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Thailand intends to make travel insurance compulsory, with tourists obliged to buy a special policy from the airport. The new policy, which would cost 20 baht (52p) for 30 days’ cover, is likely to be rolled out later this year, according to the Thai Office of the Insurance Commission.

The Republic of Philippines’ Department of Tourism (DOT) commended Sorsogon for another successful run of the Kasanggayahan Festival, topped off by the province's setting of a Guinness World Record held on October 31

The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) announced on Nov. 11 that the number of Chinese tourists visiting South Korea, which amounted to 8,068,000 in 2016, dropped to 4,790,000 last year in the wake of the China National Tourism Administration’s ban on group travel to South Korea, which was implemented in August 2016.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is joining forces with Thai Airways International (THAI) to mark their 60th anniversaries in 2020 with a range of tourism promotions aimed at strengthening the kingdom’s positioning as a preferred tourist destination whilst promoting responsible tourism, in line with the global sustainable development goals.

Kerala has seen a steady increase in the flow of visitors over the past few years. Though the tourism sector of the State was affected by devastating floods in 2018, it recovered fully by January 2019.

Singapore’s tourism receipts were down 1.3 per cent y-o-y in the second quarter at S$6.5 billion, despite a 1.7 per cent rise in international visitor arrivals to 4.6 million.

Nepal is often considered one of the best places for travel because of its amazing Himalayan beauty, exotic multicultural aspects and natural beauty.

The latest data released by Sri Lanka’s Tourism Ministry indicates the total number of international tourist arrivals to the country in October 2019 was 118,743, in comparison to October last year.

Bhutan is considered to be part of South Asia and is surrounded by the Himalayas.

“GEV is in the process of making villages, with which it is working, plastic-free”, -  says Gauranga Das, Director, Govardhan Ecovillage - Strategy, Collaborations and Communications