by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 19, 2024 | China, Indonesia, Lifestyle, News, Travel
Indonesia’s Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry aims to attract 1.5 million tourists from China this year, almost double last year’s figure. Among the 12 Chinese airliners that have reopened direct flights to Indonesia are China Eastern Airlines, China...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 18, 2024 | ASEAN, Malaysia, News, Travel
The Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) has announced that all travelers departing from Kuala Lumpur International Airport 1 (KLIA1) will have to pay RM73 (S$21) from 1 June. Currently, those leaving for other ASEAN countries are charged RM35, while those going to...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 13, 2024 | ASEAN, Cambodia, News, Southeast Asia, Travel
Cambodia and Malaysia achieved the highest tourism recovery rates in Southeast Asia. Cambodia’s tourism recovery rate in 2023 was the highest in Southeast Asia at 82.5% of pre-pandemic levels, followed by Malaysia at 77.2%, according to a report by travel research...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 1, 2024 | Indonesia, Economy, News, Travel
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) says he will start working from the new national capital Nusantara in East Kalimantan in July this year. Meanwhile, the Indonesian government is targeting to commence government activities in the new capital on 17 August 2024,...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Feb 27, 2024 | Travel, News, Vietnam
Hoi An in central Vietnam has been voted the friendliest destination in Vietnam this year by customers of the Dutch online travel agency Booking.com. It was followed by Phong Nha, home to the world’s largest cave Son Doong, and Ninh Binh, home to the UNESCO...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Feb 24, 2024 | ASEAN, Malaysia, News, Southeast Asia, Travel
Malaysia recorded nearly 29 million foreign arrivals last year, surpassing Thailand and becoming the most popular destination in Southeast Asia. According to the Focus Malaysia news site, Singaporeans visited Malaysia the most with 8.3 million visitors, followed by...
