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Indonesia's resplendent culture on display during the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2023, which took place February 2-5 in Yogyakarta.

Indonesia wants visitors to stay longer and spend moreIt's 'quality over quantity' as the host country of ATF 2023 woos visitors with new tourism products and rustic destinations.

The "Your Ticket Your Visa" service is provided by SAUDIA via its website and smart applications.

Saudi stopover is now so much smootherVisa-flight ticket link encourages passengers to perform Umrah, visit key destinations in the kingdom.

The Hong Kong Tourism Board is giving travellers millions of reasons to re-engage with one of the world’s most popular destinations, including getting Aaron Kwok to dance down its streets.

Hello Hong Kong, the city is set to sizzle againFree flights, free drinks and a million offers to lure visitors back to the city.

McKinsey survey found 40% of Chinese travellers want their next trip to be international.

Nothing will stop the China travel tide, says McKinseyA few hurdles remain, including ticket prices, but the travel industry’s suffering will soon be over.

French ski resorts face closure during general strike.

France travel warning over strike threatsGeneral strike could disrupt travel plans and ski resorts.

Bail is expecting to attract a quarter of a million Chinese tourists this year, well below pre-pandemic levels.

Bali implores China: Give us more flightsTourism minister calls on Chinese airlines to step up services.

Saudi Arabia wants to become one of the largest leisure tourism industries in the world between now and 2030.

Saudi Arabia splashes out the cash to lure Chinese travellersMega developments are in the works to draw the Chinese visitors away from their traditional favourite destinations.

Paris has the world’s biggest tourism economy.

These are the world’s most powerful tourism citiesParis comes out on top, while Beijing, Shanghai and Macau are on the up and coming.

Singapore’s top visitor markets comprise of Indonesia, India and Malaysia.

Singapore tourism on track for full recovery by 2024After surpassing tourism targets in 2022, the Lion City looks to double visitor arrivals in 2023 to over 12 million.

ForwardKeys' Olivier Ponti predicts that the Chinese travellers will come back in full force by Q2.

When China stirs, the world of travel beholdsChina's reopening has led to swift spike in flight bookings despite high air fares, but full resurgence of the outbound market...

Tourists can expect to find year-round events focused on Thailand’s 5Fs – food, festival, film, fight and fashion.

Thailand flexes bigger muscles in Visit Thailand Year 2023Ongoing campaign by TAT gets boosted with new concepts and more experiential offerings.

Tourism Malaysia hopes to entice more millennial travellers with experiential coffee journeys.

Stop and smell the coffee in MalaysiaTake time to enjoy Northern Malaysia Coffee Experience, an experiential journey that immerses travellers in rural gems over a...

Japanese citizens can visit the most destinations in the world visa-free.

Who holds the world’s most powerful passport in 2023?The top three countries on the latest Henley Passport Index are all from Asia.

The ‘D33’ agenda maps out how the city can ensure the highest levels of security and safety for Dubai’s citizens and residents.

Dubai aims to be among the top three global citiesThe Dubai Economic Agenda ‘D33’ details the city’s ambitious plans of doubling its economy and becoming one of the top three...

TurboJET plans to relaunch 16 trips daily.

Macau-Hong Kong ferry services make a comebackTurboJET poised to resume sailings between the two cities.

Dazhai, China has been awarded as one of the ‘best tourism villages’ in 2022.

The best tourism villages in 2022 according to UNWTOA total of 32 villages across 18 countries including China, Vietnam, South Korea and Saudi Arabia were ranked the best for...

Edge of the World, a natural landmark and popular tourist destination near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Where to travel in 2023: Top ravishing places of the worldThese 10 exciting destinations are on Travel Weekly Asia’s hot list.

A growing number of countries are imposing restrictions on travellers from China amid its Covid surge.

As China’s door reopens, others roll out restrictionsMore countries are imposing Covid restrictions on visitors from China. Meanwhile, Hong Kong lifts all restrictions for...

The drinks are on Dubai as alcohol tax is dumped.

Cheers! Dubai scraps tax on alcoholCheaper booze enhance Dubai’s claim to be the Middle East’s capital of fizz and fun.

Travellers to Zurich can stroll around (and, weather permitting, even take a dip in) Lake Zurich.

Zurich travel guide: What’s new in Switzerland’s largest cityA year-round destination, picturesque Zurich has a lot to offer business and leisure travellers alike.