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Where Asians want to travel in Asia in 2025

Travel NewsSeptember 10, 202541Views

Bali. Bangkok. The Maldives. These destinations often top "bucket lists" for global travelers, but not for Asian travelers, search data from Booking.com this year showed. The data, which analyzes searches from Jan. 1 to June 30, showed Asian travel interest varies by country. However, one country ranked high in 70% of the analyzed territories: Japan.…

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Airport expansion race in Asia heats up with Singapore’s Changi T5

Asia is set to see a travel boom, and countries in the region are gearing up to exploit this surge in demand. Singapore's Changi Airport on Wednesday broke ground on its fifth terminal, which is expected to be operational in the mid-2030s. The new terminal, which sits on a plot of land 1,080 hectares large,…

May 15, 202552Views

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More than half are in Asia

Asia is home to more than half of this summer's top 15 emerging travel destinations, according to a report released Monday by the Mastercard Economics Institute. Tokyo and Osaka topped the list, which compared summer flight bookings for 2024 and 2025 to find the places experiencing the most growth in travelers. The ranking shows continued…

May 13, 202531Views

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How to get to Komodo Island? Jetstar Asia to fly from Singapore

Jetstar Asia will launch direct flights linking Singapore to Labuan Bajo, the Indonesian town considered the "gateway" to Komodo National Park, the company said. The park, a UNESCO Heritage Site inscribed in 1991, is home to several thousand Komodo dragons, the largest species of lizard in the world, according to UNESCO. Komodo National Park is…

January 15, 2025130Views

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Where does methanol poisoning happen? Most incidents are in Asia

Six travelers have died from suspected methanol poisoning after visiting the tourist town of Vang Vieng, Laos, this month. The travelers — two from Australia, two from Denmark, one from United Kingdom and one from United States — are believed to have consumed alcohol tainted with methanol, which is sometimes illegally added to regular or…

November 25, 2024111Views