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Philippines gets a new tourism chiefThe Philippines has a new tourism head: Bernadette Romulo-Puyat was appointed secretary of the Department of Tourism (DOT) a...

Boracay casino developer bars government exec from premises

Boracay casino developer bars government exec from premisesThe ongoing controversy over the closure of Boracay island just got more contentious after the developer of a 23-hectare,...

Sanya city in Hainan province, China

Visa-free access to ‘China’s Hawaii' expandedVisitors from 59 countries have been granted visa-free entry to Hainan island in an unprecedented move by the Chinese...

Lionel Yeo, STB’s chief executive, speaking at the Tourism Industry Conference 2018.

Singapore ‘competes from a position of strength’, says tourism chiefAmid key disruptions in the global tourism industry, Singapore tourism saw a record year-on-year growth in 2017 in terms of...

The relaxed visa policy for five European countries has raised visitor arrivals to Vietnam

Visa waiver rollout lifts arrivals to VietnamNearly 13 million foreign visitors visited Vietnam in 2017, representing an increase of almost 30%. Experts say that this comes...

UNICEF is concerned about the growth of residential care centres in Cambodia

Australia moves to crackdown on voluntourismThe Australian Consulate-General in Bali has met with NGOs and local volunteer groups to launch the Australian Government’s...

Hong Kong’s liveability rating has plunged.

If you're an expat, here's where you should be living and workingPoor air quality and the resulting possibility of infectious disease risk has kept Hong Kong’s liveable city ranking down at...

China will recognise Ireland’s St Patrick’s Day on March 17.

Why Europe turned red for China, and China will go green for IrelandMore than 50 landmarks, iconic sites and venues across Europe turned a shade of red last weekend to build a symbolic bridge of...

Travellers should take note of potential health risks in sea-based activities.

Love spending hours in the sea? You may want to think twiceA study conducted by researchers in the United Kingdom has found that sea-based activities like swimming, bathing, and water...

A Bangladeshi passenger was arrested for stripping naked and ‘misbehaving’ on board a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Dhaka.

An airplane horror story: passenger’s naked antics go viralA passenger who stripped naked on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Dhaka was arrested by the Dhaka security team and remanded...