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An Air China flight was canceled after a first-time air passenger from China opened an emergency exit onboard because she had mistaken it as a restroom door. The incident happened on July 4 as Air China flight CA2754 was waiting on the tarmac at Quzhou Airport in China’s eastern Zhejiang …

A tourist from the U.K. recently claimed Singapore is not worth visiting for a holiday, calling the city state “the most overrated place in the world” in a 20-minute-long video. In the video posted on his YouTube channel with over 1,600 subscribers, Gaz Wright recalled his three-day experience in the …

The Philippines hopes to overtake Singapore as the second largest gambling destination in Asia after Macau by opening new integrated resort and casinos with an eye on tourism. A new resort will open in Manila later this year, and eight more casinos are being planned, Bloomberg reported quoting Alejandro Tengco, …

The high-speed vessel between HCMC and Con Dao with a capacity of 1,017 passengers will suspend operation from July 29 due to “inefficiency” just two months after launching. Phu Quoc Express Boat Company, its operator, has announced the suspension to its partners and ticket sales units. It remains unknown when …

Hotel Properties Limited, property and hotel developer owned by Singapore tycoon Ong Beng Seng, has opened a luxury resort on Malaysia’s Tioman Island, famous for diving experiences. The new resort, opened on July 1, is called Boathouse Pulau Tioman and located on the southwest coast of Tioman in Kampung Nipah, …

A United Airlines jet lost a landing-gear wheel on Monday when it took off from Los Angeles but landed safely in Denver, its planned destination, with no injuries, the airline said. The wheel from United Flight 1001, a Boeing 757-200, was recovered in Los Angeles. “We are investigating what caused …

Police in Thailand are investigating a Chinese tourist couple who were found having sex in a parking lot of Chiang Mai University last week. Photos of the naked couple were shared in a local Facebook group in Chiang Mai on Sunday, showing two Thai police officers intervening in their sexual …

Domestic tourists preferred nearby destinations easily reachable by road in the first half of this year, limiting travel by air due to high airfares and other costs, insiders said. According to Mustgo, an online booking platform with more than 2,000 hotel partners nationwide, air ticket prices increased by 15-40% from …

Singapore was the most visited destination by business travelers in the Asia-Pacific region last year, followed by Hong Kong and Bangkok, according to a report by global travel management agency BCD Travel. Tokyo came in fourth, followed by Kuala Lumpur, according to the report based on BCD’s flight and rail …

I’ve known my Slovenian friend for more than 15 years. His family traveled Vietnam in 2009 but have never returned even though I invited them several times. What’s worth mentioning is that they visit Thailand every year, and they even got married there. I often want to ask why they …