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The majestic Danxia landform in Zhangye, with a built-in footpath that allows tourists to walk on. The offending tourists entered the forbidden areas by leaping over these fences.

Chinese tourists destroy 200,000-year-old landformZhangye in the Gansu province of China is home to an ancient land formation that dates back 200,000 years — and that’s just the...

The long road from Vladivostok to Greece.

OTA pays up for booking man into wrong hotel – 11,370 kilometres awayA Chinese tourist was dumbfounded when an online travel agency booked him into a hotel thousands of kilometres from his...

Mingkwan Metmowlee, the new president of FATA, and Datuk Hamzah Rahmat, the new FATA executive director.

FATA appoints new president and executive directorThe Federation of ASEAN Travel Association (FATA) held their Extraordinary General Meeting and Board meeting last week, and a...

Tourism Malaysia vows to change ‘hideous’ logoWhen Tourism Malaysia released the new “Visit Malaysia 2020” logo back in January, it was met with mockery and disdain from the...

The chilli crab is the only Singaporean dish in the top 20.

Lonely Planet names top 500 best food experiences in the worldIf you are a foodie, listen up! Lonely Planet has just released a new food-based travel guide called Ultimate Eatlist, which...

The tourist triggered every speed camera on the Sheikh Zayed Road.

Lamborghini tourist in speed camera meltdownA British tourist has collected tens of thousands of dollars in traffic fines in a few hours after he rented a luxury supercar...

Now this is what really annoys travellers

Now this is what really annoys travellersOnline travel agent Agoda has launched a 'Selfie Fail' campaign comprising of cheeky listicles and a video montage highlighting...

Welcome to the Land of Many Rabbits

Welcome to the Land of Many RabbitsA literal map of the world published by an Australian credit card comparison company has gone viral, being picked up by nearly...

Malaysia keeps tourism in the picture with new Cabinet ministers.

MATTA salutes Malaysia’s new tourism ministersThe Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) has welcomed the announcement of the full Malaysian Cabinet that...

Unvaccinated travellers might be turned away from Singapore under proposed changes to the law.

Travelling to Singapore? You might want to get vaccinatedSingapore may start turning away foreign visitors who are not vaccinated against serious infectious diseases as its Ministry of...