Throughout 2014, the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy will begin establishing 561 tourism villages in 19 regions across the archipelago, and aim to expand to 1400 in the coming years. An effort to engage the public more directly with tourism, localise sector earnings and maximise authenticity of the tourist’s experience, the ministry...
Boasting some of the world’s greatest biodiversity and dynamic landscapes, Indonesia has long been a popular destination amongst tourists. The appeal lies in experiencing life on one of the country’s 17,000 islands, sampling the famous South-east Asian gastronomy, or seeing the orangutan and Komodo dragon in their natural habitats.
Setting targets for the tourism industry in Thailand has become a pleasing conundrum, with the forecasts seemingly fated to be bettered by the facts. The original goal of 24.3m for total visitors in 2013 represented an increase of 2m over 2012. When it became clear that the target was too low, a new one of 26.1m was set. Even the second number...
Some in the industry hail it as the best investment the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has ever made. TAT contributed BT2m ($65,000) to help make the Chinese film Lost in Thailand, which was shot on location in the north-western Thai city of Chiang Mai, and went on to become the highest-grossing mainland film ever. It was the first...
Identified as a key economic diversification driver in the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030, according to Reem Al Hashimi, the UAE minister of state, the tourism sector contributes 14% of the UAE’s GDP and provides around one in nine jobs. While keen to expand and promote its tourism offering to maximise economic benefits, Abu Dhabi is taking a...
The emirate of Abu Dhabi is made up of a collection of islands, many of them largely uninhabited, creating a natural platform for the zoning of new tourism master projects. Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) believes that making each island a distinct development node to showcase a particular offering should lead to a...
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