The agreement could lay the groundwork for daily flights between the Philippines and Iceland, though no airline has announced plans to use the new rights
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Burnham Lake welcomes boats again on Charter Day, while city leaders use the celebration to talk about the harder task of keeping Baguio livable for the next generation
Tourist demand isn’t the issue for Siargao, El Nido, and Busuanga; the bigger question is whether their airport infrastructure is too underinvested to keep fares affordable.
The pesky travel tax is easy to hate, but abolishing it could leave multi-year tourism infrastructure projects in limbo, especially with TIEZA not getting anything in the proposed 2027 budget
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand will halve the visa-free stay for tourists from 60 countries and territories from 60 days to 30 days, with the new rules officially taking effect on September 15, 2026, following publication of the Interior Ministry’s announcement in the Royal Gazette on August 31. The change ends the special 60-day visa-exemption arrangement […]
BANGKOK, Thailand – Tourism authorities have announced that the government will revoke the visas of foreign tourists who cause trouble and disrupt public order, following reports of inappropriate behaviour by some visitor groups, particularly Israeli tourists, in key tourism areas including Phuket and Koh Samui, the Bangkok Post reported. Two Swedish Men Arrested In Bangkok […]
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Tourism Authority of Thailand has partnered with TikTok to promote creator-powered tourism through the TikTok LIVE Community Fest 2026, an event that gathered more than 300 top live creators from Southeast Asia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia to experience and showcase Thailand to a global audience, NBT WORLD reported. TAT Inspires […]
PHUKET, Thailand – A foreign female tourist was pulled from a drain after falling into it in Phuket’s Kata area on August 29, with footage of the incident sparking widespread online criticism over pedestrian safety and infrastructure maintenance in one of Thailand’s most popular tourist destinations. The incident was recorded in Kata, Karon subdistrict, Muang […]
HAT YAI, Thailand – A dispute over traffic fines issued to Malaysian motorcyclists has drawn attention to enforcement practices in this southern border city, after a viral social media post accused police of unfairly targeting foreign tourists, though authorities have since defended their actions as routine and lawful. Senior Sergeant Major Weerasak Phansalaeman, a traffic […]