Overview

• His unannounced May 27 trip marks the first visit by the Duke of Sussex to China, nearly a decade after the Prince of Wales's 2015 visit.
• At the conference, he urged Chinese travellers, as the sector's top spenders, to drive sustainable and inclusive growth through greener choices.
• As founder of Travalyst, he outlined collaborations with travel platforms to integrate flight carbon-emissions data into consumer booking tools.
• He noted the Chinese travel market's $490 billion valuation and its expected return to the world’s largest regional tourism market this year.
• His Shanghai appearance coincided with King Charles III visiting Canada to support Prime Minister Mark Carney in light of US President Donald Trump’s annexation threats.