“What if I died tomorrow? What would you do for your rest of life?”  When Rene Sullivan returned from work late in 2017, Samantha Khoo, a Malaysian woman, asked Samantha Khoo the same question. He told CNBC via video link from Langkawi (Malaysia) that “it was really sudden and it did take me some time before she answered me.” “I replied, “Well, if that happens then I just take the guitar… and then travel all over the world.” Khoo replied, ‘Why are you waiting for me die to do this? Rene Sullivan, Samantha Khoo and Samantha Khoo have been able to improve their communication skills by l ..read more

Business travelers are again on the road. CNBC Travel is naming the top hotels in Asia-Pacific for business travel at this time. CNBC teamed up with Statista, a market data firm, to create a list of the “Best Hotels for Business Travelers”. Next month will see the publication of a second list of hotel rankings in Europe and Middle East. To compile a trust-worthy list for corporate travelers, we reviewed more than 10,000 four- or five-star hotels in 117 cities. This was done using three steps: CNBC Reader Survey: Business travelers and professionals in the hotel industry were asked to respon ..read more

Most residents of Asia-Pacific are able to travel again. However, some people are more confident in packing their bags than other. According to a new survey by Booking.com, travel confidence in the region is “diverse” and “nuanced,” according to the website. One thousand people were surveyed about their comfort and concerns, as was their willingness to accept the disruptions that have been occurring since the pandemic.  The rankings The survey results were published by Booking.com in its inaugural “Travel Confidence Index“, which ranked places in order from most confident to least ..read more

Ernestas Tyminas felt “stuck” in his role of marketing manager at a Colorado Springs newspaper. He asked for two months to backpack through Asia. He arrived in Beijing in January 2019. “On the first day … I meet this one,” he said, gesturing to Darina Karpitskaya, sitting by his side. CNBC spoke to the couple via video link from Dubai. They stated that they met through Couchsurfing which connects solo travelers. Karpitskaya (31-year-old, flight attendant) was forced to land in Beijing due to mechanical problems with her return flight. Although solo travelers were more likely to agree to meet ..read more

After her breast implants caused a crippling disease, a Kiwi model has spoken out to warn other young women. Reports say that a Kiwi social media influencer, who used to be defined by her fake breasts, is celebrating the removal.New Zealand Herald. Now Sarah Harris, 29, who has modelled for Playboy and Maxim, wants to warn other young women that artificially enhancing their bodies won’t make them happy and could make them sick. Harris has suffered from debilitating symptoms, which she attributes to her silicone gel implants. But it’s taken five years “in denial” to get to this point, as Har ..read more

Vacationers questioning what it is like to go to Thailand now could also be to know the nation is “permitting nearly every thing” once more. That is in response to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), the governmental entity accountable for selling tourism to the nation. Masks are now not required, and the nation’s color-coded system — which positioned limits that various by province on eating actions, gatherings and journey — can be a factor of the previous, in response to TAT. It is also far simpler to get into Thailand now too. What’s wanted Masks, which have been as soon as require ..read more

A young woman from the UK became sick of men her age and increased her online dating age until she was 60. That’s when she met a 56-year-old millionaire. A woman who is engaged to a millionaire twice her age insists she’s not with him for his 11-bedroom mansion or lavish lifestyle. Allana Luke, 23 years old, met Jeff Winn (56 years old) on Tinder in Oct 2020, when she increased her age range from 25-60. She is engaged to the owner of the law firm and enjoys clubbing with Nina, his daughter who is the same ages as Allana. The Sun reports. Allana, from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, northern England, s ..read more

Southeast Asia is finally seeing some of the old days of travel, after more than two years of border and lockdown restrictions. According to Cirium, the flight data analytics firm Cirium, flights are slowly returning to 2019 levels in the major economies of the region. The most popular destinations this year were Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia. Singapore saw the most inbound flight bookings this year. Bookings increased from about 30% in January to 48% mid-June, from the January 2019 levels. According to Cirium, bookings in the Philippines saw a sharp increase, from 20% at the beginning o ..read more

Australia has discovered a new Covid-19 type. This is everything you need about Omicron XE. Omicron XE, a new Covid variant, has arrived in Australia. It could potentially be 10 percent more transmissible to the most dominant strain of the Covid. NSW Health confirmed last week that OmicronXE was found in a newly returned traveller. It is the first time Omicron XE was identified in NSW and Australia. What is the new variant? OmicronXE is a type of recombinant virus. This is when two different virus strains are combined to form one new strain. Omicron XEs is a combination the two Omicron Covi ..read more

A new study has revealed that American travelers now view many Asian countries as safer destinations than they did four year ago. In the Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection annual safety rankings, South Korea rose above Japan, China, Thailand and Vietnam. The survey in the 2022 “State of Travel Insurance Report” also showed that some of America’s favorite travel destinations in Europe and the Caribbean — namely Italy, Bahamas, Spain, Jamaica and the United Kingdom — lost ground in terms of perceived travel safety. Australia also suffered. The country dropped to No. The country dropped ..read more