SECURITY officials in southwest China received a gruesome shock when a man walked through their bus station checkpoint with two human arms packed in his luggage, local media reported.Citing a repor…
Lonely Planet rolls out Instagram-like photo app
IF it’s all about the ‘gram while traveling, Lonely Planet has jumped on the Instagram-inclined bandwagon with a new crowdfunded app called Trips.Similarly to Instagram, users can like …
Wild, wild West: Chinese tourists taking on US beyond Hollywood
THE irrefutable spending power of Chinese tourists is spreading beyond Asia Pacific into the United States in major cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and New York.One of the most p…
Marriott joins forces with Alibaba to tap into Chinese market
ALIBABA GROUP and Marriott International will be teaming up to a digital partnership intended to transform the face of travel for Chinese tourists by leveraging on the power of Alibaba’s vast…
Thailand mulls recruiting Bollywood stars to lure more Indian tourists
THAILAND is looking to use a star-studded Bollywood lineup to boost the number of Indian tourist arrivals into the country.The minister also said the move was aimed at drawing high-spending tourist…
Hong Kong turns away visitors amid alleged terrorism fears
OFFICIAL statistics have revealed just under 14,000 people from Asia Pacific were refused entry into Hong Kong last year because the reasons for their visits were “doubtful”. This figur…
Sydney Airport to roll out new security measures following terror scare
A BOMB scare last week prompted Sydney Airport to introduce new guidelines for domestic travelers including restrictions on carrying liquids onboard, biometric ID checks by iris or fingerprint, and…
Indonesia’s Asean Literary Festival attracts thousands, tackles art and social issues
“FOR 50 YEARS, Asean was no more than a slogan and a series of meetings of elites. If we want to be a real community, we have to work at the grassroots level,” said Indonesian novelist …
Chinese tourists arrested in Germany for Nazi salute
TWO Chinese tourists learned the hard way that it is illegal to perform the Nazi salute in Germany after they were arrested for raising the Sieg Hailing outside parliament in Berlin on Saturday.If …
Indonesia: Armed police and soldiers deployed to scare off wild monkeys
A TROOP of wild monkeys in the Boyolali district of Central Java has called upon the attention of Indonesian task forces after the animals began to pose danger to locals by “terrorizing&rdquo…