The number of tourists arriving in Thailand in September dropped a preliminary 7.0 percent from a year earlier after a drop of 11.9 percent in August, showing the country’s big industry continues to feel the pinch of a long political crisis. The tourist sector, which accounts for about 10 percent of the Thai economy, suffered […]
NAMIBIA: MASTERPIECE OF NATURE BOUTIQUE travel company Travel Directors have introduced a new African journey to their collection from their recently released 2015 Adventures of a Lifetime brochure called Namibia: Masterpiece of Nature. This new 25-day itinerary completes a full circle of Namibia covering all the contrasting landscapes including the capital Windhoek with its German […]
A fabulous evening calls for delicious food, fine champagne and an even better location – so to ensure the most fabulous night out for New Year’s Eve, book a table at Stokehouse! Welcome the New Year in elegant and indulgent style with dinner and drinks by the river. Stokehouse is hosting two dinner sittings, so […]
Renowned Australian chef and Asian cuisine expert, Jeff Piper, will host a gastronomic tour of Thailand and Laos run by Active Travel in July, 2015. The 15-day ‘Tastes of Thailand and Laos’ tour features cooking classes, visits to food markets, traditional meals in some of the two countries’ best restaurants and a home-cooked meal prepared […]
Thailand is ready to showcase its sporting excellence as nearly 2,400 athletes from 43 Asian countries are arriving in Phuket for the 4th Asian Beach Games, which will feature 26 sports and kick off this Friday and run until 23 November. After months of preparation to host one of the region’s most important sporting events, […]
Thailand is ready to showcase its sporting excellence as nearly 2,400 athletes from 43 Asian countries are arriving in Phuket for the 4th Asian Beach Games, which will feature 26 sports and kick off this Friday and run until 23 November. After months of preparation to host one of the region’s most important sporting events, […]
New report highlights underperformance of regional NSW tourism A new research report undertaken by Tourism Accommodation Australia (TAA) NSW reveals that many regional accommodation operators have been struggling in recent years, and have the potential to slip back even further if the Government ignores the need for significant investment in regional tourism and infrastructure. The report – Addressing the poor […]
New report highlights underperformance of regional NSW tourism A new research report undertaken by Tourism Accommodation Australia (TAA) NSW reveals that many regional accommodation operators have been struggling in recent years, and have the potential to slip back even further if the Government ignores the need for significant investment in regional tourism and infrastructure. The report – Addressing the poor […]
#expeditioncruising Opinion by Expedition Cruising editor, Roderick Eime Expedition cruisers may still be a rare species, but their numbers are on the rise. It’s the perennial barbeque stopper in which I always find myself embroiled. Is expedition cruising really cruising? The question is almost Darwinian. Where does expedition cruising fit in the taxonomy of travel? […]
A Dream Start in Hong Kong And it’s only getting better! 14th Nov 2014, Hong Kong – It’s a Dream Start for Scoot as we celebrate our 1st anniversary serving Hong Kong! Said Campbell Wilson, CEO of Scoot, “In our first year of operating between Hong Kong and Singapore we’ve carried a quarter of a […]