by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 5, 2024 | Thailand, News, Tourism, Travel
Pattaya’s tourism operators aim to transform the city into a family-friendly destination, distancing it from associations with sex tourism and illegal gambling. The Association of Chonburi Tourism Federation (ACTF) recently convened with...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 2, 2024 | Indonesia, News, Tourism, Travel
Statistics Indonesia reports that the number of international tourist arrivals in the country in the first half of 2024 jumped to 6.4 million, up 21% compared to the same period of 2023. The number of foreign tourist arrivals is the highest since 2020. In June, the...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 24, 2024 | ASEAN, Economy, News, Reports, Tourism, Travel, Vietnam
About 2,800 new units were launched in Vietnam’s resort real estate segment in the second quarter of 2024. This is an eight-fold increase from the first quarter but mostly concentrated in a few locations, the Vietnam Association of Realtors report. In the first...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 23, 2024 | ASEAN, Culture, Entertainment, Finland, Lifestyle, Vietnam
The Finnish fireworks team Pyro has reclaimed the championship of the 2024 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) after beating its Chinese rival in the final round in Da Nang. The Finnish team used about 10,000 firecrackers, double that of its Chinese...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 22, 2024 | Asia, Economy, Japan, News, Tourism, Travel
The number of foreign visitors to Japan between January-June hit a record high of 17,777,200 for the first half of the year, and June saw another record of 3,135,600 visitors in a single month, the Japan National Tourism Organization reports. The record numbers are...
