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Hong Kong Tourism Board welcomes easing of some of the world’s toughest travel restrictions
The Hong Kong Government announced on Friday that it will be ending mandatory hotel quarantine which has significantly impacted the economy and kept the finance hub internationally isolated…
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Japanese Government announces borders will reopen to vaccinated tourists from 11th October
Japan has announced it will lift tough Covid restrictions on foreign visitors, reopening its borders to vaccinated tourists after two and a half years of pandemic closures. Having…
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Australia revealed as largest source market for tourists to Indonesia
The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of the Republic of Indonesia has revealed that Australia is the largest source of overseas visitors to the country, representing nearly 40% of…
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Thai court orders rehabilitation of Maya Bay beach 22 years after damage by film crew
More than two decades after the Hollywood film The Beach was shot at Thailand's scenic Maya Bay, the nation’s Supreme Court has ordered the Royal Forest Department to press ahead…
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World Athletics announces postponement of Nanjing’s World Indoor Championships to 2025
World Athletics has advised that the Chinese city of Nanjing’s hosting of the World Athletics Indoor Championships, originally due to have been staged in March 2020, will be further…
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UAE set to benefit from Qatar’s FIFA World Cup hosting
Qatar's 2022 World Cup promises to benefit not only itself but also to provide an unintended economic, political, and religious soft power boon for its foremost rival in the region, the…
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Hong Kong’s new quarantine rules make no difference for the exhibition industry
While the Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Industry Association (HKECIA) welcomes the decision of the HKSAR Government to reduce hotel quarantine for inbound travellers, it notes that…
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Minister confirms cost of terminating Singapore Sports Hub partnership
The Singapore Government has revealed that the cost of terminating the public-private partnership (PPP) for the operation of the Singapore Sports Hub will reach S$2.3 billion (US$1.67…
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