Police on Thailand’s popular island Phuket have detained seven French tourists for allegedly engaging in disruptive water play at Songkran, the world’s biggest water fighting festival.

Luxury hotel Burj Al Arab in Dubai will shut during a major 18-month renovation, its first since ‌opening in 1999 and at a time when tourism in the region has slowed due to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

Infrastructure improvement, streamlined security processes and cutting-edge passenger services have taken Hong Kong International Airport to the global forefront, even ahead of long-dominant Singapore Changi, insiders said.

Singapore’s Changi Airport is retiring the JetQuay CIP Terminal, the private terminal that has served VIPs and celebrities since 2006, replacing it with a luxury facility run by global airport lounge giant Plaza Premium Group.

Phu Quoc International Airport will launch a pilot program from Friday allowing tourists to complete flight check-in procedures at their hotels in response to a tourism boom on the island voted Asia’s most beautiful by readers of Condé Nast Traveler.

Foreign tourists coming to Japan hit a new record in March despite another huge drop in Chinese visitors as well as a fall in those from the Middle East, official data showed on April 15.

Thailand has projected to generate more than 30.35 billion THB (US$931 million) in revenue during the Songkran holiday, up 6% from last year, with foreign visitors also making a bigger contribution.

Phu Quoc Airport handled more than 2.27 million passengers in the first three months of the year, up 147% year-on-year, as tourism surged on the island voted Asia’s most beautiful by readers of Condé Nast Traveler.

Singapore’s Changi Airport, voted the world’s best airport this year by Skytrax, ranked fourth globally for international passenger traffic in 2025, a new report shows.

Butterflies are already filling up Cuc Phuong National Park after arriving three weeks early, and visitors are flocking to see them even on weekdays.