Mekong Tourism Forum 2026 concluded in Yangon
Travel Biz News – YANGON, Myanmar – Tourism leaders, destination experts, community tourism practitioners, educators, hospitality professionals, and regional partners from across the Greater Mekong ...
Travel Biz News --- HANOI: Vietnamese police arrested on Sunday (July 12) the captain of a speedboat that capsized near southern Phu Quoc island, killing 15 Indian tourists, authorities said. The incident occurred on Saturday as the boat carrying 32 Indian tourists, three Vietnamese crew members and a tour guide overturned in rough seas off May Rut Ngoai islet, state media said. Sailors and ...
By Trong Lan / VnExpress South Korea's Incheon International Airport, ranked the world's second-best airport behind Singapore's Changi in the 2026 Skytrax World Airport Awards, has become the fastest major aviation hub to surpass 1 billion cumulative passengers. The airport reached the milestone just 25 years and three months after opening in March 2001, setting a global record and outperforming ...
Travel Biz News --- The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), establishing a framework for cooperation to accelerate the transition of the global travel and tourism sector towards a more sustainable, circular and resilient future. The agreement brings together UNEP's environmental ...
TOKYO ( KYODO )- The Japanese government tripled the departure tax to 3,000 yen ($18) per person to fund measures against issues arising from the surge in inbound tourism. Fees for foreigner visitors who need visas to enter Japan were also hiked , rising fivefold to 15,000 yen for single-entry and 30,000 yen for multiple entries. Meanwhile, the government reduced passport application fees for ...
Travel Biz News --- ITB Asia 2026 , Asia’s largest B2B travel trade show , will be held in Singapore on 21–23 October 2026. Co-located with MICE Show Asia and Travel Tech Asia, the event continues to unite key stakeholders from across the global travel and tourism industry. The event is expected to welcome more than 18,000 participants, 1,500+ quality buyers, over 1,000 exhibitors and more ...
Travel Biz News – YANGON, Myanmar – Tourism leaders, destination experts, community tourism practitioners, educators, hospitality professionals, and regional partners from across the Greater Mekong ...
Travel Biz News — Asian countries are gaining significant ground, with Japan climbing to second place globally and South Korea recording the strongest rise among the top destinations compared with ...
VNA News — Vietnam recorded robust growth in international arrivals during the first five months of 2026, reinforcing its position as one of Asia’s most attractive travel destinations. With over ...
Travel Biz News — PHNOM PENH (Xinhua) – Cambodia attracted a total of 1.01 million international tourists in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, down 44.8 percent over the same period last year, ...
Travel Biz News — Singapore: Singapore’s tourism sector demonstrated steady growth in 2025 with the highest-ever tourism receipts recorded at S$32.8 billion – welcoming 16.9 million international ...
Travel Biz News — HAIKOU, CHINA – Hainan, China’s southern tropical island province, partnered with the international online travel platform Trip.com to officially launch a flight voucher ...
TOKYO ( KYODO ) – The Japanese government is no longer issuing visas for foreign specified skilled workers in the restaurant sector as the quota of 50,000 has nearly been reached – the first ...
Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports Permanent Secretary, Taweewong, revealed that the number of foreign tourists visiting Thailand this year has exceeded 10.3 million. Among them, Chinese tourists ...
Travel BizNews — Kathmandu – Glaciers across the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) are melting at an accelerating rate, with ice loss rates doubling since the year 2000, according to reports released ...
BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) – Chinese authorities have released a package of policy measures aimed at boosting spending by foreign tourists and enhancing exports of tourism services, as part of broader ...
Travel BizNews — HANGZHOU/SHENZHEN ( Xinhua) — As China ushers in the Year of the Horse, millennia-old Spring Festival traditions are blending seamlessly with cutting-edge technology, expressing ...
Travel Biz News — International visitor arrivals to Singapore in 2025 reached 16.9 million, representing a 2.3% growth compared to 2024, with Mainland China (3.1 million), Indonesia (2.4 million), ...
Travel Biz News -- BANGKOK - International visitor arrivals (IVAs) across 39 Asia Pacific destinations will reach 714.9 million in 2026, increasing to 758.8 million in 2027 and 789.2 million by 2028, according to the PATA updated outlook projects ...
Travel Biz News – Kathmandu – Four of the eight countries in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region experienced more than 10 major disasters in 2025, according to data from ICIMOD analysis, highlighting ...
Travel BizNews — Bangkok – The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) recently released the PATA Asia Pacific Visitor Forecasts 2026-2028, which shows that inbound arrivals to the Asia Pacific ...
Travel Biz News — Distinguished personalities at the Nihao China Tourism Promotion program held here in Kathmandu have stressed for joint efforts to strengthen bilateral tourism cooperation between ...
Aparajit Chakraborty and Xu Weiwei / China Daily — NEW DELHI/HONG KONG – New Delhi’s announcement to resume direct flight services between India and the Chinese mainland later this month is expected ...
Travel Biz News — The newly elected executive committee of the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) officially assumed responsibility amidst a formal ceremony today. The new Executive Board, under ...
Travel Biz News — The Ministry of Tourism of India reaffirmed its strong commitment to scaling up the country’s Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) sector. The announcement ...
Travel Biz News — Nepal is among the top ten destinations for solo adventure travel in summer 2025 , according to a panel of travel experts. As searches for solo active holidays increased by 23% ...
Travel Biz News — A total of 1,147,567 visitors visited Nepal in 2024, a cumulative increase of 13.1% over the same period in 2023, according to the preliminary data received from the Department ...
Ramesh Tiwari / Travel Biz News — Kathmandu: Experts and top officials representing different travel tourism related organizations of China have called for more tourism cooperation between China ...
Travel Biz News — The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India announced winners of the “Best Tourism Villages Competition 2024 “on the occasion of World Tourism Day this year. The Best Tourism Villages ...
Travel Biz News --- Vietnam’s largest and beautiful island Phu Quoc, welcomed 5.7 million tourists ...
Travel BizNews --- Bangkok - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has invited travellers from around the world to rediscover balance through the global Healing Journey Thailand campaign, guided by the communication concept Healing is the New Luxury. ...
