New social travel site Spottly: Travel story with pictures
Hong Kong – A social travel site in Asia has lofty aims of being the largest user generated travel platform in Asia. With competitors like TripAdvisor, GoGoBot, Trippy and WAYN, of which at least TripAdvisor is very active in this … Continue reading New social travel site Spottly: Travel story with pictures
“Thainess” and “Happiness” core themes of Tourism Plan 2015
Bangkok – Taking full advantage of the return to peace and order in the kingdom, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has laid out a marketing plan targeting an estimated 1.4 trillion Baht in revenue from foreign tourists and 800 … Continue reading “Thainess” and “Happiness” core themes of Tourism Plan 2015
Thai military stages coup to end prolonged political conflict
Bangkok – The Thai military on Thursday staged a coup d’etat to overthrow an elected government and parliament and abolish the constitution following months of an unresolved political conflict. Under the name of the National Peacekeeping Council, the military seized power … Continue reading Thai military stages coup to end prolonged political conflict
1st ASEAN-Korean Joint Cooperation Committee Meeting
Jakarta – The First Meeting of the ASEAN-Republic of Korea (ROK) Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) was held today at the ASEAN Secretariat. The Meeting reviewed the progress of ASEAN-ROK cooperation in the past one year, particularly the progress of implementation of the … Continue reading 1st ASEAN-Korean Joint Cooperation Committee Meeting
Thai Army Chief declares Martial Law
Bangkok – Thai army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha declared martial rule today at 03.00 a.m. effective throughout the country. According to the chief is was imposed to keep opposing sides of society from clashing with each other or triggering civil war. However, no curfew … Continue reading Thai Army Chief declares Martial Law
Myanmar Hosts ASEAN Summit for the First Time
Nay Pyi Taw – Tomorrow will mark another milestone in Myanmar’s history as it hosts the 24th ASEAN Summit in Nay Pyi Taw, the country’s administrative and political capital. This will be the first time Myanmar hosts an ASEAN Summit … Continue reading Myanmar Hosts ASEAN Summit for the First Time
U.S., Malaysia pledge to promote bilateral ties
Putrajaya – U.S. President Barack Obama and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pledged here Sunday to promote bilateral ties between the two countries, while some issues remained to be resolved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) negotiation. During a bilateral … Continue reading U.S., Malaysia pledge to promote bilateral ties
Chinese premier meets German vice chancellor
Beijing – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with visiting German Vice Chancellor and Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Sigmar Gabriel here on Tuesday.Li said President Xi Jinping’s Germany visit in March has promoted bilateral relations and cooperation. Li also welcomed … Continue reading Chinese premier meets German vice chancellor
MICE: Germany & Switzerland on Top of Asian’s favourite list
London – Recent research conducted by Reed Travel Exhibitions has identified Canada, United States, Germany, Switzerland, UK, France, Italy, Australia, New Zealand and UAE to be amongst the top ten destinations (outside of Asia), selected by Asian meetings planners attending … Continue reading MICE: Germany & Switzerland on Top of Asian’s favourite list
Vietnamese tourists being wooed back to Thailand
Bangkok/Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnamese tourists’ confidence in Thailand as a travel destination has grown steadily since the end of Bangkok’s anti-government protests (as of March 3) and the caretaker government’s lifting of the emergency decree in Bangkok and … Continue reading Vietnamese tourists being wooed back to Thailand