Southern Thailand braces for flood of Malaysian tourists
Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn believes that the Prime Minister’s move to scrap the Test & Go policy will encourage Malaysian travellers to enter the…
Malaysians set to hit the road during double holiday stretch
However, it is expected that air travel from Singapore and Indonesia would remain sluggish due to the standard operating procedures imposed when travelling to Malaysia.
China’s first archaeological museum completed
With 5,215 cultural relics unearthed from the archaeological sites in the province on display, the museum in Xi'an aims to introduce Chinese culture and history to the world.
Sukhothai temple finds ingenious way of Covid-proofing Songkran ritual
Seated monks placed their hands under a hole in the pipe, with water poured by worshippers into an elevated pedestal at the top of the pipe, from where it flowed down onto the…
Nearly 4.6 million tourists logged in Cambodia over Khmer New Year
The three primary days of Khmer New Year celebrations this year had a similar number of guests to that of 2019, signifying a rebound of domestic tourism to pre-pandemic levels.
More Khmer New Year revellers than before pandemic: Cambodia tourism ministry
The ministry said that of the 862,897 New Year revellers, 8,243 were foreign visitors residing in the country.
Southeast Asia’s tourism industry begins uneven recovery
Asia, though, is lagging a recovery in other regions including Europe, which eased restrictions months ago.
Bangkok likely to be most-visited city for Songkran: Thai tourism authority
The authority also estimates that throughout the Songkran holidays Thailand will see a total of 3.34 million Thai and foreign tourists, who will help generate income of at least…
Epic voyage from Seychelles to Singapore took them two months in a catamaran
Barely three days into their first leg from Seychelles to the Maldives, one engine failed. The other puttered along for a few hours before giving out too.
Thai Airways and Thai tourism authority target large Indian tourist market
Vice-minister for Tourism and Sports Napintorn Srisunpang said the Indian market is significant in South Asia both in market size and tourist purchasing power.