Global Fashion Brands Sign 23 MOU with ASEAN Suppliers

BANGKOK, 15 June, 2010 — Eight leading fashion brands from Europe and the United States have signed 23 memoranda of understanding (MOU) with Southeast Asian suppliers at an inaugural textile and apparel industry event in Singapore, June 3-4. High-level sourcing personnel from AVON Products, Debenhams, Guess?, MANGO, M&S (Marks & Spencer), Max Mara, Polo Ralph [...]

Next Mekong Tourism Forum To Take Place In Pakse, Laos

BANGKOK, 25 May 2010 – The 2011 Mekong Tourism Forum will take place in the emerging destination of Pakse, Champasak province, southern Laos, in May 2011. The announcement was made by the Lao National Tourism Administration at the end of a revitalised Mekong Tourism Forum, which attracted a larger-than-expected audience of 213 delegates and closed [...]

Winning Travel Images and Stories Now on SoutheastAsia.org

BANGKOK, 17 May 2010 – The April winners for the www.SoutheastAsia.org content contest have been announced. Both Editor’s Choice and People’s Choice awards for travel photography and travel writing are now online on the increasingly popular travel portal for Southeast Asian destinations. The winning entries represent the finest and most popular entries from the first [...]

Mekong Tourism Forum Opens in Cambodia

7 May 2010 – The Mekong Tourism Forum opened today in Siem Reap, Cambodia, with private and public sector tourism representatives gathering to assess the opportunities arising from the new road corridors that are opening up the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS). In his opening remarks to over 170 attendees at the opening session today, H.E. [...]

Mekong Tourism Forum to be held in Angkor 7-8 May

BANGKOK, 1 April 2010 — The Mekong Tourism Forum 2010 will take place near the world-renowned UNESCO World Heritage site of Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia, 7-8 May. The theme of the Mekong Tourism Forum 2010 is, “New Roads, New Opportunities”. Business and government sector leaders will assess the latest tourism developments and investment [...]

Cash Incentive for Southeast Asia Travel Bloggers

BANGKOK, 15 March 2010 – The new consumer travel website for the 10 ASEAN countries of Southeast Asia has announced US$15,000 in prizes for travel writers, bloggers and photographers submitting content to SoutheastAsia.org. The three month campaign launches today (15 March) and will run until 15 June. The objective is to attract acclaimed editorial content [...]

ASEAN Launches New Tourism Campaign

“Southeast Asia: Feel the Warmth” and SoutheastAsia.org to target medium and long haul markets BRUNEI  DARUSSALAM, 25 January 2010 – The ten ASEAN countries today launched a new tourism campaign built around the slogan, “Southeast Asia: Feel the Warmth.” A dynamic, new, interactive website, SoutheastAsia.org is being created as the primary marketing tool. The new [...]

New Southeast Asia Meta-search Site to Benefit Travel Suppliers

BANGKOK, 6 January 2010 – A high-tech travel website, SoutheastAsia.org, will serve as the anchor for a new destination marketing campaign for Southeast Asia. When launched on January 25, the site will allow users to research, plan, and book multiple-destination trips to and within the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). [...]