New European markets emerging for SE Asian destinations
Buyers from emerging European markets are seeing increasing demand for South-east Asia, as travellers in these markets are drawn by the exotic allure of...
Buddhism tourism potential deserves more attention
Buddhist tourism has strong growth potential in South-east Asia, but more needs to be done in order to develop this sector.
Home to an estimated...
ASITA announces sudden resignation of chairman, advisory board chair
Asnawi Bahar and Ben Sukma have abruptly stepped down from their respective positions of chairman and advisory board chair of the Association of the...
Japan’s robot hotel turns to humans for good old fashioned customer...
Over half of the robots at Henn-na Hotel have been rendered jobless, with humans being hired to replace the androids after they failed to live up...
Loyal Guest goes after independent hotels in Asia
A new startup that gives independent hotels access to a loyalty programme – a sell-point traditionally seen as the domain of chains – is...
ASEAN ministers continues collaborative push for integration, tackling issues
South-east Asia's ministers have pledged to work together to implement a raft of measures targeted at raising the nations’ tourism profiles and solving various...
Thailand likely to make travel insurance compulsory for all foreign arrivals
Thailand’s tourism officials are looking at introducing compulsory travel insurance for international visitors in the near future, especially as a recent spate of accidents...
Philippine tourism partners international retail brands to promote destinations
The Philippine Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) is teaming up with international retail brands the likes of Hugo Boss and Billabong as well as local...
Brunei readies to showcase offerings at ATF 2020
ATF 2020 will give Brunei a much-anticipated opportunity to showcase its offerings and the changes that have taken place in the decade since the country last hosted ATF in 2010.
Myanmar tackles Europe’s dip with VOAs
To recover from falling European arrival numbers, Myanmar’s Ministry of Hotels and Tourism (MOHT) is looking into offering visas on arrival (VOA) to countries in the region.
