ASEAN Competitive Enhancement

Congress may challenge USAID project

The USAID-funded ASEAN Competitive Enhancement project, by promoting Myanmar, breaches the rules on how it is allowed to disburse funds and must be changed if Congress intervenes.

ASEAN TRAVEL FORUM

Brunei must seize opportunities from the ASEAN Travel Forum

Another grand ceremony closed officially the ASEAN Travel Forum in 2010 with delegates leaving again on Friday or Saturday back to their home or to post-tours.

ASEAN BRANDS (2)

Will a new brand finally impose ASEAN to the world?

“ASEAN Pass? Do you mean ‘Asian Pass’?”… That was a few years back the reply I received from a few travel agents in both Bangkok and Jakarta.

Brunei Darussalam

HRH Crown Prince officiates launch of ASEAN Tourism Forum 2010

Tonight, His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office, Brunei Darussalam, launched the 29th ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) at the G

Southeast Asia: Feel The Warmth

ASEAN launches massive tourism campaign

The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has rolled out a new tourism campaign with the slogan "Southeast Asia: feel the warmth."

Long-Haul Market Collapse

Long-haul markets collapse to Vietnam in 2009

Long-haul markets to Vietnam are in the doldrums and were behind the collapse of total arrivals last year to the country.

ASEAN Railway Tourism

ASEAN 'railway tourism' project proposed at the meeting

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN - 'Railway tourism' is being looked into as a new integrated tourism product that will not only help boost tourism in Asean countries, but also open up economy for rural areas in t

Tourism Dilemma

North Sumatra’s dreams of better tourism times

North Sumatra tourism hopes that improving air connections will help tourism to grow quicker. In the early nineties, North Sumatra used to be one of the top destinations for foreigners.

Destination Marketing Campaign

New high-tech travel web site will promote ASEAN destinations

According to media sources in Bangkok, a high-tech travel web site, SoutheastAsia.org, will serve as the anchor for a new destination marketing campaign for Southeast Asia.

Experts To Share Insight At ASEAN Tourism Conference

ATF 2010 TRAVEX sold out

The 29th ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF), the region’s foremost tourism and travel event, to be hosted by member-nation, Brunei Darussalam, in Bandar Seri Begawan, from January 21-28, 2010, has registered

Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau

TCEB aims to make Thailand the best exhibition destination of ASEAN

Announcing the findings of the latest UFI market research study, the Thailand Convention & Exhibitions Bureau, or TCEB, is proud to see Thailand’s exhibition industry recognized for the fourth conse

Cambodia Top Rated Attractions

Cambodia lost revenue because of ASEAN visa exemption

According to media sources in Phnom Penh, the visa exemption for citizens of five states in the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has cost Cambodia's treasury US$14.1 million in reduced

August 2-8, 2009

ASEAN parliamentarians to hold 30th general assembly in Pattaya

More than 300 parliamentarians from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will convene at the Royal Cliff Beach Resort Hotel in Pattaya on August 2-8, 2009 for the 30th ASEAN Inter-Parlia

Child Sex Tourism in Southeast Asia

Child sex tourism under siege in Southeast Asia

The three-day Southeast Asia Conference on Child Sex Tourism ended on Friday, March 20, 2009 in Bali, Indonesia with a declaration by 205 participants identifying the current challenges and a plan of

ASEAN

ASEAN vows to combat child sex tourism

JAKARTA - ASEAN countries on Thursday vowed more efforts to free the region from child sex tourism, Antara News Wire said here Thursday.

March 12-15, 2009

Asean mountain biking championship to be held in Brunei

The Brunei Darussalam Cycling Federation (BDCF) with the cooperation of the Youth and Sports Department, Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports, and the full support from the Brunei Tourism Development

Myanmar Democracy

Democracy: At Myanmar’s doorsteps?

United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon on Monday said that an amnesty announced by the government of Myanmar, which reportedly includes some 23 political prisoners, as a “first step” toward

Ideology puts a shadow on ATF in Hanoi, oops…Ha Noi!

HANOI, Vietnam (eTN) - It is certainly part of Vietnam folklore to enjoy the visit of Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum or to buy red tee shirts and flags.

Vietnam

The 29th ASEAN Tourism Forum opens amid global economic woes

HANOI - The 29th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Tourism Forum opened in Hanoi on Tuesday, with participants seeking solutions to boost tourism that was heavily hit by global economic d

To Avoid Possible Security Problems Due To Political Strife

ASEAN Summit to be held in Chiang Mai confirmed

CHIANG MAI, Thailand (eTN) - According to a breaking news article at www.bangkokpost.com , Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat has finally confimed that the Asean Summit