Tourism

Thailand to deport French zoo owner who barred Israelis

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters on Sept 6: “We want tourists, but when they come, they have to respect our laws, Thai people and our customs and tradition.”

Tokyo’s Shinjuku to ban more than half of vacation rentals

Known for its buzzing commercial and entertainment district, Shinjuku hosts nearly 10 per cent of Japan’s 42,000 short-term rentals.

Cape Cod’s great white sharks are turning into a tourism draw

The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy Shark Centre in Chatham features interactive displays and exhibits.

Top things to do in Cheung Chau, Hong Kong’s bun-loving island

Cheung Chau Bun Festival features a Bun Scrambling Competition where athletes climb a tower covered in 9,000 plastic buns to grab as many as possible.

Tourist complaints in South Korea hit record high in just seven months

From January to July, 1,753 tourism complaints were filed nationwide, already surpassing the 1,744 logged for all of 2025.

US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln departs Thailand after port call

An LED display welcoming US service personnel from the US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is docked at Laem Chabang Port for a rest stop in Pattaya City, Thailand.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Sept 5, 2026

The new map - known as the Equal Earth cartographic projection - more accurately depicts the scale of the continents than the traditional Mercator projection that it replaces.

EU to help cities clamp down on tourist rentals

Tourists posing for photos at Trocadero square in Paris, France.

Letter from Phu Quoc

The next Bali or Jeju? Vietnam’s biggest isle aims to become a ‘global island destination’

The Venetian Canal inside the Grand World Phu Quoc entertainment complex.

US sailors descend on Thai resort town Pattaya after months at sea

Pattaya Mayor Poramase Ngampiches welcomes members of US military as they arrive at Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya in Thailand, on Sept 2.

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