HANOI ACCELERATES ITS TOURISM RECOVERY

Tomas Haupt -
The Vietnam’s capital welcomed 15.38 million visitors between January and October, which was five times more than the same period last year. There were reported nearly 983,000 international tourist ar ...

PHILIPPINE TOURIST ARRIVALS JUMPED 21.27%

Daniel A. Tanner -
Tourism in the Philippines has experienced a significant resurgence, with official data revealing 1.7 million tourist arrivals in the first three months of 2024. This marks a 21.3% increase compared t ...

UK TO RESTORE VAT REFUND FOR TOURISTS

William Law -
The British government announced last week its intention to allow tourists to make non-VAT purchases again, a possibility that was removed with the Brexit, to boost trade. The measure will "give a boo ...

PROPOSED TOURISM FEE SCRAPPED IN THAILAND

Samuel Dorsi -
Thailand has made a significant decision by scrapping a plan to impose a 300-baht (US$8.20) tourism fee on visitors arriving by air. This move, announced by Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, is ai ...

MAUI TOURISM SPARKS ANGER AMID FIRE RUINS

Theodore Slate -
The incongruous spectacle of tourists enjoying Maui's tropical beaches as search and rescue teams search building ruins and waters for victims of the deadliest U.S. fire in over a century has outraged ...