Showing posts with label Islands. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Islands. Show all posts
Tuesday, 16 November 2021

Thailand’s Maya Bay set to reopen in January

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Maya Bay. Remember that breathtakingly pretty beach on Koh Phi Phi Leh off Krabi? Now, the beach that featured in “The Beach” is now poised ...
Thursday, 28 October 2021

Cambodia to re-open to international travellers

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Foreign tourists will soon roam Cambodia's ancient Angkor Wat temples once again, after officials on Tuesday flagged a partial reopening...
Monday, 11 October 2021

Vietnam mulls welcoming foreign tourists to select destinations

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Authorities may reopen select tourist destinations to vaccinated foreign visitors, but the timeline will depend on localities' readiness...
Thursday, 7 October 2021

Thailand targets $26 billion in local tourism revenue next year

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       BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand aims to generate at least 882 billion baht ($26 billion) in domestic tourism revenue next year, from gov...
Sunday, 9 August 2020

Tourists flock to Bali after ban lifted

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Tourism in Bali has seen a surge after local authorities opened the resort island to tourists in late July. According to Bali Tourism Agenc...
Monday, 12 August 2019

Thailand’s Ang Thong National Marine Park, the ‘new’ Maya Bay

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With Thailand’s Maya Bay in Koh Phi Phi Ley remains closed indefinitely to allow the tourist-magnet some much-needed time to recover...
Saturday, 10 August 2019

#Vietnam - Rough Guides names Ha Long Bay among world’s 100 best places to visit

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  British travel magazine Rough Guides has voted for Ha Long Bay as one of the 100 most beautiful places to visit next year. In the...
Friday, 28 June 2019

#Vietnam a top holiday draw in Southeast Asia

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South China Morning Post has listed Vietnam among six Southeast Asian countries whose beauty is largely undiscovered. The Hong Kong...
Monday, 25 February 2019

#Thailand - Music and sea breezes at the Krabi Naga Fest

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The Krabi private and public sector in conjunction with the Tourism Authority of Thailand is holding the Krabi Naga Fest 2019 from M...
Saturday, 16 February 2019

Phu Yen, #Vietnam’s land of the rising sun

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 The easternmost province is a top choice for adventures and to enjoy the beauty of nature including some out-of-the-world landscapes. ...
Tuesday, 1 January 2019

Bali's beaches are the top attraction on the resort island

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Indonesia remains an attractive destination for Chinese tourists to visit during the year-end holiday season, according to a survey, d...
Saturday, 27 October 2018

#Philippines - The new-Boracay opens with a whole new set of rules

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It’s open again. Boracay Island, forced to close after being described by Philippine President Duterte as a’cesspool’, has undergone a...
Monday, 22 October 2018

#Thailand - Marine protections ordered for #Samui to preserve ecosystem

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THE DEPARTMENT of Marine and Coastal Resources has decreed protective measures for tourist destination...
Tuesday, 11 September 2018

#Vietnam - Ha Long Bay: Nine must-visit places

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The Ha Long Bay region in Vietnam comprises nearly 2,000 islands, 59 discovered caves, as well as grottoes, undisturbed beaches and ol...
Wednesday, 22 August 2018

On Thai island #Phuket, hotel guests check out of plastic waste

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For the millions of sun seekers who head to Thailand's resort island of Phuket each year in search of ...
Thursday, 5 April 2018

#Thailand - Maya Bay from 'The Beach' to be shuttered for 4 months

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The once-idyllic Thai bay that became a must-see on the tourist trail after the 2000 movie "The Beach...
Wednesday, 7 February 2018

#Thailand - Limiting tourists on the most popular islands

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The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation held a meeting at the Pearl Hotel on Phuke...
Friday, 12 January 2018

Smoking to be stubbed out on Thai beaches

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Smokers who flout a smoking ban on 20 of Thailand's most famous tourist beaches will face a $3,000 fine or up to a year in prison,...
Wednesday, 10 January 2018

Travelers’ Choice Destinations on the Rise in 2018

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Savvy, curious travelers who understand that Japan is more than just Tokyo have had Ishigaki, Japan on their travel radar, as the isla...