Southeast Asia Travel News | Update January 3
Top spenders Russia skip Vietnam as tourism struggles in 2022
Russians have this year shunned Vietnam, traditionally a popular retreat for its travelers, with a war-induced halt on direct flights and the appeal of rival destinations among factors that have kept its biggest-spending visitors at bay.
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Indonesia unfazed by China’s Covid-19 surge, easing travel curbs
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said that he is not worried about a possible surge of COVID-19 infections from foreign tourists amid concerns of surging of cases in China, which has decided to relax its strict pandemic measures.
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Malaysia Airlines and Saudi Expand Partnership with Codeshare Flights
Malaysia Airlines has expanded its partnership with Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia).
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THAI And Singapore Airlines Sign MoU To Forge New Strategic Partnership
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a new strategic partnership.
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Singapore Remains Cautious In Boosting China Flight Capacity
Singapore remains cautious about increasing flight frequencies to China amid the large wave of COVID infections. However, for the time being, Singapore has stated that there will be no change to its rules regarding allowing travelers from China in. The news comes shortly after China announced the lifting of its travel restrictions for international arrivals.
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Brunei to scrap entry-exit charge for individuals from Dec 12
Brunei will scrap its entry and exit service (EES) charge for individuals from Dec 12.
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