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Visitor numbers to Myanmar slump significantly
Despite a surge in tourism investment, the number of foreign visitors to Myanmar in 2016 dropped a staggering 38 per cent to below three...
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,...
The 10 least visited countries in the world
Investvine has compiled a list of least visited countries worldwide by tourism numbers, and, guess what, ASEAN nations are not among them.
Here is the...
ADB funds Myanmar-India highway
Myanmar, in cooperation with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), will build a new highway linking the northeastern part of India with Myanmar.
The ADB has...
Looking East: Healthcare investments to consider
The global boom in medical tourism opens many avenues for Middle East investors in healthcare, pharmaceutical supply and related services. In Southeast Asia, the Philippines is the next candidate.
Philippines eyes $2b from health tourism
The Philippines wants to position itself as an inexpensive medical tourism destination and has set the income target from this sector to $2 billion...
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...
Cambodia wants more Kuwaiti tourists
Cambodia wants to increase the number of Kuwaiti tourists visiting the country by forging closer ties between the two nations' tourism agencies and by...
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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...