New Airbnb data shows how tourism has dispersed post-pandemic, benefiting rural off-the-beaten-path communities in Thailand and across Southeast Asia

Across parts of Southeast Asia and Asia Pacific, Airbnb recorded an increase in non-urban nights booked in Q2 2022 when compared with Q2 2019. Bangkok, Thailand – As the travel rebound continues to unfold, the benefits of tourism are spreading across the Asia Pacific. In Southeast Asia, Airbnb reveals that the[…]

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PATA Launches Asia Pacific Snapshot: Weekly Travel Recovery Dashboard

This dashboard is the latest revamp of PATA’s COVID-19 status dashboard which has been issued regularly over the past six months.  Bangkok, Thailand – The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) announced the launch of the PATA Asia Pacific Snapshot: Weekly Travel Recovery Dashboard to support its destination members and the[…]

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UAE reports 398 new COVID-19 cases, 0 deaths and 451 recoveries

PCR testing Image Credit: Shutterstock Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced the detection of 398 new coronavirus cases after conducting 226,153 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases in the UAE to[…]

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Pakistani waiter scoops 1kg of gold in Dubai

Syed, Pakistani waiter in UAE, wins 1KG gold in a recent Mahzooz Draw Dubai: A 28-year old Pakistani expat who works as a waiter and has been living in the UAE for four years, has recently won 1kg of gold in the 2nd Golden Summer Draw, held in conjunction with[…]

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UAE: Pregnant woman airlifted to hospital, gives birth to twins

Image Credit: Abu Dhabi/Twitter Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Police Airwing Unit has assisted in safely delivering twin Arab infants and their subsequent transportation to a hospital in the Al Dhafra area. A medical team was sent by the Police’s Airwing Unit from Madinat Zayed Hospital to Delma Hospital, both[…]

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Hungary Marks 15% Increase in Number of Tourism Nights In July

The number of international tourists and tourist nights spent in Hungary have more than doubled after a total of 493,000 international guests spent 1.4 million tourist nights in this country. – Advertisement – About 63 per cent of tourist nights were spent in hotels, which means a more than double[…]

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Bulgaria to Increase Visa Fee for Russians

The Bulgarian authorities have said that the country has decided to increase the visa fee for Russian tourists. – Advertisement – Such news was announced by the Bulgarian Minister of Tourism, Ilin Dimitrov. The Minister said that tourists from Russia would have to pay €80 when applying for a visa[…]

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