Consumer spending in China is still constrained by modest income growth and falling home prices, which make homeowners feel less wealthy overall. Read more
One thousand years ago, demons marched through the streets of Kyoto. Read more
Thailand is steering an initiative for a joint-visa program with countries that together hosted about 70 million tourists last year as Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin ramps up initiatives to... Read more
There are so many groups handing out travel awards now that it’s almost necessary to award the awardees in order to make sense of it all. Read more
For many people, the joys of winter center on strapping on skis, snowshoes or skates and getting outdoors. Of course, that is no less true in many parts of Asia. But with climates ranging fr... Read more
As Japan’s major metropolitan areas grow in size and absorb an ever greater percentage of the country’s population, there is an increasingly strong impetus for moving to the country. Read more
Cycling 1,500 kilometers from Nagasaki all the way to Yokohama is a feat in itself — now imagine making the journey perched atop an old-fashioned “high-wheel” bike, with a huge front wheel n... Read more
As the warm-up routine reaches its zenith, the hilarity in the Sapporo Convention Center is palpable. It’s the opening keynote of the Adventure Travel World Summit (ATWS), and fresh from a o... Read more
By the time I reach Mount Aso’s summit, it has been raining all day, often in torrents struck through with lightning followed by near peals of thunder. Read more
From on-demand helicopters to private superyachts, the spending power of ultrarich travelers could be the key to revitalizing regional areas in Japan to give the country a much-needed boost... Read more
