Twenty-six people were killed and 238 injured in 237 accidents on Monday (Apr 11), the first of the “seven deadly days” of the Songkran festival, with speeding the biggest single cause of accidents, interior deputy permanent secretary Nirat Pongsithithavorn said yesterday.

The NSW Government’s $60 million Aviation Attraction Fund has landed two new routes on the State’s runway to recovery, with Qantas announcing Sydney-Bengaluru (Bangalore) and Sydney-Incheon services. Qantas will operate four weekly return flights from Sydney to Bengaluru, India’s third …

Laguna Phuket, Asia’s premier integrated destination, is ready to welcome Indians with their exquisite range of experiences ranging from luxurious stays, island activities, gastronomical spread, wellness, and rejuvenation which combined make for the ideal escapade for friends, couples and families. …

Centara Hotels & Resorts has confirmed a July 2023 opening date for Centara Grand Hotel Osaka. The group’s Chief Executive Office Thirayuth Chirathivat was recently in Japan for the project’s topping-off event alongside his business partner counterparts in Taisei Corporation …

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Thai Air Asia have teamed up to attract up to 1,000 package tours of medical and wellness segments from Cambodia. This comes as both entities aim to attract 1.75 million tourists from short-haul …

Vietjet Aviation, one of the Asian aviation has released its financial statements for the fourth quarter of 2021, reporting a consolidated after-tax profit of VND100 billion (approx. US$4.4 million) which saw an increase over 2020s.

Malaysia, another Asian country has opened its borders after Thailand and Philippines, for international travel, ending restrictions that have been in place since the Covid-19 pandemic began in 2020.

Outrigger Hospitality Group announced that it is acquiring the newly renovated five-star Maafushivaru Resort in the Maldives – adding another premier beach property to its expanding global portfolio as early as 1 April, 2022.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Convention Bureau announced the MICE industry support plan for 2022.

The global arrivals to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are expected to grow from 136.9 million in 2019 to 142 million in 2024, driven by the region’s rich heritage and natural attractions, improved tourist facilities, affordable connectivity, rising consumer class and geographic proximity to China and India, forecasts GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.