Travelers heading to the island location of one of Japan’s most iconic sights will pay a tourist tax during their next visit. The island of Miyajima in Japan’s Hiroshima prefecture has begun charging visitors 100 yen (67 cents). Miyajima is home to…
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China will no longer require a negative Covid-19 test result for incoming travelers starting Wednesday, a milestone in its reopening to the rest of the world after a three-year isolation that began with the country’s borders closing in…
Reopening to tourism for the first time in three years, Hong Kong has eliminated vaccine passes to enter bars and restaurants. Hong Kong also has lifted limits on group sizes in public, restaurant capacity constraints and social distancing requirements. International travelers no…
BEIJING (AP) — China says it will resume issuing passports for tourism in another big step away from anti-virus controls that isolated the country for almost three years, setting up a potential flood of Chinese going abroad for next month’s Lunar New…
Companies with hotels, cruises and tours in Indonesia say there has been no concern from guests about the country’s recently passed law that will criminalize sex and cohabitation between unmarried individuals. After tourism officials voiced concern about the controversial law’s potential impact,…
While in New York on Thursday, Japan prime minister Fumio Kishida said that Japan would resume visa-free entry for individual travelers on Oct. 11. In addition, a daily cap on the number of visitors will be eliminated. With the two moves, Japan…
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday announced plans to ease border controls starting in early September by eliminating requirements for pre-departure Covid tests for travelers who have received at least three vaccine doses, and he will also consider…
Hyatt’s luxury Andaz brand is planning to stay true to its namesake — a Hindi word meaning “personal style” — with the opening of the Andaz Pattaya Jomtien Beach later this year. The 204-room property, which will be Andaz’s first in Thailand,…
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government announced Tuesday it will begin allowing small package tours from four countries later this month before gradually opening up to foreign tourism for the first time since it imposed tight border restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic….
The beauty of Bangkok is that it is the perfect juxtaposition of Old World and new. Centuries-old temples sit side by side with palatial, high-tech shopping centers. Wooden long-tail boats weave their way up and down the Chao Phraya River while glass-and-steel…