Paradise lost? Barbuda land activists seek action from CommonwealthDestinations

Paradise lost? Barbuda land activists seek action from Commonwealth

Activists are urging Commonwealth leaders meeting in Britain this week to throw their weight behind a campaign to preserve a…

Australia vows to fight trafficking for orphanage tourism in Southeast AsiaDestinations

Australia vows to fight trafficking for orphanage tourism in Southeast Asia

Australia is cracking down on so-called orphanage tourism to prevent trafficking of children in Southeast Asia, trying to tame demand…

Philippines’ Duterte makes public apology for 2010 HK tourists killing

Philippines’ Duterte makes public apology for 2010 HK tourists killing

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made a public apology for the August 2010 killing of eight Hong Kong tourists during a…

Philippines’ top resort island Boracay may reopen in four monthsTourism Insight News

Philippines’ top resort island Boracay may reopen in four months

The Philippines is looking to shorten the closure period for its most popular holiday hotspot Boracay to four months from…

Saudi taps France to develop multi-billion dollar open air museum

Saudi taps France to develop multi-billion dollar open air museum

Saudi Arabia and France are set to agree on the initial development of a huge area of the Gulf kingdom…

Venerating the past, traditional costume fever grips Thailand

Venerating the past, traditional costume fever grips Thailand

Business is booming for Siri Seatea’s traditional dress shop in Bangkok. “Out of the 30 years I’ve been running this…

Vietnam warns against ‘inappropriate’ statues after nude sculpture cover-up

Vietnam warns against ‘inappropriate’ statues after nude sculpture cover-up

Vietnam’s culture ministry has issued a directive against “inappropriate” statues after images of godlike sculptures with animal heads and human…

European tourists were not kidnapped in Cameroon, tour operator says

European tourists were not kidnapped in Cameroon, tour operator says

A group of European tourists travelling in southwest Cameroon were not kidnapped, their Swiss tour operator said on Wednesday, contradicting government reports…

Southeast Asia closes island beaches to recover from climate change and tourism

Southeast Asia closes island beaches to recover from climate change and tourism

More popular Southeast Asian islands will be off limits to visitors this year as officials seek to protect eco-systems crumbling…

South African tourism has “huge growth potential”: minister

South African tourism has “huge growth potential”: minister

South Africa will speed up visa processes and lure major conferences in an effort to boost foreign arrivals by 40…