Jakarta: The rich culinary legacy of Indonesia has been emphasized by the country’s tourism ministry as a crucial tactic to draw in more overseas visitors. On February 7, Hariyanto, the ministry’s deputy for tourism and infrastructure development, stated that one of Indonesia’s top priorities, both now and in the future, is culinary tourism. The official…
BENGALURU: With over a million visitors in 2024, India was a significant contributor to Malaysia’s tourism development, with more than half of these visitors coming from Southern India. As part of its Visit Malaysia 2026 roadshow, Tourism Malaysia began its Sales Mission in India on February 3–7, covering Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Kochi, to build on…
Singapore: The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) announced on February 4 that tourism spending in Singapore is expected to reach a record high in 2024, exceeding the pre-pandemic high of S$27.7 billion in 2019. After hitting $22.4 billion between January and September 2024, tourism receipts for the entire year are expected to approach the upper end…
January 25, Hong Kong—The 300-year-old town of Kuk Po is attracting many tourists from Hong Kong because its dilapidated homes and reed fields provide a break from the city’s infamously fast-paced lifestyle. Even as shiny skyscrapers appeared in neighbouring Shenzhen over the Chinese border, the beach community, which was formerly inhabited by Hakka people from…
Laotian Times, or VIENTIANE: According to Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Laos has seen more than five million visitors this year, surpassing projections and bringing in over US$1 billion. The PM claims that domestic visitor numbers exceeded the goal by 27%, demonstrating the effectiveness of the Visit Laos Year 2024 initiative. Sonexay also gave the Laos-China…
New Delhi, India—The Penang Port Commission (PPC) and Port Klang Authority (PKA) inked a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian Port Association in New Delhi to boost Malaysia-India maritime cooperation further. Dato’ Jana Santhiran Muniayan, Secretary General of Malaysia’s Ministry of Transport, and Dato Yeoh Soon Hin for PPC represented Malaysia at the signing ceremony….
To highlight the latest advancements in the digital transformation of the culture and tourism industries, China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT) chose 10 model cases on Monday from a total of 183 cases leading the way in digital innovation in these fields. These initiatives use technology like virtual reality and artificial intelligence to promote…
Vietnam made a strong impression at the World Travel Market (WTM) 2024 in London, presenting its diverse tourism offerings to an international audience. Led by Vice Chairman Pham Van Thuy of the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT), the delegation emphasized the country’s commitment to sustainable tourism development. Key representatives from the Vietnam Tourism Development…
VIENTIANE: This week in Siem Reap, Cambodia, the third edition of the Cambodia-Laos tourist Business to Business (B2B) Forum and the Cambodia-Laos Joint Tourism Working Group on tourist collaboration was held. Under the 2023–2024 action plan, the meeting identified and reviewed possible collaborative projects and activities to strengthen bilateral tourist cooperation. Deputy Director General Phouthone…
Türkiye will raise its goal number of tourists to 61 million by the end of this year. Tourism brought in $46.9 billion for the nation in the first nine months of this year. According to Azernews, arrivals rose by 18.3 per cent compared to the epidemic period, precisely the same period in 2019, and by…