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Thais willing to take lower-paying jobs for more business travel opportunities
A NEW survey by Booking.com for Business revealed that 43 percent of Thais would accept a lower-paying job if it meant better travel opportunities. This figure was 13 percent higher than the global…
Beyond Bali: Labuan Bajo is an Indonesian fishing town that deserves your attention
LABUAN BAJO is a rustic fishing town that rests on the island of Flores in the east of Indonesia.Underwater adventures An aerial panorama of Batu Bolong. Pic: Dudarev Mikhail/ShutterstockFor those …
US order could boost Middle East tourism in Thailand
THAILAND might get more tourists from the Middle East as a result of US President Donald Trump’s entry ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries, the head of the tourism authority sa…
5 New Travel Startups From China That Challenge the Status Quo
Ctrip’s acquisition of Skyscanner in late 2016 highlighted again the torrid pace of growth in online travel in China, despite some economic hiccups in the local economy. The move came after l…
On the pulse of a cosmopolitan city: Modern hotels in Sydney
A RECENT report in The Australian Financial Review revealed that Sydney’s tourism boomed in 2016, and hotel operators and owners were the big winners.Tourists are not pouring into the city fo…
The Tank Stream Hotel: Immerse in the thick of the action in Sydney
SYDNEY’S tourism boom is a force to be reckoned with, as suggested by data from Tourism Australia, which revealed an 11.4 percent increase in visitors in 2016 from the year before, or a total…
River of dreams: AVANI Riverside Bangkok Hotel & Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort
YOU don’t need us to tell you that Bangkok is one of the most vibrant cities in Asia, if not the world.This balancing act is precisely one of the reasons tourists from the world over flock to…
Emirates forced to change pilot and crew rosters on US-bound flights after Trump order
EMIRATES has had to change flight attendant and pilot rosters on services to the United States following the sudden US travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries, an airline spokeswoman said Sun…
Off the beaten tech: How two apps are tapping the halal travel market
SPEAK to any Muslim who lives in, or has visited, a foreign country, and they’ll tell you that one of the hardest things about travelling is finding halal food.Thankfully, this is the age of …