Thailand seeks to restart tourism on islands
Once the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is over, Thailand might seek to launch the reopening of its vital tourism sector on islands like Phuket and Koh Samui, reports said Thursday …
Once the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is over, Thailand might seek to launch the reopening of its vital tourism sector on islands like Phuket and Koh Samui, reports said Thursday …
JC Airlines, a joint venture airline with Chinese investors based in Cambodia, will launch a service to Chiang Mai this July. The airline has logged timetable information with booking sites …
The Tourism and Sports Ministry wants the Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to lift the domestic tourism lockdown starting in June, as the industry prepared for new national safety and health …
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Travel agents are urging the government to open the country to international tourists in July by first allowing coronavirus-free nations to visit without the compulsory 14-day quarantine, along with requiring …
Tourism authorities in Myanmar and Cambodia are eyeing to recapture the Chinese market once travel resumes. At the latest meeting of Mekong Tourism Advisory Group (MeTAG), Hla Myint, director (promotions …
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The Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office, Destination Mekong, and the Mekong Institute are partnering a new initiative that will raise crowdsourcing for new innovations born out of Covid-19 crisis. The targeted …
South-east Asian countries are considering creating “travel bubbles” with their neighbours to safely resume travel ahead of a vaccine. At the latest meeting of the Mekong Tourism Advisory Group, members …
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In Phu Quoc, a Vietnamese island off the coast of Cambodia, posters warning tourists of the dangers of COVID-19 have long since faded in the powerful sunshine, along with the …
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The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to provide the latest update that the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaeo (Temple of the Emerald Buddha) in Bangkok will be …
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Vietnam’s tourism industry is preparing different plans to welcome foreign visitors from countries and territories that have contained the coronavirus pandemic. Nguyen Trung Khanh, director of the Vietnam National Administration …
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To support small travel enterprises during the current Covid-19 crisis, the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office has set up a “Support Experience Mekong Collection members” page on its website. The page …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved on Monday a 20-million-U.S.-dollar loan to support Laos’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lao News Agency (KPL) reported on Monday. The loan, as additional …
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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION MEKONG COVID-19 INNOVATIONS Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office and Mekong Institute partner on new Mekong COVID-19 Innovations Crowdsourcing Initiative Curation of innovative ideas and …
Self-drive holidays in Malaysia and Thailand are expected to see a strong revival as local residents seek safer forms of travel in the early days of tourism recovery. After nearly …
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A Thai vacation conjures a broad spectrum of inviting images, from cliff-sheltered bays with silky white sand to sprawling fluorescent night markets, hedonistic raves, and some of the world’s most …
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