THAILAND continues to lead the MICE race in Southeast Asia by promoting its special lane for MICE travelers at Suvarnabhumi International Airport.TCEB acting president Chiruit Isarangkun Na Ayuthay…
China: Simple tools, old bricks used for Great Wall repairs to preserve culture
AT one of the most treacherous and least restored stretches of China’s Great Wall, a line of pack mules halted upon emerging from the gloom of a dense forest draped in mist and dew.For more t…
Are the chips down for the casino industry in the Philippines?
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte, the flamboyant leader of the Philippines, is shaking up the country’s casino industry yet again.This also comes on the back of a confused attack on one of Manila&rs…
Emirates temporarily banned from adding new flights to Chinese airspace
CHINA’S civil aviation authority has fined the world’s largest longhaul carrier, Dubai-based Emirates, and barred it from adding new destinations and aircraft in China for six months, f…
Emirates banned from Chinese airspace for 6 months
CHINA’S civil aviation authority has fined the world’s largest longhaul carrier, Dubai-based Emirates, and barred it from adding new destinations and aircraft in China for six months, f…
Chinese gay, transgender couples to tie the knot on cruise ship
EIGHT hundred people will watch on Wednesday as Aries Liu, a 32-year-old man who used to be a woman, marries his blushing bride on a cruise ship in waters near China’s business capital of Sha…
Airbnb gets green light in Japan finally
AFTER years of Airbnb hosts operating in gray area, private rentals have finally been legalized in Japan.The new law will require Airbnb hosts to register with local government prior to publicly li…
‘Not the right time’: Malaysia’s new tourism tax agitates hoteliers
SINCE the Malaysian government tabled a new tax for tourists staying at hotels in April, the responses from both tourists and hoteliers have been varied.Confusion has arisen in cities such as Penan…
UN agency to assess airspace closure against Qatar
THE United Nations aviation agency said on Wednesday it was reviewing a request from Qatar to intervene after its Gulf neighbors closed their airspace to Qatar flights, part of the region’s b…
Panda-monium: China’s tourism revenues reliant on the cuddly creatures
THEY chew on bamboo and climb trees, nap for most of the day and win hearts with their fuzzy paws and doe eyes. But now, the iconic giant panda is also netting the Chinese thousands of dollars in t…