According to a study released by ITB Berlin and IPK International, tourism to cities is the fastest growing segment in the world, including Asia. International city breaks have grown four times faster than the global [Read More…]
Malaysia wants to be perceived as a “Beauty Tourism Hub of the World” by 2019, with the arrival of six million beauty tourists following the launch of 1,000 MyBeauty partners this September. The tourists’ drive [Read More…]
An article was released late last week by the English-written newspaper Myanmar Times, giving explanation about the gloom over the tourism industry in Myanmar. Here are some extracts of the long report of the newspaper [Read More…]
Early October will see Japanese and Korean tourists being granted free visa on arrival when visiting Myanmar while Chinese tour groups will benefit from visa on arrival facilities. The information has been confirmed by Myanmar [Read More…]
STB and Alipay partnership is aimed at increasing Singapore’s destination branding and awareness, driving visitor spend and enhancing STB’s understanding of a key consumer group . Alipay, the world’s leading mobile and online payment and [Read More…]
Local newspaper the Borneo Post reported that Sabah State Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment in East Malaysia is looking into promoting Sabah tourism to the European and Australian markets in a bid to rebalance [Read More…]
Vietnam Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh predicted at Kolkata Travel and Tourism Fair that the number of Indian travellers to Vietnam is due to rise to 170,000 this year. The Times of India indicated [Read More…]
The Philippines Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) wants to boost investment in tourism all across the archipelago as business suddenly realize the loss generated by the shut-down of tourism icon Boracay. The Philippine Chamber [Read More…]
Since 2015, Vietnam has been offering a visa exemption to five European countries -France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK- for a 14-day stay in the country. The exemption was renewed every year but now, [Read More…]
The Lao government is set to enhance the quality of tourism services to attract more foreign tourists, especially from China, local daily Vientiane Times reported ten days ago. Tourist arrivals in Laos reached 3.86 million [Read More…]
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