News in Asia

Tired of spending your time beach-bumming or touring ancient ruins? Here are 5 ideas on unique experiences you can only try in India.

One of the most popular tourist destinations in India, the southern state of Kerala has a lot to offer to a discerning traveller who is looking for roads and places less travelled.  

The annual Thailand Tourism Festival 2019 this year will take place in Bangkok’s Lumphini Park from January 23 till January 29 and will promote environmentally-friendly and sustainable travel.

This week the Immigration Bureau of Thailand has announced that the authorities are considering to let the Chinese tourists to apply for their visa to Thailand via WeChat, the Chinese most popular multi-purpose messaging, social media and mobile payment application.

Travellers to Japan leaving the country either by air or by sea now need to pay a JPY1.000 (~USD10) departure tax effective from January, 7.

Expedia has published a list of the rising destinations in Thailand based on air tickets demand in 2018 and the travel trend makes us look at the roads less travelled.

The official data released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) disclosed that tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka reached 2.33 million visitors in 2018, showing a healthy 10.3% growth compared to the 2017's results of 2.1 million. 

Light railway will soon connect the central part of Sri Lanka's capital city of Colombo to its eastern suburb of Malabe, sitting some 10 km from the centre. 

China Railways announced last week that the world's first self-driving bullet train would be launched by 2022 to become fully operational for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

Air China to open a new air route from Chongqing, a major city in southwest China, to Luoyang, a city in the west of Henan province sitting in the confluence area of Luo River and Yellow River, and one of the four great ancient capitals of China.

The 38th ASEAN Tourism Forum will be held in Halong, Vietnam, with official meetings taking place between January, 14 and January, 18 this year. It is expected that over 1,500 delegates from 10 ASEAN countries will attend the event.

The already impressive portfolio of properties in Vietnam owned by AccorHotels now features a brand-new 745-room resort called the Premier Residences Emerald Bay located in Phu Quoc island.

Lao's annual food festival held in the country's capital city of Vientiane, returns this year at the end of January, from 23 till 26. The festival is organised by the Lao Women’s Union and the Lao Businesswomen’s Association.

Shinta Mani Hotels added one more luxurious property in Cambodia to their portfolio of three resorts – Shinta Mani Angkor Bensley Collection, Shinta Mani Resort and Shinta Mani Shack Angkor late last year.

A new railway route from the capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta, to Southwestern Java has been opened recently by the state-owned railway operator PT KAI.

Smoking ban for the famous Prchrd Road in Singapore kicks in. The precinct-wide smoking ban effective from January, 1st, prohibits smoking to locals and tourists in public areas except within designated smoking areas.

Yangon International Airport (YIA) has beaten the 2017's record of 5.9 million passengers with its 6 millionth guest greeted on December, 28, 2018. 

On December, 29, trains on air spring suspension made their maiden run along Mandalay–Myitkyina railway line in Myanmar. 

Visit a quaint village to feel a slower pace of life or explore the darkest pages of the human history – there are a lot of opportunities to make your Malaysian holiday–2019 an unforgettable one.

Tourism Selangor (Malaysia) has revealed the list of attractions located in the state recommended for visiting in 2019.