Philippines welcomed 4.68m foreigners in 2013
Nearly 4.7 million foreigners visited the Philippines in 2013, according to a statement by the country’s Department of Tourism (DOT) on February 13. The DOT said foreign visitor arrivals jumped 9.56...
View ArticleTourism numbers in Laos up 13% in 2013
Laos’ Ministry of Tourism and Sports’ Tourism Development Department reported last week that international arrivals to the country had soared 13 per cent to close 3.7 million visits in 2013. The...
View ArticleLaos expects tourism boom
About 3.9 million foreign tourists are expected to arrive in Laos in 2014 according to new forecasts and modeling, an official in the sector has announced. The new forecast comes after some 3.7 million...
View ArticleThis should be the ‘Visit Malaysia Year 2014’
The unfolding tragedy of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is likely to have an impact on tourism numbers in Malaysia this year, although the effects are being downplayed by the country’s tourism...
View ArticleThai tourism numbers could drop by 10%
The Tourism Authority of Thailand said on March 31 that international tourism arrivals could drop by 10 per cent in the first half of 2014 if the political problems in the country are not solved by...
View ArticleMyanmar: E-visa for tourists available from today
Myanmar’s immigration authorities on Monday, September 1 formally introduced online electronic e-visas for all foreign tourists in a bid to boost tourist arrivals in the country. The formal launch of...
View ArticleMyanmar’s high hotel rates likely to stay
A new report says that the high rates for hotels in Myanmar won’t fall in the mid-term, despite many new hotels are being opened in the country. The average cost of a hotel room is about $160 per night...
View ArticlePhilippines’ tourism sector bullish on 2015 ASEAN integration
The Philippine tourism sector is catching up with its neighbours and is more optimistic on its prospects with the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) integration moving into full swing by...
View ArticleIndonesia and Laos look at air connection
Laos and Indonesia believe tourism cooperation between the countries will be a major benefit in the long-term, but better airline connections are needed first. Representatives of Lao and Indonesian...
View ArticleThailand’s tourist arrivals in August fall 11.9%
The number of tourists arriving in Thailand in August fell 11.9 per cent from a year earlier after a 10.9 per cent drop in July, Department of Tourism data showed, suggesting the industry has not fully...
View ArticleThailand’s troubled South seeks to woo tourists
Come visit us – that is the plea from local authorities in Thailand’s restive south to international tourists. The region, comprising the provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat, has been plagued by...
View ArticleLaos expects 4 million tourists in 2015
Laos expects to attract 4 million international tourist arrivals and generate $639 million in revenue in 2015, tourism officials in the country said. The ministry is preparing for the integration with...
View ArticleThailand to market martial law as ‘tourist attraction’
Facing a double-digit percentage drop in tourism arrivals this year, officials in Thailand say they are preparing to add martial law to a list of tourist attractions, reports suggest. This follows...
View ArticleChina’s travel advisory takes toll on Philippine tourism
Tourist caterers in the Philippines including airlines, hotels and travel agencies have been hit hard after China issued a travel warning against visiting Southeast Asian countries during its weeklong...
View ArticleBrunei Tourism – A sad ‘state’ of affairs
I’m not in a state of grace. It’s something far far loonier. I’m a terrible case; see the lines on my face? In in the state of Dunia. I’m not in a state of sin. Indeed, I’d very much soonier. The post...
View ArticleMalaysia makes strong pitch for luring more visitors
Malaysia in the tourism sector is keen to keep pace in the head-on-head race with its increasingly popular neighbour Thailand by strengthening marketing activities in important source countries, easing...
View ArticleIs it more fun in the Philippines?
The ‘Its more fun in the Philippines’ campaign launched in 2012 to attract more visitors was lauded as a ‘remarkable success’ by Warc 100 and took on a life of its own with citizens sharing their own...
View ArticlePhilippine tourism on a winning streak
Tourism to the Philippines has been on a strong upward trajectory over the past years. The rise of visitor numbers to the country is unprecedented, with the five-million mark crossed in 2015 for the...
View ArticleThailand seeks to develop secondary tourism destinations
Thailand’s government in its effort to broaden the variety of touristic destinations in the country has set its sight on less-known regions that, nevertheless, would appeal to tourists in a similar way...
View ArticleThailand revises tourism revenue forecast downwards
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has cut its estimate for tourism revenue growth this year from ten to 9.5 per cent, attributing the setback to the global slowdown, strong baht and rising fuel...
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