News in Asia

Sri Lanka to upgrade three domestic airports giving them international status. With these three newcomers, the total number of international airports in the country reaches five. 

Myanmar expands the list of nationalities eligible for Visa On Arrival on entering the country.

Travelling by train between Jakarta and Bandung, Java, now becomes faster with a new Argo Parahyangan train laucnhed by the state-owned PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) railway company. 

TripAdvisor an American travel website company and a popular tourist activities reservation platform has announced they will exclude from their listings activities from venues that offer whales or dolphin shows and performances. 

The Thadingyut Festival, the annual Lighting Festival of Myanmar, falls on Sunday, October, 13 this year. One of the most important events of the Buddhist calendar, the festival will be celebrated country-wide.

Two fresh water lakes in Mandalay, Myanmar, will be designated as protected wetland areas in order to preserve their unique biodiversity and regulate development of the shores of the lakes.

The Great Wine and Dine Festival in SIngapore invites all foodies to indulge in delectable offerings through live demonstrations and hands-on masterclasses by Resorts WorldTM Sentosa’s celebrity chefs and the world's top wine critics the next weekend.

Korean Air has announced a launch of three new routes to China (Nanjing, Zhangjiajie and Hangzhou) and one – to the Philippines, all to start in October.

The number of foreign tourists visiting the world-famous Angkor Archaeological Park in Siem Reap continues to fall, the latest figures of Angkor Enterprise reveal.

While the star attraction of Preah Vihear Province in Cambodia is undoubtedly the namesake temple, following the restoration of the last year the Chaktomuk Temple, a unique ancient Buddhist shrine in Cambodia, is becoming increasingly popular with tourists, too.

Passenger numbers on domestic routes in Thailand dropped 1.4 percent over the last 12 months, the Airports of Thailand (AOT), the body that manages Thailand's six biggest airports has reported recently.

The Philippines report a constant rise in numbers of travellers – and big international hotel chains are ready to accommodate them. Marriott has recently unveiled its plans to more than triple its portfolio of hotels in the Philippines in the next five years.

October is a big month for the festival calendar in India. Here are some of the most prominent celebrations not to miss if you happen to be in India during this period.

Komodo Island, Indonesia will not close – Indonesia cancels plans to shut the popular island the next year regardless its previous intentions.

In a bid to encourage tourism, Saudi Arabia is now offering tourist e-Visas and Visas on arrival to travellers visiting the country with tourism purposes.

Bangkok International Dance and Music Festival, an annual extravaganza of performing arts, is on at the capital of Thailand right now. The festival kicked off on September, 11 and will run till October, 23.

In a bid to encourage more international visitors to experience the country, the Tourism Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of Taiwan launches 2+1 high-speed rail travel discount program.

A new high-speed rail route in Taiwan set to open by the end of 2029 will link Kaohsiung to Pingtung without cutting through the centre of Taiwan’s largest southern city and the airport, the Ministry of Transportation confirmed in the end of the last weel.

Beijing's new 'starfish' airport officially opened on Wednesday, September, 25, 2019, even ahead of China's 70th anniversary.

All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan's largest airline, has joined hands with Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu), one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group operating intercity rail services in Kyushu, Japan to encourage domestic and international travellers to experience the Kyushu region.