Seychelles, the richest country in Africa with a GDP per capita of US$42,110, welcomed 197,983 visitors between January and July this year, down 11% year-on-year, due to the Middle East conflict.
Japanese police arrested two Chilean tourists on Aug. 27 on suspicion of stealing three Richard Mille watches and one Patek Philippe watch from a high-end boutique inside the Nakano Broadway shopping complex in Tokyo.
Singapore saw 2,101 food business closures between January and July this year, an increase of 25.1% year-on-year amid rising costs and high rents, according to the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA).
Vietnam has emerged as one of the best-performing markets in Asia Pacific of U.K.-based hotel operator IHG, with revenue per available room (RevPAR) rising 20% in the second quarter of 2026, driven by a surge in international arrivals.
The Philippines's Entalula Beach has been named the world's second most beautiful beach after Anse Source d’Argent in Seychelles in the latest ranking of the best beaches in the world compiled by global travel site Big 7 Travel.
Thailand's Suvarnabhumi Airport have advised passengers to prepare for longer journeys as sections of the roads leading to the passenger terminal will be closed for seven months for repair and maintenance.
Singapore, ranked the world's second richest country by GDP per capita in 2025, recorded 604,000 Indian tourist arrivals in the first half of this year, down 6.6% year on year amid global travel headwinds and intensifying regional competition.