6天內從邊境口岸入緬游客達2萬多人
緬甸酒店與旅游業(yè)管理局發(fā)布消息稱,2019年4月12日至18日,通過大其力邊境口岸進出短期旅游的外國游客,包括泰國游客,達到21162人次。酒店與旅游業(yè)管理局大其力分局數據顯示,外籍游客通過邊境口岸入境旅游,大部分都是進入緬甸拜佛旅游,觀光緬甸邊境自然風光及知名景點。
泰國情侶海上安家或面臨死刑
2019年2月,美國男子與其泰國女友在普吉海域建造一處“海上家園”,其理念是在公海安家不受任何國家法律約束,可以自由享有管轄權。最近,這一“家園”被泰國海軍發(fā)現(xiàn),海軍控其侵犯泰國主權,該男子或面臨死刑。該男子堅稱自己的房子距海岸線13英里,屬于公海。圖為泰國海軍正著手將其拆除。
亞洲航空公司吁公眾提防網上詐騙
據外媒報道,網上出現(xiàn)冒充亞航用標題為“AirAsia Big Loyalty Bonus”的電郵實施詐騙。4月16日亞航發(fā)公告敦促公眾保持謹慎,若公眾感到疑惑或懷疑有利用亞航品牌的詐騙活動,可通過官方渠道同亞航聯(lián)絡。亞航將堅決對濫用亞航品牌進行詐騙的個人或組織采取法律行動,對于詐騙所引起的任何索賠,亞航不承擔任何責任。
文化紀錄片《千年佛緣》落地柬埔寨
4月20日,中國外文局與柬埔寨國家電視臺在金邊簽約“一帶一路”主題文化紀錄片《千年佛緣》落地協(xié)議。該片通過1600多年前法顯西行求法和中國與印度、尼泊爾等國家交流的史實,講述中國與“一帶一路”沿線國家從古至今相互吸引、相互交流的故事,尋找國家間民心相通、文脈相連的根源。
此前,《千年佛緣》泰文版已于2019年2月與泰國觀眾見面。
泰國29府遭夏季風暴襲擊
4月20日,泰國內政部防災減災廳公布,自本月5日以來,全國共有29個府遭到夏季風暴襲擊,造成6940戶民宅不同程度受損,9人受傷。防災減災廳負責人表示,該廳已協(xié)調受災各府地方行政機構、軍方以及其他相關部門,對受災民眾展開救助工作。
提醒,近期泰國多地可能持續(xù)遭遇夏季風暴侵襲,出現(xiàn)雷陣雨和強陣風天氣,中國游客赴泰需多加關注當地天氣情況。
泰國借“登帕儂隆山節(jié)”吸引游客
4月6~7日,一年一度的“登帕儂隆山節(jié)”在泰國東北部武里南府帕儂隆山舉辦。當地人以古裝巡游展示傳統(tǒng)文化,希望能吸引更多外國游客,促進當地旅游業(yè)發(fā)展。
帕儂隆山是一座死火山,山頂建有吳哥建筑風格的神廟,名為帕儂隆寺。帕儂隆寺始建于公元10世紀,后長期湮沒在密林中。泰國政府經過多次勘查修復,在1988年建成帕儂隆歷史公園對外開放。
中使館提醒在新加坡注意防范登革熱
據中國駐新加坡大使館領事消息,今年第一季度,新加坡共發(fā)現(xiàn)2000多起登革熱病例,是去年同期的3倍多,并已造成3人死亡。
登革熱是一種主要通過伊蚊傳播的急性傳染疾病。患者一般會在感染3到14天后發(fā)作,癥狀主要包括發(fā)熱、頭痛、肌肉和關節(jié)痛、鼻子或牙齦出血、皮疹等,如進一步惡化,可能出現(xiàn)休克,甚至危及生命。
柬計劃5年內新建或修建6個機場
柬埔寨民航國務秘書處透露消息稱,未來5年,柬埔寨王國將新建或修復6個機場,滿足國內外游客出行需求,緩解機場運營壓力。目前,金邊、暹粒和西哈努克三大機場每日航班起降數為100多個班次。柬埔寨現(xiàn)有40多家航空公司在運營,增長率達到16%?,F(xiàn)有機場即使超負荷運作,也不具備應對到2030年每年3000萬人次客流量的能力。
搭乘飛機離開馬來西亞將被收取離境稅
馬來西亞財政部近日提呈《2019年離境稅法案》,闡明任何離開馬來西亞的人士都必須繳付離境稅,抵觸法令者將被罰款不超過50萬令吉,或監(jiān)禁不超過3年,或兩者兼施。
馬來西亞財政部長林冠英表示,只有搭乘飛機離境的人士將被征收離境稅,通過陸路及海路離境者則不受影響。他指出,政府將在今年的哈芝節(jié)后公布離境稅機制、稅率等詳情,目前當局仍在擬定離境稅事宜。
普吉沉船事故致游客減少問題基本恢復
泰國旅游業(yè)協(xié)會透露,預計今年泰國旅游業(yè)會有所好轉,與2018年宋干節(jié)相比,外籍游客會增加約3~5%,且大部分為中國、印度和東盟國家游客。今年宋干節(jié)泰國有多天假期,加上即將舉辦的第十世王加冕大典,促使更多游客在這期間赴泰游玩。預計今年有4000萬名外籍游客赴泰旅游,比2018年的3800萬人多,而且還有增加的趨勢。
巴厘島阿貢火山再次噴發(fā)
4月21日凌晨3時21分,印尼巴厘島東部阿貢火山噴發(fā)。當日18時56分,火山再次噴發(fā),噴出灰柱高達3000米,火山警戒級別為第三級,火山口周圍半徑4公里內禁止一切活動。
巴厘島伍拉萊國際機場在火山噴發(fā)后不久將航空預警升至紅色最高級,但機場運行正常,進出港航班未受影響。
落地簽政策推動目的地航班量增長41%
向中國開放免簽、落地簽的國家中,航班預訂量增長最快的5個國家為泰國、越南、印尼、柬埔寨和阿聯(lián)酋,其平均市場增長率在2018年達到29%。2017~2018年期間,中國與開放了免簽、落地簽的國家地區(qū)(不包括韓國)之間的航班預訂量增長了17%,而與其他國家地區(qū)間的預訂量僅增長了10%??傮w而言,開放落地簽政策的國家地區(qū)的機票預訂量在同一時期增長了41%。
Cultural tourism event to be hosted in Gobi desert
Apr. 2, 2019 (China Daily) -- A five-day event to promote cultural tourism will be held in August in the Gobi desert in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. The event called Gobi Heaven combines camping and creative cultural activities, intending to create a temporary community where human interaction and cooperation are encouraged.
Labor Day vacation extension leads to more travel plans
Apr. 5, 2019 (China Daily) -- Following the announcement that the Labor Day holiday this year will be extended from one to four days, more people started making plans to travel. On online travel site Ctrip, the number of searches for tours to popular destinations in south China increased by more than seven times as compared to the previous week.
Brewing interest through ecological cultivation
Apr. 5, 2019 (China Daily) -- Fanjing Mountain is at an altitude of around 2,500 meters and remains one of the country's least polluted areas. The agriculture department promotes the area's pollutant- and chemical-free features as its cutting edge. Its rich biodiversity also earned it a place on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites last year.
China sees 112 million tourists during Tomb-Sweeping Holiday
Apr. 8, 2019 (Xinhua) -- China saw 112 million domestic tourist trips during the three-day Tomb-Sweeping Holiday. While tourists still favor sites of natural scenes, an increasing number of people chose to visit history museums, martyrs' memorial halls and memorial sites of revolution, and the online ticket sales at such spots across the country saw a year-on-year increase of 55.2%.
Apricot blossoms bring tourists to northwest China's Gansu Province
Apr. 10, 2019 (China Daily) -- Apricots have come into blossom in Dunhuang City, China's Gansu Province. Apricots cover an area of 66.7 hectares at the foot of the Echoing-Sand Mountain (Mingsha Mountain), making the city an ideal destination for spring outings. The average number of visitors to Crescent Lake (Yueya Quan) per day in early April increased to 2,000 people.
Macao to hold the International Travel (Industry) Expo
Apr. 10, 2019 (Xinhua) -- The 7th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo will open in Macao on April 26 with further expanded scale. The three-day event will present seven highlight parts, including the 20th Anniversary of the Establishment of Macao SAR, fostering tourism partnerships under the Belt and Road Initiative, and developing multi-destination itineraries in the Greater Bay Area.
China's largest saltwater lake to attract more visitors as ice melts
Apr. 10, 2019 (Xinhua) -- China's largest inland saltwater lake is expected to attract a large number of tourist. The Qinghai Lake, situated in northwest China's Qinghai province, goes into a "frozen period" every mid-December and completely melts in mid-April. Dubbed as the "most beautiful lake in China", Qinghai Lake plays an important role in the ecological security of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
Thousands gather on holiday to mark Yellow Emperor's birthday
Apr. 11, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 10,000 Chinese people from more than 40 countries and regions attended a grand ceremony in central China's Henan Province to worship the legendary ancestor Huangdi (Yellow Emperor) on his birthday. Huangdi is regarded as a common ancestor of all Chinese. Worshiping Huangdi is a tradition in China.
China uses high-tech measures for cultural heritage protection
Apr. 13, 2019 (Xinhua) -- China is using high-tech measures, such as satellite remote sensing technologies, in protecting its cultural heritage, according to an official with the National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA). Chen Peijun, director of the NCHA's supervision and inspection department, said that the administration has been using remote sensing to monitor some of the country's key cultural heritage sites and stretches of the Great Wall and their nearby areas. The administration will also explore the use of other technological means such as the internet, cloud computing, big data and drones in the administrative and law enforcement work for cultural heritage protection.