SONGKRAN is more more than just a massive water fight. The holiday is a recognition of Thailand’s New Year, and the ritual of splashing water on Buddha statues and on the palms of elders is still common as a symbol…
GEEKS ON A PLANE, a traveling tour for start-ups, investors and executives, will kick-start their circuit run in Hangzhou, China today.The goals of Geeks on a Plane’s program are to travel within Asia to meet with budding start-up founders and…
NEARLY all tourists, at some point or another, get caught up in visions of Asia as a sanctuary, a place to set themselves free, connect with their true soul.One of the most popular ways to do that is through yoga,…
AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL has revealed a preliminary list of the world’s busiest airports, with Beijing’s Capital International Airport taking second place.According to the report based on a study of 1,144 airports worldwide, Beijing saw just under 90 million passengers in…
TRAVELING abroad can impose exorbitant data roaming charges or leave you perplexed by studying overseas phone plans. The battery-powered pocket WiFi averts all that stress, with you only having to carry a small device in your pocket the entire trip.Thailand…
Xinjiang has been the sight of unrest and conflict between the Uyghur people and the Chinese government. Reports often conflict about who initiated bouts of violence, as the government puts the blame for flare-ups on locals they deem terrorists, while…
Chinese travelers taking a selfie at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore. Dan Peltier / Skift Europe and the U.S. still claim the most international visitor arrivals and the highest travel and tourism GDP — and will for the foreseeable…
The Costa Atlantica is shown in Shanghai during an around-the-world cruise. Costa Cruises Carnival Corp. has high hopes for China, a market the cruise giant and competitors see as the next great frontier for the industry.And if cruise fares aren’t…
A couple using a selfie stick to take pictures at the Ayasofia Museum in Istanbul. Skift Last month Israelis were up, Russians down, and the Dutch seemed unfazed. Yet total tourist arrivals to Turkey fell 10 percent compared with February…
A man using a selfie stick and one using an iPad to take pictures at the Ayasofia Museum in Istanbul, Turkey Skift The number of tourists visiting Turkey dropped by 10 percent in February compared to last year, in a…
