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Asia Pacific shows strong sign of growth in tourist arrivals in 2014

Asia Pacific shows strong sign of growth in tourist arrivals in 2014

Asia Pacific enjoyed promising tourism this year. 2014 saw an increase of 5 per cent in international tourist arrivals in the Asia Pacific through October according to a UNWTO report.
Foreign exchange rates a major factor in Malaysian outbound MICE

Foreign exchange rates a major factor in Malaysian outbound MICE

OUTBOUND tour operators handling MICE business in Malaysia are projecting a drop in business next year no thanks to the ailing ringgit, but destinations with cheaper local currencies will enjoy the silver lining of...
South Korea’s budget carrier opens Hanoi-Incheon route

South Korea’s budget carrier opens Hanoi-Incheon route

South Korea’s low-cost carrier Jeju Air on Thursday launched a new daily route connecting Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi and South Korea’s Incheon city. The four-hour flight will depart from Hanoi at 2:25 pm....
Mekong region spanning Vietnam, Cambodia among 50 best places for 2015 travel

Mekong region spanning Vietnam, Cambodia among 50 best places for 2015 travel

U.S. travel magazine Travel + Leisure suggests people travel to Vietnam and Cambodia by river and spend three to 15 days trying riverboat tours in the Mekong River region – one of the best places for tourism next year.
Siem Reap, a World’s Best City in 2014

Siem Reap, a World’s Best City in 2014

Cambodia’s Siem Reap province, home to the famous Angkor temples, was ranked 4th on the Travel + Leisure magazine’s world’s best cities list in 2014, according to CNN Travel.
Top 10 sheepish travel encounters for the Chinese Year of the Sheep

Top 10 sheepish travel encounters for the Chinese Year of the Sheep

From wild flocks to woolly socks to lamb chops: we shepherd ewe through a global celebration of the Chinese Year of the Sheep.