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Move brings an end to a 60 day visa-free stay that was agreed with 93 countries, including the UK, US and much of EuropeThailand is drastically cutting the length of visa-free stays for tourists from more than 90 countries in an effort to curb crime in…
Exclusive: Environmental impact assessments are ‘incomplete’, say leaders, and private beach club could harm fragile ecosystemsIndigenous community leaders in Vanuatu have raised concerns over plans by the cruise operator Royal Caribbean to build a pri…
Viral video of girl being shoved by fellow pedestrian has reignited debate over butsukari – with experts blaming stress and gender dynamicsIt starts out as a heartwarming clip. A young girl, clearly delighted to be in Tokyo, beams as she makes a peace …
Visitors staying at ‘healing retreats’ bring vital income to the diverse cultures of the region, writes Enrico Malatesta, while Emily Webster says there is no need to leave the UK to find shamanic healing. Plus, a letter by John LowrieYour article (‘Ay…
The passenger plane bound for London Gatwick crashed shortly after takeoff from AhmedabadAir India plane crash – latest updatesAn Air India passenger plane bound for London Gatwick with more than 240 people onboard has crashed shortly after takeoff fro…
The Future I Saw, a Japanese graphic novel by Ryo Tatsuki, declared a major disaster would occur on 5 July 2025A grim prediction made in a manga first published a quarter of a century ago is being blamed for a dramatic fall in holiday bookings to Japan…
As the UK, Australia and Denmark mount joint diplomatic push, grieving families fear Laos’ investigation into the suspected methanol poisonings won’t deliver justiceThe poolside bar at the Nana backpackers hostel in central Laos should have been an idy…
Overseas tourists are blocking roads or walking onto railway tracks in Otaru to capture its views, stoking local resentment and complaints of overtourismAuthorities in Japan are stepping up measures to deter crowds of overseas visitors from taking risk…
About 807,800 Australians visited Japan between January and November this year, nearly 200,000 more than the previous record in 2019Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJapan’s tourism board has urged holidaymakers to swap Tokyo a…
Laos bans sale and consumption of vodka and whisky brand following suspected mass methanol poisoning
Ban comes after two Australian teenagers, two Danish citizens, an American and a Briton became ill, and later died, after drinking in Vang ViengGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLao authorities have banned the sale and consumpt…
Dunedin airport boss says the move is designed to keep traffic flowing in drop-off zones and enable ‘others to have hugs’Hugging your loved ones goodbye could land you in trouble at a New Zealand airport should your embrace linger too long.The internat…
Over just a few days in 1964, the launch of the shinkansen and the Tokyo Olympics trumpeted the emergence of a new economic and democratic powerAt 6am on 1 October 1964, two trains set off in opposite directions in a daring experiment that would…
Concern has been growing in the popular tourist destination about the strain that visitors place on the local infrastructure, environment and cultureIndonesia will suspend the construction of new hotels in some areas of Bali, amid fears about overdevel…
Australian tourists will be exempt from the NZ$100 levy which critics say will deter travellers New Zealand will nearly triple entry fees for tourists, the government has said, spurring criticism from the key tourism sector that the higher levy will de…
After the isolated country closed its borders to keep out Covid-19, tour companies are celebrating the resumption of travelNorth Korea is to welcome back international tourists at the end of the year, according to travel agencies, but experts have warn…