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STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 24, 2021 • 7 min read

Food Magazine serves Southeast Asian food on fresh ‘Plates’

By Huei Ting Cheong • Nov 24, 2021
Editor Dee May Tan’s periodical breaks from the food culture status quo with alternative narratives featuring social justice, cultural heritage and the environment

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 15, 2021 • 2 min read

Covid-19 Three more Thai islands open to vaccinated travellers

By Agence France-Presse • Jul 15, 2021
Following the opening of the 'Phuket Sandbox', Thailand has announced that three more islands will open to vaccinated foreign tourists, despite a nationwide surge in Covid-19 cases propelled by the Delta variant

Dec 02, 2020 • 2 min read
Covid-19

Hong Kong, Singapore ‘travel bubble’ delayed indefinitely

A spike in Covid-19 cases has brought tighter restrictions in Hong Kong, with a planned travel bubble between the city and Singapore postponed indefinitely in a new blow to their hard-hit tourism and aviation industries
By Agence France-Presse • Dec 02, 2020

Jun 24, 2020 • 10 min read
Tales of the Pandemic

Travel during the pandemic: Chicago/Sydney > Seoul > Phnom Penh

Globe staff members Andrew and Alexi made the trip back to Phnom Penh this week, in an aviation industry far different than before. Socially distanced boarding, face masks and dreaded swab tests, they recount the process of returning to Cambodia
By Alexi Demetriadi and Andrew Haffner • Jun 24, 2020

Jun 08, 2020 • 11 min read
Food and culture

Remembering Anthony Bourdain and his love affair with Southeast Asia

The late, great chef-come-writer Anthony Bourdain travelled and worked extensively throughout Southeast Asia before his sudden passing in 2018. Two years on, the Globe reflects on his enduring legacy in the region
By Alexi Demetriadi • Jun 08, 2020

Nov 29, 2019 • 9 min read
Sustainable luxury tourism

A wild Cambodian Bensley experience

Can luxury and eco-friendly sustainability be mutually compatible? Southeast Asia Globe sat down with serial luxury hotelier Bill Bensley at his wildest experience so far in Cambodia.
By Ron Gluckman • Nov 29, 2019

May 31, 2019 • 7 min read
Cambodia

How luxury travel can ease damaging effects of overtourism

As increasing levels of mass tourism in Cambodia’s major cities threaten to place strains on local infrastructure, representatives from the luxury travel industry offer a model of high-value, low-volume tourism they believe is key to preserving the Kingdom’s natural splendour.
By Robin Spiess • May 31, 2019

Oct 24, 2018 • 4 min read
Wildlife conservation

Thailand ranks as one of world’s best for wildlife travel

Thailand has been named as one of the best countries for wildlife travel in the world, according to a ranking system created by a global travel consultant company
By Lily Hess • Oct 24, 2018

Dec 30, 2015 • 3 min read
Travel Vietnam

Golden ticket: the rice terraces of Mu Cang Chai

Mu Cang Chai in Vietnam’s northern highlands is a spectacular base from which to explore the country’s undiscovered rice terraces
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Dec 30, 2015