Featured stories from TravelWeekly: Low cost airlines and promotions hype, Chinese love affair with Australia, rabies in Bali
Low cost airlines warned to cut the promotion hype
Thailand has told budget airlines they must be more transparent with their special offers during promotion campaigns.
Local media sources quoted the permanent secretary for transport, Soithip Trisuddhi, after she chaired a meeting with low cost airlines.
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Chinese love affair with Australia grows
Australia is the fifth most visited destination among worldwide travellers, after the USA, Japan, Hong Kong and the UK, according to Visa’s 2015 Global Travel Intentions Study.
The study, in partnership with Australia’s Tourism and Transport Forum, shows that the environment and types of activities available are the factors putting these destinations in the top spots.
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Rabies still a big concern in Bali
Rabies is on the rise again in Bali. The disease has claimed 12 lives this year, a significant increase over last year’s two fatalities, following one in 2013.
Since 2008, there have been a total of 160 deaths from the disease. The Jakarta Post quoted data showing that Bali has a population of 500,000 dogs, mostly strays.
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