Travellers rejoice, flight bookings surge as China's capital relaxes curbs

BEIJING (Reuters) - Flight bookings surged by up to 15 times after Beijing relaxed quarantine rules, raising hope that a release of pent-up demand ahead of a major holiday will breathe life into China's battered tourism industry. The Chinese capital had until Wednesday lived under some of the strictest novel coronavirus preventive measures in the country, including a mandatory 14-day quarantine for anyone arriving.That requirement was scrapped from Thursday for travellers from low-risk areas of..