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According to statistics, tourism accounts for 18 per cent of Thailand's gross domestic product and Chinese holidaymakers make up more than a quarter of total arrivals. But with a plunge in Chinese visitors caused by the US trade war and a stronger Baht, hotels on Thailand's most popular holiday island have been forced to slash prices with rooms left vacant and beaches almost empty.

As word spread like wildfire of the threat to the Komodo dragons in Indonesia, tourists from all over the world are seen flocking the Komodo Island in Indonesia to see them, before they go extinct.

Singapore authorities said the 250-acre oasis created by the Republic’s National Parks Council as part of its redevelopment programme is an example of how the park can attract ecotourism to the region.

The data issued by Japan Government indicates that the number of South Korean visitors to Japan dipped 48.0 per cent in August 2019 from a year earlier, to 308,700 due to escalating tensions between the two neighbours over wartime history and trade policy.

The latest figures from Tourism Malaysia's data portal show that tourist arrivals fell from 26.76 million in 2016 to 25.95 million in 2017, and then down again to 25.83 million in 2018. The dip in 2018 compared to 2017 is mainly attributed to a 14.6% reduction in arrivals from Singapore. Only 10.62 million Singaporeans travelled to Malaysia last year, compared with 12.44 million in 2017.

During his visit to India’s Kerala State for attending United Nations World Tourism Organisation’s ( UNWTO ) annual executive training programme on ‘Tourism Policy and Strategy’, UNWTO-Asia/Pacific Regional Director Xu Jing suggested that the future of Kerala Tourism depends on how successfully it can penetrate the emerging source markets in North-East Asia including China, Japan and Korea.

The World’s Largest Single-terminal Airport - Beijing Daxing Airport - and China's another new capital aviation hub was opened on September 30, 2019.

The World’s Largest Single-terminal Airport - Beijing Daxing Airport - and China's another new capital aviation hub was opened on September 30, 2019.