Date:17/11/2017 – 19/11/2017 Location:Sokha Siem Reap Resort & Convention Center Welcome to Cambodia Travel Mart “ CTM” 2017; it’s an upcoming B2B travel exhibition for the kingdom, this is the first time ever, the event is going to be held at large scale where local and international buyers, suppliers, trade professionals and media partners meet … Read more
New Marketing Concept “Open to the New Shades of Thailand” launched at WTM London London, 6 November, 2017 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand will use the World Travel Market 2017 (WTM), one of the world’s leading travel trade shows, as a platform to launch its new marketing concept, “Open to the New Shades of … Read more
Why Andrea Dovizioso is already 2017’s MotoGP winner Andrea Dovizioso’s hopes of clinching a first MotoGP title this weekend at Valencia are slim, but Oriol Puigdemont argues the Ducati rider will leave Spain as a winner regardless Many parallels have been made between this MotoGP season and 2006, when Nicky Hayden defied the odds … Read more
History Yangon boasts one of the most spectacular and diverse urban landscapes: famous Buddhist buildings like the Shwedagon Pagoda, Anglican and Roman Catholic Cathedrals, Baptist and Methodist churches, over a dozen Sunni and Shia mosques, Hindu, Parsi and Sikh temples, and even a Jewish synagogue and an Armenian church. The city retains one of … Read more
Vietjet links Ho Chi Minh City to Phuket and Chiang Mai Vietjet has begun selling tickets for two new routes, linking Ho Chi Minh City to the Thai tourist destinations of Phuket and Chiang Mai. To celebrate the launch of the new routes, Vietjet is offering 180,000 promotional tickets priced from only 0 dong (Bt0), … Read more
MotoGP: Mick Doohan talks Marquez, Dovi, Rossi.. A chat with five-time 500cc world champion Mick Doohan during the Malaysian MotoGP pre-event, held at the national Velodrom on Wednesday… Q: First of all Mick, what did you think of that race at Phillip Island? Mick Doohan: It was great, wasn’t it! To be fair, I wasn’t … Read more
Australian GP: Rossi and Dovizioso lied to us. Valentino exaggerated the problems with the Yamaha M1, while Andrea was convinced that the Ducati GP17 would be fast everywhere. Rossi and Dovizioso lied to us. The Yamaha is not as desperately behind as Vale often led us to believe, neither is this year’s Ducati as competitive … Read more
Italy helps to preserve historical buildings in Yangon They look like neglected sleeping beauties: the colonial buildings in Downtown Yangon. Their facade shows cracks, the paint is peeling and windows are broken. For years you could hear the warning: “Visit Yangon before it changes forever.” New investments shift the architecture of the urban landscape quickly. … Read more
Sagaing Region struggling to jump-start wildlife tourism project amid scarce funds Despite having the most forest cover in Myanmar, the Sagaing regional government is struggling to jump-start its wildlife tourism program due to a lack of money to implement it, said a senior official. U Than Htay, a member of the regional Tourism Development Committee, … Read more
Laos Sets Ambitious Plan to Attract 5.2 Million Tourists In 2018 (KPL) The government has an ambitious plan to have more than 5.2 million foreigners visiting the country and increase the annual income generated by the foreign visitors to US$900 million next year. “In order to make a rebound in tourism growth, the Ministry of … Read more
B?c Liêu to host Southern Khmer festival in November B?C LIÊU — The 7th Southern Khmer Festival of Culture, Sports and Tourism will be held in the C?u Long (Mekong) Delta province of B?c Liêu on November 17-19. The festival, organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the B?c Liêu Province People’s … Read more
Lao Government Seeks To Restart Flights At Shuttered Attapeu Airport Source: RFA The Lao government wants its national airline to resume flights to a small airport in the country’s southeastern Attapeu province, though operations were suspended a year ago because of low passenger numbers and mounting debt, a government official who manages Laos’ airports said. … Read more
Sharing the Karen way of life, sufficiently Phanon Khorsook, 24, faced disappointment and confusion from his parents and community when he decided to return to the mountainous village in Uthai Thani where he was born after earning a bachelor’s degree… They felt he could find a job with better pay in Bangkok or in the … Read more
Australian MotoGP: Top 5 quotes after race Marc Marquez “It was such an amazing race, I think we put on a fantastic show for the fans! I’m very happy, as I knew that today was important. Dovi was struggling a little this weekend, while I was feeling really good on the bike and had to … Read more
Japanese Film Festival to begin in Vietnam next week The 2017 Japanese Film Festival will take place sequentially in three of Vietnam’s biggest cities from next week to early 2018, the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam has announced. Eleven new films, which are made after 2015, will be screened at cinemas in … Read more
Hanoi breaks into top 10 fastest growing tourism cities in the world: report Jakarta also made it to the top 10, indicating Southeast Asia’s rising significance as a key travel hub. Hanoi has been ranked seventh on a new list of the world’s fastest-growing tourism cities, making a marked improvement from last year’s index. The … Read more
It was the only hotel in Vietnam to make the list. Leading travel guide Condé Nast Traveler has named The Reverie Saigon in downtown Ho Chi Minh City at number four on its list of the “50 Best Hotels in the World”. The results were compiled following a survey of more than 300,000 of the … Read more
The lonely tower of Lim Chin Tsong Empty and overlooked, the Chin Tsong palace is one of Yangon’s most eccentric landmarks. By JARED DOWNING | FRONTIER Photos THEINT MON SOE aka J IN 1920, French statesman Georges Benjamin Clemenceau visited the stunning mansion of Chinese businessman Lim Chin Tsong, perhaps for an evening of banter … Read more
Chiang Mai expands international direct flights to meet ATF 2018 demand BANGKOK, 20 October, 2017 – Chiang Mai continues to expand international direct flights to Thailand’s Northern gateway city as it prepares to meet the demand leading up to the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2018 (ATF 2018) in January next ye Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn, Governor of … Read more
Luang Prabang Film Festival Announces 2017 Lineup KPL) The Luang Prabang Film Festival (LPFF) has announced the lineup for its eighth annual event, which will run on December 8-13 2017. Official selections are made by experts and critics from across Southeast Asia referred to as “Motion Picture Ambassadors,” and represent a carefully chosen collection of … Read more
What’s it really like to work with Valentino Rossi? Few would argue that Valentino Rossi is MotoGP’s ‘GOAT’ – but what’s it really like to work with The Doctor on a day-to-day basis? We asked Aussie mechanic Alex Briggs, a long-standing member of the Rossi squad. Alex Briggs has lived the ultimate MotoGP mechanic life. … Read more
Analysis: Why Pedrosa’s helplessness is Michelin’s frustration The tyre problems that have robbed Dani Pedrosa of any chance to fight in certain MotoGP races this year have been a source of great frustration to Michelin, which is trying to help the Spanish veteran. Last Sunday at Motegi, Pedrosa withdrew from the race with four laps … Read more
Popular Bagan Pagoda Closes After Terrace Collapse October 2017 YANGON — One of the most popular sunset-viewing pagodas in the ancient city of Bagan is temporarily closed to the public after the lower parts of the first terraces in the southeastern part of the pagoda collapsed on Wednesday because of rains, according to the Department … Read more
2018 is a Visit Laos Year & the tourist office is making an effort to promote up country festivals. Check out some of these, listed by province. Oudom Xai Khmu New Year December 2017 – January 2018 Xekong 21-13 January 2018 Ethnic Festival City Pillar Luang Namtha 1st February 2018 Ethnic … Read more
MSIG Thailand Action Asia 50 – 1st Edition Trail Running Race When: 17 December 2017 Where: Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai The MSIG Thailand Action Asia 50 – 1st Edition trail running race will be held in Doi Inthanon National Park on 17 December, 2017. This fundraising event is jointly organised by the Doi … Read more