the travel & tourism industry, China Tourism Group Duty Free had the greatest increase in references for Covid-19 in Q3 2022, compared with the previous quarter. GlobalData identified 556 Covid-19-related sentences in the company's filings - 165% of all sentences - and an increase of 100% in Q3 2022 compared with Q2 2022. Ryanair’s mentions of Covid-19 rose by 553% to 255 and Singapore Airlines’s by 100% to 213.

GlobalData’s Company Filings Analytics also applies sentiment weight to reference sentences, based on whether the sentences are positive, negative, or neutral. Starting at 100 in 2020, an index over 100 is more positive. The overall index for Covid-19 in Q3 2022 was 153.

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GlobalData’s Company Filings Analytics uses machine learning to uncover key insights and track sentiment across millions of regulatory filings and other corporate disclosures for thousands of companies across the world’s largest industries.