STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 19, 2021 • 2 min read
Tourism Philippines says planning to reopen to vaccinated tourists
By AFP • Nov 19, 2021
The Philippines is looking to welcome vaccinated visitors as the government eases virus restrictions
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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
STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 02, 2020 • 2 min read
Covid-19 Hong Kong, Singapore ‘travel bubble’ delayed indefinitely
By Agence France-Presse • Dec 02, 2020
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
STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 24, 2020 • 10 min read
Tales of the Pandemic Travel during the pandemic: Chicago/Sydney > Seoul > Phnom Penh
By Alexi Demetriadi and Andrew Haffner • Jun 24, 2020
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
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
Jul 01, 2016 • 3 min read
Culture
Portside with Pelni – the last great passenger ships of Indonesia
Southeast Asia Globe sets sail on Indonesia’s iconic Pelni ships, the last outsized passenger vessels to traverse the vast archipelago
By Muhammad Fadli • Jul 01, 2016
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
Nov 21, 2014 • 1 min read
Photography
Image nation
From its people to its palaces, its rituals to its stunning natural beauty, Myanmar is a land of mystery and intrigue. Photographer Nathan Horton offers budding shutterbugs some insider tips for documenting their travels using a selection of his favourite frames from the Land of Golden Pagodas
By Southeast Asia Globe editorial • Nov 21, 2014
Feb 13, 2014 • 5 min read
A shot in the dark
A ceasefire agreement between ethnic rebels and the government has paved the way for tourists to enter the isolated Karen state
By Brennan O'Connor • Feb 13, 2014