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New Flights from Mongolia to Singapore, Vietnam, China, and Europe in 2026: How These Routes Are Revolutionizing Travel! www.travelandtourworld.com

In 2026, Mongolia’s aviation industry is set to experience significant growth, with several new flights and expanded services launched by local carriers and international airlines. The nation’s commitment to enhancing air connectivity, both domestically and internationally, reflects its growing position as a key player in East Asian and global tourism. With Ulaanbaatar acting as the main gateway for international visitors, these new routes will strengthen the country’s tourism and business sectors, making it easier for travelers to explore the vast landscapes of Mongolia.
The new routes are part of a broader effort to make Mongolia’s airspace more accessible to international travelers, while simultaneously meeting the growing demand for travel and tourism across the country. From direct flights to Singaporeto increased regional services, 2026 promises to be a transformative year for Mongolia’s aviation sector.
Air Transat’s Direct Flight from Toronto to Ulaanbaatar
One of the most exciting developments for 2026 is the launch of a direct flight from Toronto to Ulaanbaatar, operated by Air Transat. This new non-stop service will begin in June 2026 and will operate twice a week. The direct connection between Canada and Mongolia marks an important step in improving Canada–Mongolia relations by providing easier travel options for the Mongolian diaspora living in Canada, as well as tourists and business travelersseeking to explore Mongolia’s rich culture and vast landscapes.
This Toronto-Ulaanbaatar flight is expected to significantly reduce travel time for visitors coming from Canada and will serve as a direct alternative to existing connections that involve layovers in Europe or the Middle East. The route is anticipated to boost tourism and business exchanges, providing better access for both leisure travelers and commercial ventures between the two countries.
Hunnu Air’s Expanding Regional Service: Vietnam and China Routes
Hunnu Air, one of Mongolia’s key airlines, is expanding its regional services to better serve Southeast Asia and East Asia. In late 2025, Hunnu Air began operating charter flights between Ulaanbaatar and Phu Quoc and Nha Trang in Vietnam. These seasonal charter services have been met with great enthusiasm, especially among tourists seeking warm weather and beautiful beaches during the cold winter months in Mongolia.
Looking ahead into 2026, Hunnu Air is set to continue offering charter flights from Ulaanbaatar to these Vietnamese destinations, capitalizing on the rising demand for winter holidays and eco-tourism in Vietnam. These services will play a key role in increasing the number of outbound travelers from Mongolia to Southeast Asia, with a focus on tourism and cultural exchange between the two countries.
Additionally, Hunnu Air has resumed its flights between Ulaanbaatar and Hohhot in China, with regular routes continuing into 2026. This route is part of Mongolia’s growing ties with China, strengthening cross-border tourism and trade relationships. These regional routes are crucial in enhancing connectivity between Mongolia and its East Asianneighbors, facilitating easier travel for both business and tourism purposes.
Increased Regional Connectivity: Seasonal Flights to China and Southeast Asia
The growth of charter services and seasonal flights is also reflected in Mongolia’s increased regional connectivity. Starting in 2026, the country will see additional flights to popular destinations in China and Southeast Asia. These routes cater to the growing number of Mongolian travelers seeking to explore China and Vietnam for both business and leisure, as well as to foster deeper cultural exchanges.
For example, flights from Ulaanbaatar to Beijing and Shanghai in China will see an increase in frequency, making it more convenient for visitors to travel between Mongolia and China. Similarly, flights between Ulaanbaatar and Hanoiwill see greater availability, responding to the rising interest in Vietnamese destinations among Mongolian travelers.
These developments are an essential part of Mongolia’s broader aviation strategy, which seeks to enhance regional tourism and foster stronger connections with neighboring countries. These new services will also likely attract more international visitors to Mongolia, promoting the country’s rich history, unique culture, and beautiful landscapes.
Future Developments: Expanding Mongolia’s Aviation Network
The Mongolian government and aviation authorities are focused on expanding the country’s flight network to increase international access and strengthen Mongolia’s global tourism presence. Chinggis Khaan International Airport in Ulaanbaatar is also undergoing expansion to accommodate the growth in international flights and to improve the passenger experience. New terminal facilities, better transport connections, and upgraded services are expected to ensure the airport can handle the increasing number of visitors and flights.
With the increasing demand for both regional and international travel, Mongolia is likely to see further flight expansions in 2026 and beyond, particularly to European and North American destinations. The efforts to modernize and expand aviation infrastructure will support these routes, facilitating more efficient travel for tourists and business people.
The Economic Impact of Air Connectivity on Mongolia’s Tourism Industry
The introduction of new international flights and improved regional connectivity is expected to have a significant economic impact on Mongolia’s tourism industry. Increased international access will not only boost visitor numbersbut also stimulate business investments, support trade relations, and foster a more globalized economy. This expanded connectivity will allow Mongolian tourism to reach new markets and cater to a broader demographic of travelers, from eco-tourists to business travelers seeking opportunities in emerging markets.
With strong government support for the aviation sector and Mongolian airlines expanding their networks, the country’s aviation industry is set to play a key role in driving growth and development for the economy in the years to come. Tourism is expected to remain a major pillar of Mongolia’s economic future, contributing to job creation, infrastructure development, and cultural exchange.
Conclusion
In 2026, Mongolia will see a marked growth in air travel and international connectivity, with new routes and expanded services opening up exciting opportunities for travelers. From direct flights to Singapore and Vietnam to regional connections with China, the country’s aviation sector is becoming more accessible and well‑connected. This enhanced connectivity will provide a boost to Mongolia’s tourism industry, economic growth, and global integration, helping position the country as a vibrant hub for tourism and business in East Asia. The continued expansion of aviation services is a clear indication that Mongolia is becoming an increasingly important player in the global travel market.

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‘Ulaanbaatar Tram’ to Connect Zunjin and Sukhbaatar Square in 29 Minutes www.montsame.mn

The project will be implemented along the capital city’s north-south axis, comprising two routes with double tram tracks.
According to the Governor’s Office of the Capital City of Ulaanbaatar, the first line will run 11 kilometers from the Zunjin shopping center to Sukhbaatar Square, with 16 stops. The second line will extend 15 kilometers from the General Authority for Archives to Sukhbaatar Square, with 23 stops.
At the 2040 level, the project is expected to deliver economic benefits by reducing time costs associated with road traffic by a combined total of USD 99.22 million per day in both directions.
With the implementation of the “Ulaanbaatar Tram" project, buses will be able to operate on shorter routes, enabling faster and more efficient service for residents. Average vehicle speeds are also expected to increase. Trams are planned to operate at five-minute intervals, with a total travel time of 37 minutes from the General Authority for Archives to Sukhbaatar Square and 29 minutes from Zunjin shopping center to Sukhbaatar Square.
The project will significantly ease traffic congestion in the city center, substantially reduce daily commuting time, and establish a reliable and stable public transport network. Introducing an environmentally friendly, energy-efficient transport solution in Ulaanbaatar will also help reduce air pollution and noise impacts.

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Ulaanbaatar to Build, Upgrade 85.8 km of Roads in 2026 www.montsame.mn

This year, Ulaanbaatar plans to construct 52 kilometers of roads and road facilities at 13 locations, and to carry out repair and rehabilitation works on 33.8 kilometers of roads at five locations, according to the Governor’s Office of the Capital City Ulaanbaatar.
In total, construction, repair, and modernization works will cover 85.8 kilometers of roads and road facilities. In addition, pedestrian overpass bridges will be built at two locations, while street lighting covering 31 kilometers will be installed at two sites.
Under the road maintenance and improvement program, the following works are planned:
Maintenance and repair of main and auxiliary roadways, including road signs and traffic control devices;
Road marking works;
Colored pavement for dedicated public transport lanes;
Creation of a barrier-free environment for persons with developmental challenges;
Improvement of traffic safety around schools and kindergartens;
Construction of rainwater drainage systems;
Repair and expansion of wells.
Construction of the Tuul Highway, a six-lane, 32-kilometer expressway, will also begin this year. A contract with the contractor was signed in 2025, and preparatory works for the project have been completed at 80 percent. Of the 112 land parcels affected by land acquisition for the project, 10 have already been cleared.
The Tuul Highway is a strategically important project aimed at expanding Ulaanbaatar’s road network, reducing traffic congestion, and easing transit traffic passing through the city center.

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Housing Projects to Advance, Construction Sector to Be Supported in 2026 www.montsame.mn

Construction of the Tuul Highway and the first Ring Road will begin in 2026, alongside efforts to advance housing projects and support the construction sector.
According to the Governor’s Office of the Capital city of Ulaanbaatar, the city has launched 16 mega projects this year to reduce air and environmental pollution and ease traffic congestion. Works have included the construction and rehabilitation of 190.8 kilometers of roads, installation of 16.3 kilometers of stormwater drainage, and the renewal of 95,000 square meters of sidewalks along major streets and roads.
Mayor of Ulaanbaatar Nyambaatar Khishgee said the capital city has carried out extensive work over the past two years in roads, bridges, and infrastructure. “As a result, road construction companies have become more self-reliant, operating their own pavers and asphalt concrete plants. In the coming years, the city will offer the construction sector planned land with cleared sites and installed infrastructure, and provide support for housing sales,” he said.
In addition, 2026 has been declared the ‘Year of Supporting Entrepreneurs,’ under which investment will be directed to the construction sector.

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Over 20,000 Land Plots to Be Cleared This Year www.montsame.mn

A total of 20,218 land plots have been included in the 2026 land management plan for clearance in 2026.
According to the Capital City Governor’s Office, land clearance activities will be intensified through the implementation of 124 projects and programs, including six projects related to land clearance in sub-centers, three projects to relocate residents living in flood-prone areas, 46 projects for building construction, 43 projects for roads and road facilities, and 23 projects for the clearance of land designated for engineering infrastructure networks and their related structures.
Furthermore, land clearance carried out in 2025 created conditions for the construction of 11,575 housing units. Land was also cleared at 28 locations for the construction of 60.3 kilometers of roads, at 13 locations for upgrading engineering infrastructure networks, at five locations for the construction of flood protection embankments, at 14 locations for the construction of kindergartens and schools, as well as at sites for building 800 parking spaces near schools, three thermal power plants, and 21 additional locations for other essential social infrastructure facilities.
By order of the Mayor of Ulaanbaatar, land clearance activities continue across the capital in order to ensure a healthy and safe living environment for residents.
In 2025, land was cleared from 3,933 plots throughout the capital.

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Mongolia’s influenza season now longer and cases higher over the past three years www.asianews.network

Over the past three years influenza seasons in Mongolia have lasted about twice as long and case numbers have risen by roughly 1.5–2 times, health authorities report.
This year the outbreak began earlier and spread more quickly, driven in part by the co-circulation and dominance of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza A (H3N2) strains in the community.
To reduce severe illness and complications, the country began vaccinating high-risk groups on 12 September using 300,000 doses of vaccine manufactured in the Republic of Korea. The vaccine includes two influenza A and two influenza B strains. Authorities say higher vaccination coverage, 20–40% greater than in the preceding three years, helped blunt the peak of infections and reduce complications during the surge.

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Copper price hits new record of $13,000 in London www.mining.com

Copper touched $13,000 a ton in London for the first time on Monday, extending last year’s scorching rally that was fueled by mine outages and trade dislocations.
Benchmark futures on the London Metal Exchange rallied as much as 4.3% to nearly $13,020/t, before pulling back to the $12,500 level.
Copper ended last year on a high, having notched a series of records on the LME. That resulted in its best annual performance since 2009 at more than 43%, making it the best-performing industrial metal on the bourse.
Mine disruptions
In 2025, output disruptions at major mines, such as the Grasberg in Indonesia and Kamoa-Kakula in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, raised concerns over the world’s supply of the metal, which is used in everything from data centers to electric vehicle batteries.
The same worries remain in the new year, exacerbated by a recent strike at the Mantoverde mine in Chile. According to Al Munro, senior base metals strategist at Marex, the work stoppage helped to fuel further speculative activity in the market.
“The reality is this is a speculative money-led bid as the market sees further topside, especially during the first quarter of 2026, with many having been sidelined hoping for a dip,” Munro said in a note.
“Years of underinvestment and ongoing mine disruptions have left the market with little buffer, while tariff policy uncertainty and stockpiling are intensifying the squeeze on available metal,” said Ewa Manthey, commodities strategist at ING Groep NV. 
Tariff threat
In recent weeks, the renewed threat of US tariffs on copper has again led traders to ramp up shipments of the metal to American shores, reducing supplies elsewhere. President Donald Trump’s investigation into copper tariffs had already rocked the market once in 2025, sending prices in New York to records.
“We estimate the global refined copper market was in surplus in 2025, but metal/inventory flows were distorted by US tariffs that resulted in a material lift in US imports,” UBS Group analysts, including Daniel Major, wrote in a note Monday.
The US holds roughly half of global inventories, but only accounts for less than 10% of global demand, according to UBS. That means there is a risk of lower supplies elsewhere. The cash-to-three month spread in London remains firmly in backwardation, a pattern that points to near-term tightness, the bank said.
“Overall supply shortfalls, coupled with regional dislocation caused by US tariffs, are propelling copper,” China Securities Co. analysts led by Wang Jiechao wrote in a note. “The global copper market will see a shortage of more than 100,000 tons in 2026,” they said.
(With files from Bloomberg)

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Most mineral and metal prices to edge higher in 2026, Fitch forecasts www.mining.com

BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions, holds a cautiously optimistic outlook for 2026, with analysts expecting most mineral and metal prices to edge higher, supported by declining tariff uncertainties, robust demand from sectors linked to the transition to net zero and tighter supply.
“In 2026, we forecast that most minerals and metals will average higher than in 2025, as the global economy stabilizes with easing trade frictions,” analysts said in BMI’s year-end report.
Tariff uncertainty peaked in August 2025, and while the firm said it could see flare-ups between the US and individual economies over the coming quarters, its country risk team expects broad tariff uncertainty to continue to decline over 2026.
This will support demand for commodities in general, the firm noted, adding that it does not rule out bouts of volatility, especially as certain metals might face renewed US tariff pressures in the attempt to protect critical domestic industries.
“In particular, we see copper on the cards for further tariffs, with the US Secretary of Commerce required to provide an update on the domestic copper market by June 30 2026, to determine whether to implement a universal duty on refined copper of 15% from 2027 and 30% from 2028,” analysts said.
While China’s domestic housing market remains under pressure, weighing on industrial metals consumption, Fitch analysts expect this is likely to be partially offset by robust growth in green energy transition sectors, which is particularly supportive of critical minerals, including copper, aluminum, lithium and nickel.
“That said, Mainland China’s property market weakness is set to remain a drag on industrial metals price growth,” the firm noted.
Precious metals promising
In regards to precious metals, while gold prices will average higher in 2026 compared to 2025, prices will ease later in the year as monetary easing loses momentum, in particular as the US Fed eventually stops cutting rates, analysts said.
“Prices are likely to moderate later in 2026, falling below $4,000/oz as the monetary easing cycle that began in 2024 starts to lose momentum, and in particular as the US Fed eventually pauses rate cutting.”
With the global economy set to stabilize further in 2026, tariff uncertainty receding and most of the downside to the US dollar behind us, gold’s historic rally is likely to lose its shine by Q3 2026, Fitch noted. 
“Our country risk team believes the US dollar index (DXY) is unlikely to experience the same amount of volatility in 2026 as it did in early 2025, inherently capping both industrial and precious metal price growth.
“While we still expect the DXY to trade within a wide range of around 95-100 over the coming quarters, we do not rule out a move to slightly stronger levels, particularly if the US economy outperforms. This will cap the extent of rise in gold prices.”
Fitch also noted that the balance of risks to its 2026 metals price outlook remains tilted to the downside, given challenging external demand dynamics and risks of weaker-than-expected global growth, particularly in China, the world’s largest consumer of industrial metals, with its domestic property sector being a major source of demand across a broad spectrum of the metals market.
“We expect Western investment to ramp up across the value chain both at home and in resource‐rich markets in 2026, alongside new strategic partnerships to secure future supply. Industrial policy has become the primary mechanism through which countries are achieving resource security as the race for critical minerals intensifies.”
M&A momentum
Fitch analysts expect robust M&A momentum in the metals and mining sector to continue into 2026, fueled by the accelerated race for critical minerals, with industry players prioritizing opportunities that strengthen their exposure to minerals essential for the energy transition, including but not limited to copper, lithium and rare earths.
Large-scale capex projects still remain in focus, yet risk-averse developments are coming to the forefront, the report said.
“We expect continued investment in mining projects across frontier markets in 2026. While resource nationalism has been a key concern for a while, we believe governments and local populations in regions including Africa now have more awareness and bargaining power over their mineral resources.
“This will enable more progress to be made on mineral beneficiation compared to previous years, with global mining investors having little choice but to comply with mineral policy changes in these jurisdictions.”
The firm forecasted metals and mining projects will benefit from partnerships with tech, autos and aerospace companies in 2026, including through offtake agreements, as supply bottlenecks threaten to derail key growth sectors like AI, robotics and defense.

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G.Zandanshatar: Mongolia aims for 1 million tourists and USD 1 billion in tourism revenue www.gogo.mn

Prime Minister G.Zandanshatar said Mongolia plans to receive one million tourists and generate USD 1 billion in tourism revenue next year as he attended regional meetings in Khuvsgul province ahead of a national leaders’ summit.
The Government secretariat is preparing a joint meeting of provincial and Ulaanbaatar city governors and heads of local administrations for January 15, 2026, at which a results agreement will be signed. On January 5, Prime Minister Zandanshatar took part in an online briefing with government members and more than 300 soum and district leaders; representatives from 21 provinces and the capital also joined.
“The concept of a golden triangle of tourism has emerged,” the prime minister said, describing a development region comprising Khuvsgul, Arkhangai, Selenge and Bulgan. He said the area has strong potential for both agriculture and tourism and can generate significant foreign-exchange earnings. “This year the tourism sector earned USD 700 million; next year we aim to host one million tourists and earn USD 1 billion from tourism,” he said.
To reach these targets, G.Zandanshatar said the government will prioritise infrastructure in Khuvsgul province. Planned and ongoing works include continuing the Khankh-direction road, launching the Shine–Ider route, and building the Khankh–Khatgal road, with the Khankh–Khatgal project to be implemented from the east. He said these investments will support an integrated, environmentally friendly eco-tourism policy around Khuvsgul province.

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Immigration Agency Issues Visas to 124 Thousand Foreign Nationals Last Year www.montsame.mn

 In 2025, the Immigration Agency of Mongolia (IAM) received 128,949 visa applications, approving 96.9 percent (124,945) and rejecting 3.1 percent (4,004).
Most of the approved visas were tourism visas. A total of 85,690 applicants from 75 countries were issued visas through evisa.mn, and 3,913 applicants were rejected, resulting in a visa approval rate of 95.7 percent. The majority of visa rejections were due to reasons such as the applicant still being within the period of a previous visa or visa permit refusal, as well as incomplete documentation. Compared to some other countries, Mongolia’s visa issuance rate is notably high.
Mongolia issues visas based on the purpose of travel, categorized into nine main groups and 64 subcategories. These include diplomatic, official, investment, employment, study, family, migration, personal, religious, and temporary stay visas. Of these, the IAM processes 58 subcategories, while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for the remaining six.

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