Tag: Southeast Asia
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Mid-year results: FCM Travel Asia leads with 44 per cent revenue growth – ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Picture used for representation. Flight Centre Travel Group has announced robust financial results for the first half of the fiscal year 2024, ending December 31, 2023, with an underlying profit before tax (PBT) of AUD$ 106 million. The leisure segment of the business recorded an outstanding AUD$60 million in underlying PBT, surpassing pre-pandemic levels…
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Taylor Swift’s Singapore tour amps tourism boom in southeast Asia, hotels and flights booked out
[ad_1] The “Swift effect” is about to hit Southeast Asia but Singapore has left some of its neighbours seeing red while it profits from a Taylor-made tourism boom as the star’s only stop in the region. Taylor Swift’s Singapore tour amps tourism boom in southeast Asia, hotels and flights booked out (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP,…
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Opinion | Will America Betray Ukraine?
[ad_1] Washington is ready to close up shop for the holidays, and so far there’s no deal for more weapons for Israel and Ukraine with changes to border security. The question to start asking is whether the U.S. is really going to let partisan divisions turn into a betrayal of Ukraine. Hard to believe, but…
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Opinion | Henry A. Kissinger, 1923-2023
[ad_1] At a dinner recently with friends, Henry Kissinger was, at the invitation of his host as usual, holding forth on various world crises when he was asked what gave him reason for optimism. He replied that he had confidence in the wisdom of the American people, though at the current moment he worried about…
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Southeast Asia’s first luxury hotel made from retired buses opens in Singapore — take a look inside
[ad_1] The resort hotel has 20 rooms which will be open for stays from Dec. 1, 2023. Source: The Bus Collective It only costs a dollar to ride a Singapore bus — but 398 Singapore dollars to sleep in one. The Bus Collective is Southeast Asia’s first resort hotel to repurpose decommissioned public buses into…
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Sports tourism is making a ‘very strong’ comeback, says Indonesian minister
[ad_1] ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Sandiaga Uno, Indonesia’s minister of tourism and creative economy, says “we are very, very optimistic that sports tourism [is] going to continue to provide upward numbers.” [ad_2] Source link
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Organized scams are a growing issue for Southeast Asia, UN says
[ad_1] ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Pia Oberoi, senior advisor on migration and human rights at the United Nations Human Rights Office, says transnational crime groups are tricking people into working in casinos that have been repurposed into scamming compounds in Southeast Asia. [ad_2] Source link
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William ‘a natural’ as his team wins dragon boat race in Singapore
[ad_1] William arrived in Southeast Asia on Sunday evening to crowds cheering at Jewel, a nature-themed complex at Changi Airport, then met Singaporeans during a walkabout at the Shiseido Forest Valley, the indoor garden located in Jewel, who gave him gifts, shook his hand and posed for selfies. [ad_2] Source link
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‘Argoland’: Scientists finally discover ‘lost continent’ – Times of India
[ad_1] Scientists have recently uncovered the mystery surrounding the lost continent known as Argoland. This ancient landmass, believed to have separated from western Australia approximately 155 million years ago, was thought to have vanished as it drifted towards Southeast Asia. However, new research has revealed that Argoland did not simply disappear; instead, it fragmented due…
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Experiential travel sees threefold jump in India after Covid – ET TravelWorld
[ad_1] Representative image Travel is often about breaking away from the mundane and exploring the unexplored. As the well-informed Gujarati travellers’ taste evolves, many are seeking adventure and unique experiences through travel. Since Covid, estimates by tour operators indicate that such bookings have grown threefold. This Diwali, approximately 20% of tour bookings among travel operators…