Travel advice and news in Asia.

The Thai government is to launch a massive campaign in an attempt to lure the tourists back to its shores and boost the country’s economy. After the rioting and violent scenes in Bangkok were aired worldwide it wants to show travellers that Thailand is a safe and exciting place to be.
Thailand’s tourism industry continues [...]

Bangkok city centre is getting back to normal as the residents and city cleaners scrub away the graffiti and clear up the remains from the anti-government protestors. However the tourist industry has been affected by the violence as the bloody battles were shown all over the world and millions of baht have been lost due [...]

AirAsia hits the news again, this time proudly celebrating being voted the World’s Best Discounted Airline and Best Low Cost Airline Asia in the annual survey by aviation consultants Skytrax. The international survey targets up to 18 million travellers asking for their opinions and this is the second year AirAsia have claimed it as their [...]

The rising violence that’s going on in Bangkok stemming from the anti-government protestors refusing to go home has led to a political stand-off that is stopping people from coming to Thailand. Thailand’s economy has suffered enough in the past few years and this latest confrontation is very likely to lead to a decline in consumer [...]

Ensure you take a look at the AirAsia website today as they have ‘something big’ advertised for their latest promotion. Throwing away thousands of flights every year the low-budget airline is famous for its promotions and free flights. Laos, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangkok or Malaysia, where ever you fancy going this summer take a [...]

From 2 June 2010, Thai Airways is to resume direct flights to Johannesburg, South Africa as part of the airline’s network growth to boost connectivity of its intercontinental and regional flights.
This new addition means THAI now serves 5 continents – Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and Africa. As well as providing a service to [...]

Maybe we will soon be seeing the end of delayed flights and cancellations with some of the budget airlines. The Singaporean airline, Tiger Airways, has challenged Jetstar and AirAsia to a competition to see which airline is the most punctual. Proud of their own on-time performance, which grew to 84% in April, Tiger has set [...]