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Survival guides, insider secrets, top things to do, eco-tours, independent hotel reviews, family-friendly itineraries: fire your imagination with the South China Morning Post’s travel guides and must-see lists for holiday destinations across China and the rest of Asia. 

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  • In Australia, Swift is rumoured to have stayed at Crown Towers’ US$25,000-a-night presidential villa, was reportedly spotted at Nobu and Pellegrino 2000, and visited the Sydney Zoo twice
  • In Singapore, she was reportedly seen arriving at Capella Hotel on Sentosa Island, and dined at Koma in Marina Bay Sands – with her crew, and then with Travis Kelce

Travel influencers Fernanda and Vicente open up about Fernanda being gang-raped in India earlier in March and their Taliban interrogation while on an epic six-year motorbike trip.

Once a sleepy fishing community, Mawella in southern Sri Lanka is becoming a tourist hotspot. Native villagers and newer residents have teamed up to protect their ‘virgin beach’.

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Alejandro Tengco, head of state regulator Pagcor, said Manila is counting on a slew of new integrated resorts and casinos to boost tourist arrivals.

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Feel like an aristocrat on board Belmond’s British Pullman, which has welcomed aboard royals like Queen Elizabeth and Prince Harry, or cross western Canada amid stunning views with Rocky Mountaineer

For tourists to Cambodia looking for a quieter alternative to Angkor Wat, Koh Ker, a Unesco-recognised Khmer temple complex in the jungle, offers impressive tiered temples and ‘magnificent’ artefacts.

Malacca presents a kaleidoscope of 600 years of culture and architecture. Avoid the weekend crowds in the Malaysian town by planning a weekday visit – and follow our footsteps off the beaten track.

Immersive Fort Tokyo puts visitors at the heart of the action, from the streets of Victorian London, with Jack the Ripper and Sherlock Holmes to a walk-through Hansel and Gretel experience.

Arrival numbers are still way down on pre-pandemic levels, but there are some bright spots on the horizon – as industry insiders ponder who the ‘new’ type of Chinese traveller will be.

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Social media in China has hailed as a hero a pilot who made a mid-air dash from the cockpit of a Taipei to Bangkok flight to help deliver the baby boy of a passenger who went into labour in one of the plane’s toilets.

Bali has taken from Ibiza, Spain, the title of beach-club capital of the world. However, the Indonesian holiday island is not the only place in Southeast Asia with a thriving beach-club scene.

Known as “zero-dollar tours”, cheap, too-good-to-be-true tourism offers are often packed with dirty tricks, forced shopping, and intimidating tour guides. Here, the Post offers some tips on navigating the post-pandemic travel landscape.

China’s rising number of electric car owners, a shortage of charging stations and other issues caused long queues and left some drivers stranded when millions took to the roads at Lunar New Year.

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A road trip along Pakistan’s 1,300km-long Karakoram Highway promises mind-bending mountain scenery and warm hospitality. But there’s instability here, and not just of the kind that leads to falling rocks.

Mama Swift attended Singapore American School while Tay Tay’s grandmother Marjorie Finlay performed in a production of The Bartered Bride 50 years before Swift’s Eras Tour

After Amnesty International claimed families living for generations around the famed Angkor temple ruins had been relocated, UN agency Unesco demanded Cambodia respond. It claims removals are voluntary.

Orchard Road’s western end is more laid-back than the rest of Singapore’s most famous shopping street, but new hotels and rejuvenated malls are bringing a new vibe to the area.

Planning a trip to Taiwan but hoping to go beyond the tourist traps? Check out these world-class recommendations, from Moonrock’s locally inspired cocktails to CMP Village’s gorgeous glamping tents

Desert camping is becoming popular in Iraq as the country experiences a period of relative stability, and young men looking for a ‘safe’ adventure swap city life for serenity among the sand dunes.

Nyepi Day, the Balinese New Year – falling on March 11 in 2024 – will see 24 hours of silence, restaurants and public transport shut down, and nobody leaving their homes. It’s Bali at its most peaceful.

Guests who stay at SAii Phi Phi Island Village, on Thailand’s Phi Phi Don island, can be reassured bamboo sharks and clownfish are among the species benefiting from their custom.