SRI LANKA announced higher returns and residence visas, with immediate effect, for foreigners who invest funds of at least US$300,000, in a move to ease pressure on the island nation’s rupee …
The stunning Shiv Niwas Palace Hotel will let you live like royalty in Udaipur
AT first, I suspected my voluminous travelling pants marked me out as somewhat unsuitable for a stay at this palatial hotel. The security guard, in his finery, wasn’t about to let me in.We ar…
Thailand welcomes cruise ship tourism
ITALY-BASED cruise liner company Costa Crociere will make its debut in Laem Chabang port near Bangkok as its maritime tourism hub to serve cruise ship travelers within the ASEAN region.He added, &l…
Cathay Pacific will downsize and reduce budgets to compete with Chinese airlines
CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS is expected to announce job cuts, cost reductions and to shift flights to its short-haul arm when it unveils the results of a key review this week, as it grapples with growin…
Let it snow: How to make the most of a winter holiday in South Korea
WINTER is coming. Or at least in South Korea, it is.Here are a few ideas.Ski (but of course) Pic: Suchart Boonyavech/ShutterstockIt’s ski season every time it snows in South Korea, hence it&r…
Thailand’s Crackdown on Cheap Chinese Tours Cuts Lunar New Year Holiday Numbers
Chinese hotel bookings to Thailand for the Lunar New Year have tumbled as a crackdown on cheap package tours hits visitor numbers from its biggest source of holiday-makers.Tourism is increasingly i…
Chinese Travelers Will Make Nearly 3 Billion Trips Over Next 4 Weeks
High-speed trains at a maintenance station wait to set out in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei province. Officials expect that Chinese travelers will make almost 3 billion trips during the holida…
Instagram Launches Ads in Its Stories — Digital Travel Marketing News
This week’s top news is about Instagram Stories.Instagram, and its parent company Facebook, have quickly become a digital advertising juggernaut, with the social conglomerate accounting for m…
Bangkok’s Chinatown is a giddying array of food, flashing lights, and fun
BANGKOK’S Yaowarat Road seems to throb and pulsate at nights; it’s a flurry of cars zipping past makeshift street stalls, and garish neon lights suspended above rows of shops.The thick …
Over two-thirds of Japan’s coral reef dead from bleaching – report
OVER 70 percent of Japan’s biggest coral reef has died, according to a survey released Tuesday by the Japanese environment ministry.A Japan Times report on the survey quoted a ministry offici…