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Myanmar: Marketing main roadblock for community tourism

Community tourism projects struggle to market their products and services, according to speakers at the Communities and Tourism Conference held in Nay Pyi Taw on June 13-14. The event was organised by Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF), Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB) and Myanmar Responsible Tourism Institute (MRTI). Existing community tourism projects, new initiatives, tour […]

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Indonesia consumer confidence at record high

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s economic spirits are rising judging by the line of women outside a packed Furla bag shop for a traditional midnight Ramadan sale at a Jakarta mall. The Muslim holy month, due to end in late June, is half over, and how much shopping Indonesians do during Ramadan is regarded as a […]

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Thailand faces losing tourists to neighbours

Expanding air traffic to the region could lead to lost travel opportunities for Thailand in the future as tourists fly directly to Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV), say foreign tourism buyers at the Thailand Travel Mart Plus in Chiang Mai yesterday. Travel to the Mekong region is growing thanks to greater air access and […]

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Phlippines: Remittance inflows slow down in April

Lowest in 15 months as Saudi workers repatriated MANILA, Philippines –  After hitting record monthly levels in March, cash and personal remittances from overseas Filipino workers slipped in April, hitting their lowest levels in 15 months primarily due to the repatriation of workers from Saudi Arabia, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday. BSP […]

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