Thailand's tourism industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak in China resulting in numbers of Chinese visitor plunging at all the most popular tourist destinations across the country.
Passenger traffic grew moderately in 2019, according to the figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA). It is a very positive result taking into consideration an overall slowdown in the global economy and regional trade tensions.
It is a bright spot amid the coronavirus outbreak hysteria – Sapporo's Snow Festival in Japan kicked off today as planned. And it is probably a great time to visit right now as crowds are thinner than usually.
The Mount Huangshan Scenic Area, a part of a mountain range in southern Anhui province in eastern China, will offer visitors half-price tickets during the month of February to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its recogition as the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Vat Phou festival will be held in Champasak province in Laos on February 5–8. The annual event celebrates the grandeur of Laos' largest Khmer Hindu temple complex.
Vietjet, Vietnam-based international low-cost airline, has recently launched the first direct flight between Vietnam's capital of Hanoi and Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia.
Sriwijaya Air, an Indonesian Jakarta-based airline and the country's third largest carrier, relaucnhes its flights to Makassar this month.
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The famed Mughal Gardens in Srinagar, Shalimar Bagh, also known as Shalimar Gardens, Farah Baksh, and Faiz Baksh, will fill up a claim to be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Arts, Culture and Languages (JKAACL) and Department of Archives, Archaeology, and Museums in Srinagar said.
AirAsia X, a sister company of the famous Malaysian low-cost airline that operates long-haul budget flights, laucnhed a new flight between Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, and Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan.
Mumbai becomes home to India's biggest and tallest aviary. The new avairy was inaugurated this week by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray as part of the Republic Day festivities.
Indian Government will reward those Indian citizens who travel to at least 15 domestic destinations within a year.
The Indian state of Uttarakand will host the Tehri Lake Festival starting from March, 17 to March, 19. Asia' biggest lake festival will draw visitors from around the world.
Saudi Arabi to host a new edition of Desert X, a site-specific, contemporary art exhibition from the Coachella Valley in Southern California.
Pokhara, Nepal, is set to host the Paragliding World Cup Asian Tour (PWCAT) and the 19th Nepal Open Paragliding Championship. The event is scheduled to take place between February 23–29 this year.
Goa, India, will soon get its long awaited for second airport. The Supreme Court has recently granted permission for construction of the international airport which should be completed in the course of three years.
Thai Nguyen, in northeast Vietnam, will host Vietnam Tea Festival this spring, between April 17–19.
Vietnam's Central Coastal province of Quang Nam is targeting to welcome 8.1 million visitors, both domestic and international, in 2020. In 2019, the province received 7.7. million tourists with 4.6 million being foreigners.
Taal Volcano, the second most active volcano of the Philippines and a popular tourist attraction in the province of Batangas, remains under alert level 4. It means the risk of a hazardous eruption is still high and tourists are not allowed to visit the caldera and the adjacent areas.
According to the data released by the Department of Tourism (DOT) of the Philippines, between January and November 2019, 7.4 million international travellers visited the country, the number showing a 15.58 percent growth rate on year-to-year bases.