Vietnam, Japan surge in popularity as tourist destination for S. Koreans
With nearly 1 in 3 visitors to Vietnam last month being South Koreans, the figure marks the country’s growing demand for international travel.
Thailand to start collecting entry fee from foreign tourists early next year
The entry fee would be used to buy insurance for tourists so that the government would not have to solely shoulder costs of treatments of foreign tourists injured in accidents.
Bucket List: We ditched our corporate life to travel slow in Sulawesi
“In our past corporate lives – not too far from our memory – we were never very taken by the idea of travel”, the travellers write. But stepping into this Indonesian…
Cool hot spots in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City is teeming with exciting finds, like the Wink Hotel, the 43 Factory Roaster cafe, indie thrift stores, and Maison Marou chocolate cafe.
When travel goes wrong
Travel mishaps are frustrating, but they can also make us savvier, more resilient travellers.
Two-year plus legal foreign residents eligible for one free entry to Angkor Park
The move was primarily made to promote domestic tourism and to encourage long-term foreign residents of Cambodia to engage in more travel within the Kingdom’s borders.
Ninth-century wooden Buddhas
Two of the oldest wooden Buddha statues in the country, which date back to the late-ninth century are to be designated as national treasures.
Vietnam logs over 1.44 million international arrivals in first eight months
Of the international arrivals, 88.2 per cent came to Vietnam by air, up 18.5 times, while 11.8 per cent by road and 0.03 per cent by sea.
Step into a video game at Super Nintendo World, explore new sights
Even though they opened just last year, Universal Studios Japan’s latest attraction is already swarming with local visitors who cannot get enough of the rides and experience.
Tourism picking up in Zambales, with 500,000 visitors in 6 months
The biggest number of arrivals was recorded during the summer months, with 207,645 locals and 9,210 foreigners arriving in April, and 83,964 locals and 2,950 foreigners arriving…