News in Asia

A new direct Intercity Express train will link Colombo Fort and Badulla, Sri Lanka, starting from November, 1.

Vistara, an Indian full-service airline, is launching direct flights between India and Sri Lanka in November, 2019.

More domestic and international airlines are expected to transfer operations to Beijing's new Daxing International Airport, the airport authorities report.

Jewel Changi Airport, a nature-themed entertainment and shopping complex built on the site of the former Terminal 1 open air carpark of Changi Airport, Singapore, celebrated six months of operations with an official ceremony by Singapore Prime Minister on 18 October. 

AirAsia Indonesia, a low-cost associate carrier of Malaysian low-fare airline AirAsia, is going to launch new direct routes between Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara and Surabaya and Yogyakarta, both on Java.

Timika, the capital of Mimika Regency on the southern coast of Papua, Indonesia, will be linked by a direct flight with the country's capital, Jakarta, starting from tomorrow, October, 28.

According to the data revealed by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), in September 2019 Asia Pacific ailines carried 29.1 million passengers, showing a 3 percent growth on year-to-year bases.

The data revealed by the Tourism and Sports Ministry of Thailand this week shows that tourists arrivals are well on track and the target of 39.8 million visitors set for this year will most likely be met by the end of 2019.

Tri An Lake in the southern province of Dong Nai in Vietnam now boats a unique eco-tourism destination: a Vietnamese family managed to turn a small islet into a sample sustainable tourism model.

Club Med, a global hospitality company that wholly owns or operates over seventy all-inclusive resort villages in holiday locations around the world, is eyeing Kuala Penyu in Sabah, Malaysia for their next premium resort.

As the red maple leaves season is approaching in Taiwan, Alishan Forest Railway and the Cultural Heritage Office (AFRCHO) have announced the dates of tours to maple tree forests – they will be organised in December.

Taoyuan, a special municipality in northwestern Taiwan, will held the second annual Classic Cars and Road Safety Festival on October 26–27.

Tourists and pilgrims in Haridwar, an ancient city and important Hindu pilgrimage site in North India's Uttarakhand state, will soon be able to travel within the city in podcars. 

Dehradun railway station will close for renovation from November, 10, 2019 till February, 7, 2020 according to the recent announcement of the Indian Railways.

Da Lat, the capital of Vietnam's Lam Dong Province in southern Central Highlands, is preparing to host Flower Festival this December.

According to Hotelbeds, a travel technology company that operates a hotel distribution platform accessed by travel agents, tour operators, airlines and loyalty programs to make hotel bookings for their customers, the Asia–Pacific is their fastest-growing region. 

Similan Islands, an archipelago in the Andaman Sea and Thailand's popular marine national park, welcomes visitors with schools of dolphins after reopening.

Ilocos, the Philippines Region 1 administrative division in the the northwestern section of Luzon island, invites tourists to explore its 18 fruit farms.

During the recent 15th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment, two of Thailand’s national parks have received the status of ASEAN Heritage Parks (AHPs). Thus the total number of the ASEAN Heritage Parks located in Thailand reached six.

The Royal Barge Procession in Thailand on the occasion of the coronation of His Majesty the King Rama X originally set for Thursday, 24 October, 2019, has been rescheduled to Thursday, 12 December, 2019.