November

November 28, 2008

Badung Mulls Capital Name-Change

BADUNG ~ Bali’s most economically important regency, and home to much of its vital tourism industry, may rename its capital – Read More...
November 28, 2008

Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2008

Top Spots: The Oberoi in Seminyak (pictured) has been voted one of Asia’s leading resorts, by Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ – Read More...
November 28, 2008

A Trip to Vienna Shows Its Complicated History

By Scott Vogel The Washington Post VIENNA, Austria ~ Just across Prinz Eugen-Strasse from the green copper domes and baroque – Read More...
November 28, 2008

Fight over Philippines Paradise Isle Turns Ugly

BORACAY ~ Boracay, with its crystal clear water, white powder sand and constant sunshine, presents itself as a slice of – Read More...
November 28, 2008

Argentina’s Head-in-the-Clouds Tourism

SALTA, November 15, 2008 (AFP) – With the global slowdown threatening tourism, Argentina is banking not only on its budget – Read More...
November 28, 2008

Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2008

The Jolly Roger Flies Again PIRACY has a long history; though not, one concedes, an honorable one. And we don’t – Read More...
November 28, 2008

Bangkok Cut Off from World as Second Airport Seized

BANGKOK ~ Thai anti-government protesters shut down Bangkok’s second airport on Thursday, further crippling the kingdom as tourists scrambled to – Read More...
November 28, 2008

ASEAN Members Mull Postponing Summit amid Thai Crisis

HANOI ~ Governments throughout Southeast Asia mulled on Thursday postponing a December ASEAN summit in Thailand amid a worsening political – Read More...
November 28, 2008

Malaysia’s Yoga Ban Faces Opposition from Royals

KUALA LUMPUR ~ A ban on yoga by Malaysia’s highest Islamic body is facing opposition from royal state rulers, who – Read More...
November 28, 2008

Viewpoint : Bali’s Leaders are Asleep at the Wheel

By Harold von Fürstenberg For The Bali Times This Christmas season may mark beginning of the end of tourism as – Read More...