https://www.scmp.com/rss/523546/feed The latest news and top stories on Agoda. A leading online travel agency headquartered in Singapore, Agoda specialises in booking hotels, flights, vacation rentals and other travel services. They primarily serve a diverse global clientele with a strong focus on the Asian market. Part of Booking Holdings Inc., Agoda is known for its extensive network of over 4.5 million properties and competitive pricing. Their overall business focus is on leveraging technology to provide seamless travel... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Aidan Jones Aidan Jones A cornucopia of bargains is lighting up booking sites for Thailand, where five-star luxury hotel rooms are going for huge discounts during the peak holiday season – the unplanned spin-off from the Iran war which threatens to hit international tourist arrivals at a crucial time of the year. At the same time, the surge in diesel costs caused by the choking of the Strait of Hormuz has forced many Thais to pause or scrap domestic travel plans, fearing such expenses will continue to rise during the... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3348162/thai-luxury-hotels-offer-huge-discounts-save-tourist-season-battered-iran-war?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3348162/thai-luxury-hotels-offer-huge-discounts-save-tourist-season-battered-iran-war?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:42:29 +0000 Yeon Woo Lee Yeon Woo Lee For Choi Yu-jin, a 31-year-old Seoul-based fashion designer, the perfect getaway requires three elements: value, spotless streetscapes and unforgettable flavours. And Shanghai, she says, delivers on all counts. Three visits since 2024, with a fourth planned for April, are testament to a city that is increasingly capturing the imagination – and wallets – of South Korean travellers, buoyed by visa-free access and a burgeoning reputation for cosmopolitan appeal. “Restaurants and streets were... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3341851/chinas-visa-free-waivers-spark-korean-travel-boom-underpin-tourism-revival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3341851/chinas-visa-free-waivers-spark-korean-travel-boom-underpin-tourism-revival?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:30:07 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Online travel booking platform Agoda apologised for including “inappropriate” language as part of severance agreements in Singapore, after drawing criticism for warning laid-off staff not to raise the matter to authorities or labour unions. Agoda met Singapore’s labour bodies and the Ministry of Manpower to “discuss and address the concerns raised over our severance agreements”, it said in a statement on Friday. “We acknowledge that it is inappropriate for employers to include provisions that... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3326239/agoda-sorry-inappropriate-language-singapore-lay-notices?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3326239/agoda-sorry-inappropriate-language-singapore-lay-notices?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Sep 2025 06:04:10 +0000 dpa dpa It might be the second-biggest city in the world’s fourth-biggest country by population, but the malls, Dutch colonial history and massive Chinatown of Surabaya in Java’s east do not usually make for a first or even second choice stop for tourists. A few hours’ drive west from Surabaya in East Java is Borobudur, an imposing and ornate 9th century Buddhist temple, and its popular gateway city Yogyakarta. A few hours farther west on Java - home to 156 million of Indonesia’s 280 million people and... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3319162/indonesian-city-big-chinatown-was-voted-asias-best-cheap-holiday?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3319162/indonesian-city-big-chinatown-was-voted-asias-best-cheap-holiday?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:19:07 +0000 Jess Ma Jess Ma The number of online employment scams in Hong Kong recorded from January to May nearly doubled from the same period last year, while losses jumped by 89 per cent to HK$480 million (US$61.1 million), with police attributing the rise to “click farming” swindles proliferating. Superintendent Rachel Hui Yee-wai of the force’s cybersecurity and technology crime bureau said the sharp increase was due to a change of tactics by swindlers, who were claiming to offer rewards for online tasks rather than... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3318193/online-job-scams-hong-kong-jump-92-amid-rise-click-farming-tactics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3318193/online-job-scams-hong-kong-jump-92-amid-rise-click-farming-tactics?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Jul 2025 23:00:12 +0000