The nine-figure outbound travel stats for China are sizzling, along with the multi-billion dollar numbers associated with Chinese travelers spending worldwide. Click through any number of Skift sto…
US ban on travel to North Korea takes effect, tourists bid it farewell
A US State Department ban on travel to North Korea took effect on Friday as the last few American tourists in the isolated country bid their goodbyes, Reuters reported.Burkhead, from Tulsa, Oklahom…
Haj pilgrims worry about Trump travel policies
DONALD TRUMP proved a conversation starter even at the holiest of sites for Muslims, Reuters reported.“People are irritated, angry, somber, a little bit worried,” said Yasir Qadhi, an I…
New approach to safety needed for female business travelers
WOMEN are now the fastest growing segment in business travel. According to Skift, 47 percent of women that travel do so for business.Independent research conducted by Maiden Voyage, a network that …
Thailand govt offers course for local women who marry foreigners
THAILAND’s Social Development and Human Security Ministry is offering a free course for Thai women who marry foreigners to cope with the difficulties of interracial marriage, reports Reuters …
More Chinese travelers being denied US visas – Air China
A SIGINIFANT number of Chinese travelers are getting their US visas denied since the Trump administration took over in January, Skift reported. This is a pattern noticed by China’s flagship c…
Indonesia is relocating its capital, and it’s not the first in Asia to do so
THE Indonesian government recently declared (again) that they are planning to move the capital city of Indonesia from its current location in Jakarta. This is nothing new since plans to relocate ha…
Far-right French comedian and writer invited to North Korea
THE NORTH Korean regime has reportedly invited two renowned French Holocaust deniers to an event it calls a “peace festival”.Both men are notorious anti-Semites and hold criminal convic…
Myanmar: Russian woman gets jailtime, hard labor for wearing sandals in temple
A RUSSIAN national has been jailed for six months with hard labor for wearing sandals in a Buddhist temple and violating visa rules in Burma (Myanmar).Authorities said that her sentence was “…
New Zealand: Labour Party proposes tourism tax for foreign tourists
NEW ZEALAND’S opposition Labour Party wants to implement a tourism tax for international visitors if voted into office during the national election on Sept 23, Reuters reported.The party said…