Posts Tagged ‘ tourist ’

Asia's first Legoland to open in September in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), April 26 (Xinhua-ANI): Asia's first Legoland is set to open for business on Sept. 15 in Malaysia's southern state of Johor, bringing a new tourist attraction to the country. (rwad on here …)

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Research and Markets: Thailand Medical Tourist Arrivals, Medical Tourism Market & Forecast to 2015. Get A Detailed …

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Thailand Medical Tourist Arrivals, Medical Tourism (get the story…)

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Tour Thailand On Google Street View

Google rushed out its panoramic Street View maps in Thailand on Friday as part of the country's efforts to show tourist hot spots have recovered from last year's floods. (read more…)

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Google Maps Thailand, Hopes for Turnaround in Asia

Google rushed out its panoramic Street View maps in Thailand on Friday as part of the country's efforts to show tourist hot spots have recovered from last year's floods. (read more…)

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Singapore says tourism arrivals to slow in 2012

Singapore said Friday it expects tourist arrivals to grow by as little as 2.3 percent this year as a slowing global economy limits travel. (the story here…)

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Singapore says tourism growth to slow in 2012

Singapore says it expects tourist arrivals to grow by only 2.3 percent this year compared to 13 percent in 2011. (the story here…)

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Indonesia police: 5 terror suspects killed on Bali

An elite anti-terrorism squad shot dead five suspected militants and seized several weapons in raids on Indonesia’s popular tourist island of Bali, police said Monday. (rwad on here …)

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Fire at Bangkok high-rise hotel kills 1 foreigner

Fire at Bangkok high-rise hotel kills 1 foreigner

A fire at a high-rise hotel in Bangkok’s main tourist district sent smoke billowing through the upper floors, killing at least one foreigner and injuring almost two dozen other people, authorities said Friday. (rwad on here …)

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Thailand's Indian tourist market faces challenge

At the sixth Outbound Travel Mart (OTM) in Mumbai, national tourism organisations and travel operators from Southeast Asia – including Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines – presented their aggressive marketing campaigns to attract Indian tourists to their countries. (read on…)

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Tsunami would cause chaos on Vancouver Island, expert says

Chaos would prevail if a tsunami hit the west coast of Vancouver Island — especially during the busy summer tourist season — says a University of B.C. expert who studied Japan's emergency response to last year’s earthquake. (rwad on here …)

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