politics in Asia

Thinking of heading overseas this summer? You’re not alone. Despite the weakened pound, finder.com/uk has forecast that Brits will be taking more than 15 million trips abroad this summer alone. The travel bug might not be diminished in travellers, but there are still concerns over what Brexit has done to the value of the pound. And these aren’t invalid concerns – on average, the pound has fallen by 11.95% across 44 of the 48 countries that Brits travel to, which means you’re likely to be paying a little extra when transferring your pounds over to a foreign currency.

Enough bytes have been expended on the aftershock of the momentous vote last week, without me feeling the need to add my own, limited understanding of what is clearly an…

I recently was asked to speak at Tourism Concern AGM on the subject of Myanmar (Burma) and in particular our responsible travel policy there – which included avoiding hotels owned by…

Having lived in Bangkok on and off for the past 7 years, I’ve thought quite a bit about the current constitutional crisis within Thailand. I’m not really qualified to offer…

Travel news from Sri Lanka has been dominated in recent weeks by the news of a ‘Presidential Directive’, banning overnight camping in Yala and other national parks in Sri Lanka.…

President Mohamed Nasheed resigned today in the face of mounting protests from opposition groups following the arrest and detention of a senior judge.  HE has been succeeded by Waheed Hassan…

The following articles were written by Somtow Sucharitkul, a well known writer, musician and social commentator, and offer an angle on Thailand’s recent troubles not widely reported in the mainstream…

So, after one of the most dangerous, unpredictable and upsetting weeks in the city’s recent history, Bangkok is picking up the pieces and returning to normal. Despite the fact that…

They say trouble comes in threes and if that is true then we are at Experience Travel can look forward to a restful summer. We’ve had the volcanic ash, the…

It’s just been confirmed that there will be a Presidential Election in Sri Lanka on 26th January. It’s basically a face-off between the two great war heroes of popular Sri…

In a hilarious (if you don’t work in the travel industry that is!) and spectacular u-turn the Government of Sri Lanka has intervened and cancelled the new marketing campaign devised…

Concern has been expressed throughout Sri Lanka at the government’s decision to re-activate the 1973 Press Council Law which gives the authorities wide ranging power to charge, fine and detain…