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Thailand 1,000-Baht Departure Tax Draws Fire as Arrivals Fall 4.1%

Thailand 1,000-Baht Departure Tax Draws Fire as Arrivals Fall 4.1%

Thailand's proposed 1,000-baht departure tax draws travel-agent loss warnings as foreign arrivals run 4.12% behind 2025. Consultation closes...
Bali Fuel Shortage: Rationing Extended to 23 October as Queues Ease

Bali Fuel Shortage: Rationing Extended to 23 October as Queues Ease

Bali has extended odd-even petrol rationing to Friday 23 October after a week of queues; purchases are capped at 20 litres per car and 3 per...
Vietnam Waives Visas for Chinese Tour Groups to Khanh Hoa

Vietnam Waives Visas for Chinese Tour Groups to Khanh Hoa

Vietnam will let mainland Chinese tour groups enter Khanh Hoa visa-free through Cam Ranh airport until end-2027, a pilot covering its larges...
Where to Stay in Bangkok for the First Time: Area Guide

Where to Stay in Bangkok for the First Time: Area Guide

Stay near the Skytrain and Bangkok becomes easy. Sukhumvit for all-rounders, Siam for shoppers, the riverside for sightseeing, Khao San for...
Singapore Airlines Named World's Best Airline 2026

Singapore Airlines Named World's Best Airline 2026

Singapore Airlines retook the Skytrax World's Best Airline crown for a sixth time in London, ahead of Qatar Airways and Cathay Pacific, in a...
Bali Airport to Jump to 40 Flights an Hour

Bali Airport to Jump to 40 Flights an Hour

AirNav Indonesia and Boeing signed a Sept 15 deal to lift Bali airport from 33 to 40 flights an hour via simulation-led sequencing. A year-l...
Kalimantan Haze Chokes Flights as Singapore Air Sours

Kalimantan Haze Chokes Flights as Singapore Air Sours

West Kalimantan extended its haze emergency to Sept 20 as 73 Supadio flights stalled. Jakarta is sending firefighting gear north; Singapore...
TransNusa Launches Melbourne-Bali Flights Oct 19

TransNusa Launches Melbourne-Bali Flights Oct 19

TransNusa starts Melbourne-Bali 4x weekly from Oct 19 with an A320, the sixth carrier on the route. 20kg bags included; buy-on-board service...