Stay updated on Covid-19 in Southeast Asia. For more information, click here.

Uncategorized

ASEAN FOR ASEAN: Intra-regional Tourism Cooperation

      Manila, 22 January 2016: Ten member national tourism organisations of ASEAN (ASEAN NTOs) revealed a combined ‘ASEAN for ASEAN’ campaign under nine different themes, to promote travel within ASEAN region.  Under the campaign, each NTO has taken on a specific task with the effort to drive internal regional tourism through 2016, as well […]

ASEAN rides the waves with launch of Southeast Asia cruise brand

Pictured above: Mr. Lionel Yeo, Chief Executive, Singapore Tourism Board Manila, 22 January 2016: ASEAN members unveiled the inaugural Cruise south-east Asia brand today, taking another step towards establishing the region as a cruising region of choice. The brand was launched by the ASEAN Tourism Ministers on the last day of the ASEAN Tourism Forum at […]

ASEAN NTOs sign off on a Regional Secretariat in Jakarta to support the MRA-TP

Pictured above: His Excellency Mr. Arief Yahya, Tourism Minister, Republic of Indonesia Bangkok, 19 January 2016: All the ten ASEAN tourism ministers have come together to sign an agreement on the establishment of the Regional Secretariat, to support the implementation of Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Tourism Professional (MRA-TP.) The Secretariat will be located in Jakarta […]

Capitalizing on the tourism potential of the Philippines & ASEAN at ATF

Pictured above: Philippines Secretary of Tourism H.E. Ramon R. Jimenez, J.R.   Manila – 18 December 2015    Interview with Philippines Secretary of Tourism H.E. Ramon R. Jimenez, J.R.    WHAT ARE THE KEY POINTS IN PROMOTING THE PHILIPPINES FOR ATF 2016? The new Philippines: PH’s rising competitiveness. Playing host to the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) for […]

ASEAN For Adventure forum to debut at PATA NTFF 2015

Bangkok, 12 November 2015: All the ASEAN NTO’s have come together to organise an ASEAN Adventure Travel session, titled ‘ASEAN for Adventure: Where Horizons Are Endless.’ The session will be a part of the forthcoming PATA New Tourism Frontier Forum (NTFF) to be held in Legazpi, Philippines, on the 27th November. The ASEAN member states […]

ASEAN Tourism and ASEAN-China Centre join forces once again for CITM 2015

Bangkok, 9th November 2015: The Chinese National Tourism Administration (CNTA) will once again show its key support towards ASEAN Tourism during the forthcoming China International Tourism Mart (CITM) to be held in Yunnan from 13-15 November 2015. ASEAN Tourism as well as its prime partner ASEAN-China Centre (ACC) will be working together in a cohesive manner […]

ASEAN MICE forum debuts at IT&CMA and CTW Asia-Pacific 2015

The ASEAN National Tourism Organizations (ASEAN NTOs) joined forces with TTG Media in organizing the very first ASEAN MICE forum at the IT&CMA and CTW Asia-Pacific 2015, that opened on the 29th September at Bangkok Convention Center at CentralWorld.  Representatives from the ASEAN NTO’s networked with industry professionals from almost 50-countries. The forum ran to a full […]

PH hosts the ASEAN Plus Three Tourism Youth Summit

The participants with Region VII Director Rowena Montecillo (8th from left) at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Cebu City. The Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) was the proud host of the recently-concluded ASEAN Plus Three (China, Japan, and Korea) Tourism Youth Summit 2015 with the theme: “Building the Future through Culture, Identity, and Community” held […]