With a tourism revenue target of nearly $100 billion, Thailand’s new prime minister, Srettha Thavisin, has proposed various strategies to achieve this goal. Several plans from the Thai tourism ministry involve visa extensions, reductions in visa fees, and the allocation… Read More »Thailand Targets Nearly $100 Billion Tourism Revenue, Implements Strategies
The government of Vietnam has recently issued a single-entry e-visa that welcomes tourists from all nationalities with a validity of up to 90 days. The regulation started taking effect on August 15, 2023. As a result, applications for e-visas rocketed… Read More »Does Visa Reformation Align with Vietnam Tourism Achievements?
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Tourism (DOT) is under fire following the release of an advertisement as part of the new 49 million PHP (approximately $880 000 USD) “Love the Philippines” tourism campaign. The 2-minute promotional video featuring footage… Read More »The Philippines’ Tourism Rebranding Blunder
Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and now Myanmar: Southeast Asia has proclaimed that it will begin welcoming tourists again in April 2022. The Asian Development Bank declared in a report that the pandemic pushed 4.7 million Southeast Asians into extreme poverty in… Read More »Southeast Asia Reopens to Tourism