Tourism Boards

Myanmar’s Ministry of Hotels and Tourism reports an over 50 percent drop in tourist arrivals for 2024 in light of ongoing political instability.

Helicopter rides for leisure in the Himalayas will soon be a thing of the past at Nepal’s Sagarmatha National Park due to an upcoming ban on helicopter sightseeing.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) announced that international tourist arrivals for this year surpassed its target of 35 million visitors, generating over 1.8 trillion Baht in tourism revenue.

Beginning Wednesday, 1st January 2025, global travellers may apply for a Thai electronic visa (e-Visa) through the official website. 

Singapore logged around 15.13 million visitor arrivals as of 30th November 2024, meaning that it has surpassed the lower range of the arrivals estimate for this year.

The latest report from the city government of Borongan, Eastern Samar in the Central Philippines shows that 85,000 tourist arrivals made their way in from January to September 2024.

Norwegian Cruise Line vessel Norwegian Spirit docked at the Port of Currimao, Ilocos Norte in the Northern Philippines on Wednesday, 25th December.

Selangor officially launched its digital campaign portal and introduced its official mascot Spark the Firefly on Saturday, 21st December.

Lonely Planet reports that over 1.9 million domestic and foreign visitors visited Luang Prabang province in the first 11 months of 2024.

Amazing Muay Thai: Road to Rajadamnern finished off with a magnificent evening of masterful combat on Friday, 20th December.

The ASEAN Tourism Forum 2025 is slated for 15th to 20th January 2025 in Johor, Malaysia with the theme Unity in Motion: Shaping ASEAN’s Tourism Tomorrow.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) invites visitors to ring in the New Year with the Amazing Thailand Countdown 2025 at Nagaraphirom Park.

The Nepal government renewed its travel advisory for citizens planning to visit Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos on Monday, 23rd December.

The Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) reports that 2024 was an exceptional year for the country as it outperformed 2019 figures in terms of tourist receipts.

The popular Northern Japanese town Ginzan Onsen began limiting entry to day-trippers on Monday, 23rd December, to mitigate overtourism to the area.

Laos’ Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism held a meeting on Monday, 23rd December, to evaluate the implementation of the Visit Laos Year 2024 tourism promotion campaign.

The Japanese city of Kyoto continues to combat overtourism and will not be reopening certain areas in key locations to tourists in 2025.

Brand USA, the nation’s destination marketing organisation,  announced its new leadership and members who will make up its 2025 board of directors.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) hosted the Amazing Thailand Golf Paradise 2024: Celebrating 50 Years Thai-China Diplomatic Relations on Thursday, 19th December, at Siam Country Club Waterside and Rolling Hills in Pattaya, Chon Buri. 

New York City’s tourism industry continued showing remarkable strength in 2024, moving closer to a full recovery with an estimated total economic impact of $79 billion across the city and state economies, including more than $51 billion in direct spending by travellers (not adjusted for inflation).