Trip to Former Leper Colony Wins Tourism Writing Award

BANGKOK, 14 July 2010 – A boat trip to an island that was once the world’s largest leper colony has won top prize for travel writing in the Southeast Asia Awards. The story, which won the Editors’ Choice Award for June, is hosted on www.SoutheastAsia.org, the official B2C portal of the ASEAN Tourism Association.
The June [...]

Thailand Needs Your Support. Not Price Cutting

BANGKOK, 2 June 2010 — The Thailand PATA Chapter regrets to observe that Royal Orchid Holidays (ROH), a division of THAI Airways International, has come up with a self-defeating tourism recovery strategy for Thailand – price reductions of 50%.
In addition, ROH expects hotels to sweeten the pot further with free dinners, cash vouchers and room [...]

New Website Makes it Easy to Plan Your Next Southeast Asia Trip

Bangkok, 22 April 2010 – Planning and booking travel to Southeast Asia has never been easier.
The ASEAN Tourism Association’s new Southeast Asia: feel the warmth destination campaign features a dynamic interactive website at www.SoutheastAsia.org, which allows visitors to research, plan, book, and comment upon their holidays in Southeast Asia.
SoutheastAsia.org’s rich content is supplemented by hundreds [...]

Share Your Southeast Asia Adventures and Win

Bangkok, 22 April 2010 – Never has there been a better time to share your favorite snapshots and stories from your travels in Southeast Asia.
The ASEAN Tourism Association’s new www.SoutheastAsia.org travel portal is running a writing and photography contest with US$15,000 in prize money up for grabs. Entries close on 15 June.
The inaugural Southeast Asia: [...]

New Strategic Alliance Creates Powerful Online Platform for Small Tourism Operators in ASEAN

Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, January 28, 2010 – A new strategic alliance announced this week will give small and medium-sized tourism operators in ASEAN a powerful online presence, even if they do not have a website.
The initiative is the result of strategic collaboration between Creative Advances Technology (CAT) and the ASEAN Tourism Association (ASEANTA), [...]

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