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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.
The new card allows users to top up in Hong Kong dollars in the city, and tap for rides in public transport across 336 mainland cities, helping expedite cross-border connectivity.
The Thai towns of the notorious Golden Triangle are taking advantage of their opium-producing history with attractions centred on the drug and military leaders who fought over it.
Post culture editor Kevin Kwong is marooned with thousands of others at Dubai International Airport after his flight was cancelled following an unprecedented storm, with no idea when he will leave.
The new family floor at the five-star Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong hotel offers parents and their children ‘family-friendly luxury’ in a fun-filled fantasyland. We stayed for a night.
Tourism to Japan has been booming since pandemic-era border restrictions were lifted, and the government has been working hard to boost visitor numbers.
Mini-sabbaticals, adult gap years, or just gap months – extended breaks come in various guises and have a range of health benefits; experts give tips on how to do it and keep costs down.
Attended by the king and villagers from across the country, Bhutan’s high-altitude Royal Highland Festival involves dancing, horse racing, wrestling and other trials of strength.
Local guides say a lack of respect for indigenous culture in India is a concern as tourist footfall increases amid plans to build facilities in tribal territory.
Delhi is a city of endless squabbles – over who makes the best version of the Indian capital’s signature dish. We look at some of the restaurants vying for butter chicken supremacy, and how to make it best.
Some 14,000 Japanese were granted working holiday visas in Australia in fiscal 2022-23, the highest number in Australian government data going back to 2001.
What clothes to pack, where to eat, who to avoid, where to get currency, renting motorbikes – an experienced dad gives his beginner son tips on backpacking in Southeast Asia.
Goa has launched its “regenerative tourism” campaign to attract eco-tourists to its less-explored hinterlands.
The hotel in the Azabudai Hills complex neighbours an upscale outdoor mall and is not far from Tokyo Tower – it also introduces the Janu brand’s more urban identity where buzziness blends with seclusion
Raffles at Galaxy Macau and Andaz Macau are the latest additions to the integrated resort’s list of hotels, not to mention the convention centre and entertainment facilities
Authorities say abuse of monkeys at the Angkor Unesco World Heritage site is a growing problem as people look for new ways to draw online viewers to generate cash.
Taiwan’s southern islands are less touristy and offer natural beauty, easily accessible snorkelling and diving, one of the world’s three saltwater hot springs and a laid-back atmosphere.
The single-visa concept would cover Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, ensuring seamless mobility for travellers among the six neighbouring countries.
Kurdi, in Goa, India, was submerged under a reservoir when a dam was built in 1986. The village reappears each summer as the waters recede, and has become a hotspot for selfie takers.
Tired of the same old tourist guides to Hong Kong? The Hong Kong Design Centre has produced Design Citywalk HK, a guide to the city’s cultural offerings featuring places well known – and unexpected.
The Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, has attractive old buildings, and some unfinished new ones, eye-catching snacks, but also a crime problem and harrowing reminders of Khmer Rouge genocide.
In a far corner of Indian Kashmir bordering China and Central Asia, Gurez, once a stop on the Silk Road, has been reinventing itself since going online and gaining an air transport service, and is wooing tourists.
Malaysian tourism authorities are expecting over 5 million tourists from China this year, more than tripling last year’s figure, amid the launch of new routes connecting Shenzhen and Chengdu to Kuala Lumpur.
A guided cycling tour through Intramuros, the oldest surviving part of Manila, in the Philippines, takes riders through courtyards and gardens, and to a site connected with the city’s darkest times.
Around 300 Land Rovers once plied the hills of the small Indian town of Manebhanjyang, brought in by British tea planters. They are now used as taxis for tourists or are in the hands of heritage car owners.
The Jeju Island’s scenic spot has seen a surge in visitors dumping ramen broth on the ground that can flow into valley streams, endangering plants and aquatic species.