Competition
Singapore receives more than one million Indian travellers in 2019edit
Prahaar, Mumbai Chaupher – Print – Mumbai
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) announced that India retained its third position with 1.42 million visitors, with a 2.0% drop, after China and Indonesia, as a Visitor Arrival (VA) source market for Singapore. For the fifth consecutive year, Singapore welcomed more than one million Indian travellers in 2019, reinforcing it as one of the most preferred destinations for Indian outbound travel.
Where philosophy and travel meet: They both push boundaries to unlock new worldsedit
Scroll – Online
His Essay Concerning Human Understanding describes cannibalism among peoples in Georgia, the Caribbean and Peru; the immodest sex lives of Turkish saints; and atheism running rampant throughout China and Thailand.
Travelling with kids: Plan an international culture tripedit
The Indian Express – Online
Bali Bali, travelling with kids, international trip, parenting, indian express newsBali is ideal for a relaxed trip. (Source: Getty/Thinkstock)Go on a safari at the marine park or see over 250 species of birds at the bird park; visit Taman Nusa cultural park to learn about Indonesian history; watch the famous fire dance in the breathtaking Devdan show; dine atop a bamboo tree house or a pirate ship; head out to the ocean in a submarine or enjoy natural hot springs.
International Women’s Day: 4 amazing holidays for a girls only getawayedit
The Hans India – Online
Do: Steamed red curry of scallops. Grilled pork cheek. Coriander fresh vegetables. If the food at Bangkok favourite, Nahm, sounds impressive, wait until you hear about the woman who runs it. Thailand native Pim Techamuanvivit gained her first Michelin star (for San Francisco’s Kin Khao in 2014) while in a wheelchair recovering from breast cancer surgery.
Industry
International tourist arrivals to drop three per cent due to coronavirus: UNedit
The New Indian Express – Online
The destinations which will be most affected by a drop in the arrival of Chinese tourists will likely be the United States, Thailand and Japan, according to the UN body. Chinese tourists accounted for over a quarter of all international arrivals in Thailand and Japan last year and about four percent of all arrivals in the United States, it added.