Indonesia pushes tourism to boost mangrove restoration
Indonesia hopes that alongside state efforts, 'ecotourism' that involves people exploring, planting, and caring for the forests will help them understand their importance as carbon stores and biodiversity hotspots.
Chinese visa applications just 35% of pre-pandemic levels, data shows
China's government gave the green light for international travel and resumed issuing passports and travel visas for residents in January.
Thailand says 1 million Chinese tourists visited from January to mid-May
Southeast Asia's second-largest economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter, driven by the continued pickup in the crucial tourism sector, a key source of jobs that was decimated by Covid-19.
China's holiday tourism rebound to pre-Covid levels boosts outlook
Travel-hungry Chinese made 274 million domestic trips during the five-day break that began on Saturday, a rise of 70.8% from a year earlier, and 19% more than during 2019.
China braces for record May Day holiday rush
Authorities are expecting 19 million trips to be made across China's vast railway network, the first day of the five-day holiday, which would be the highest number of rail trips made in a single day in the country's history.
Japan's March visitors at post-Covid high, lured by cherry blossoms
Tourism to Japan all but halted for more than two years until a gradual reopening starting in June 2022.
Great shortfall of China: Australia's biggest tourism market returns with a whimper
In February, the first full month since China's border reopened, Australia recorded 40,430 short-term visitors from China, data shows.
Japan approves country's first casino
The giant resort complex located on Yumeshima will also include hotels, a conference centre, shopping mall, museum and ferry terminal, while high-rollers will have access to an adjacent helicopter pad.
New year revelry returns to Thai streets as tourism rebounds
Festivities for Songkran, a much-loved Thai festival sometimes described as the world's largest water fight, had been muted or barred for the past few years due mainly to Covid-19 restrictions.
Pollution choking Thailand's north hits tourism, worries public
Authorities have blamed a combination of forest fires and crop burning in Thailand and its neighbouring countries.
Sharks, tourists jostle for space around Thai destination island
Shark numbers have improved since almost every last one was driven from the bay by the influx of tourists keen to see the uninhabited idyll that was made famous as the set of Leonardo Di Caprio's thriller 'The Beach'.
Luxury goods tax won't affect tourism, says deputy minister
Steven Sim says visitors to Malaysia are more interested in tourist destinations and local handicrafts than shopping for luxury goods.
