According to Vietnam Travel Market Tracker Q2/23, the travel motivations of Vietnamese tourists in Q2/2023 were diverse, with relaxation and visiting friends and relatives being the two most popular purposes. Work-related purposes ranked lower. There were some interesting differences in the travel motivations of different age groups. Gen Y tourists were more likely to travel…
Thailand saw a tourism deficit with Japan for the first time during the first half of 2023. From January to June, 497,700 Thai tourists visited Japan, while only 326,347 Japanese nationals arrived in Thailand. This is a significant change from 2019, when Thailand welcomed 1.88 million tourists from Japan and 1.78 million travelers from South…
China will resume its 15-day visa-free entry for citizens of Singapore and Brunei on July 26, 2023. The policy was suspended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the new policy, Singaporean and Bruneian citizens will be able to enter China without a visa for 15 days if they are traveling for business, tourism,…
