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The Tourism Promotions Board of the Philippines reports that the country’s participation in various global tourism events generated around US$193.4 million in sales leads.

Digital travel platform Agoda released a report on travel trends for Hong Kong travelers during the upcoming Lunar New Year. 

Japan reported an all-time high in terms of foreign tourist arrivals for 2024, register 36.87 million travellers in the past year.

Cambodia attracted 6.7 million foreign tourists in 2024, surpassing its closest rival the Philippines.

Hong Kong secretary for culture, sports, and tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui opines that Mainland China will remain the territory’s primary source market for at least another five years.

The Philippines received approximately 5.44 million tourist arrivals for the full length of 2024, showing an increase of 8.7 percent from the end of 2023.

With the Lunar New Year slated between 28th January and 4th February, several Chinese travel agencies forecast an upward trajectory for both inbound and outbound travel.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) seeks to increase the additional value generated by tourism to US$15.46 billion by 2029.

The Taiwan Tourism Administration announced that international arrivals to the country exceeded 7.85 million in 2024.

Singapore logged around 15.13 million visitor arrivals as of 30th November 2024, meaning that it has surpassed the lower range of the arrivals estimate for this year.

Indonesia’s Tourism Ministry conducted the Wonderful Indonesia Sales Mission in two key Chinese cities on the 20th and 24th of November.

To boost its standing in the global tourism and business sectors, Indonesia announced the expansion of its e-Visa on Arrival (e-VOA) service to 97 countries. 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand presented its country’s diverse travel offerings at this year’s China International Travel Mart in Shanghai.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) cast the spotlight on its Ignite Thailand: Soft Power and Sustainability thematic at the recently concluded World Travel Market (WTM) in London.

The Philippines' Department of Tourism (DOT) aims to ramp up the promotion of the country’s key destinations to the Australian market.

Hotel analytics firm Hotelivate released its report on the Indonesian tourism sector which shows that it is recovering well thanks to a spike in tourist arrivals in Bali and Jakarta.

Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) has made numerous representations and sent letters to the Ministries of Tourism, Home Affairs and External Affairs requesting them for restoration…