Esther Lew: Travel Weekly Asia

Esther Lew

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In Central Java, a new integrated destination, Borobudur Highlands, is set to open later this year in 2022.

Where super-priority hotspots get top-tier supportMajor infrastructure upgrades and tourism villages are the focus for the five destinations.

Virtual travellers who successfully navigate M Social Decentraland’s obstacle course in the metaverse may be rewarded with real-world hotel prizes.

M Social stamps its ‘M’ in the metaverseTravellers can now virtually check into the world's first metaverse hotel for a peek of a new kind of real estate — and...

From 24 March to now, Absolute Asia Travel and Cruise Tour Mongolia together sold 780 seats to Vietnam.

Absolute Asia Travel looks to Mongolia for recoveryThe Vietnamese tour operator changed its market focus from North America and Europe to North Asia.

Travellers in group tours may be among the first to visit Japan in June.

When will Japan reopen to foreign tourists?A million-dollar question that is finally getting some answers: PM Fumio Kishida hints at reopening the country to travellers...

Passenger movement at Changi Airport reached nearly 40% of pre-Covid levels in the end of April.

Flying is getting its mojo backTravellers are taking to the skies once again, and now airport operations are struggling to keep pace with the demand.

Lufthansa Global Spaces is a platform that allows travellers to book conference rooms, hot desks, and offices flexibly without a membership or existing commitment.

As remote work grows, Lufthansa's going on a workationThe lines between work and play are blurring, and so does Lufthansa in its new service to book workspaces flexibly around the...

For many people, wearing a mask is no longer a burden after two years of compliance.

It's getting a lot more easier to breathe in AsiaAs Covid numbers come down across the region, so are face mask mandates too.

The popular evening light show in Singapore was halted in 2020 due to the pandemic.

It’s lights, camera, action in downtown Singapore againSpectra, Marina Bay Sands’ light and water show, makes its dazzling comeback after two years.

Southeast Asia's tourism sector is making a comeback as intra-region travel picks up.

Southeast Asia charges ahead to catch up on tourism'Tis the season for 'Hurry Raya' too as the region's travellers head overseas for vacations, thanks to borders reopening and...

GlobalData projects that outbound travel from South Korea will exceed pre-pandemic levels by 2024.

Get ready for the K-wave sweeping back into AsiaSouth Korea's comeback is set to revitalise APAC tourism, as the China and Japan markets are yet to return to international...

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