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Tourist numbers in Thailand likely to meet 2014 target
International tourist arrivals in Thailand are likely to reach nearly 27 million in 2014 as targeted, Thai News Agency on June 24 reported the...
Vietnam needs to work on friendly image, says minister
Vietnam must prove to international tourists that the country remains a safe and friendly destination to win back their trust amid this time of...
Record tourism arrivals in Singapore in 2013
Singapore remains an attractive destination in 2013, having ended the year with record tourism receipts and international visitor arrivals. The full-year receipts came in...
Thai tourism numbers could drop by 10%
The Tourism Authority of Thailand said on March 31 that international tourism arrivals could drop by 10 per cent in the first half of...
Laos expects tourism boom
About 3.9 million foreign tourists are expected to arrive in Laos in 2014 according to new forecasts and modeling, an official in the sector...
Philippines welcomed 4.68m foreigners in 2013
Nearly 4.7 million foreigners visited the Philippines in 2013, according to a statement by the country's Department of Tourism (DOT) on February 13. The...
Thailand tourism arrivals grew 22% this year
Despite political instability, plans for introducing an entry fee and higher airport taxes, as well as security issues at popular holiday spots, tourism arrivals...
Philippine tourism numbers up 11%
Tourist arrivals in the Philippines reached 2.8 million in the first half of 2013, up 11 per cent from the same period in 2012,...
Vietnam tourism industry in need for a push
Vietnam's tourism numbers are hovering around 6 million per year as compared to Thailand and Malaysia with 22 million and 24 million respectively, and...
Philippine tourism to create 3.6m jobs
The Philippine tourism industry is readied to become the muscle behind the country’s job generation machine, employing 7.4 million people by 2016, up from...
Vietnam to invest massively in tourism
The Vietnam government has said it will allocate no less than $94.2 billion in funds sourced from state resources and private investment to upgrade...
Tourist income surges 70% in Myanmar
Myanmar’s transformation into a coming-of-age tourist hub seems to be set on course. An influx of visitors has made the tourism industry one of...
Luxury hotels discover Philippines
The Philippines are increasingly being targeted by high-end hotel chains due to an anticipated growth in tourism on the back of a fast growing...
Thailand tourism arrivals soaring
Tourism numbers in Thailand are projected to grow by another 10 per cent to 23 million in 2013, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)...
Middle East tourists to Thailand up 51%
Figures released by the Tourism Authority of Thailand show that tourists from the Middle East are currently topping the growth in arrivals to the...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...