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Komodo dragons join the jet-set

6th April 20206th April 2020 The Mango Road 0 Comments min read

Komodo dragons join the jet-set Komodo Airport in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia is scheduled to become an international

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South China Tigers Fixtures

3rd March 20203rd March 2020 The Mango Road 0 Comments min read

South China Tigers Fixtures kick off Hong Kong rugby fans suffering withdrawal symptoms from the postponement of the annual sevens

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Skynest for Kiwi travellers

27th February 202027th February 2020 The Mango Road 0 Comments min read

Skynest for Kiwi travellers Air New Zealand is planning to launch the Skynest, a lie-flat bed for economy class travellers.

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HK Rugby Sevens postponed

13th February 202014th February 2020 The Mango Road 0 Comments min read

HK Rugby Sevens postponed The Hong Kong Rugby Sevens, the city’s showcase sporting event and world rugby’s premier sevens tournament

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New flights between Vietnam and India

11th February 202011th February 2020 The Mango Road 0 Comments min read

VietJet is launching three new flights between Vietnam and India. A route from Danang to New Delhi will take off

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Elephants lead the way

2nd February 20202nd February 2020 The Mango Road 0 Comments min read

Eco-tourism Recreation Koh Lanta in southern Thailand, has re-invented and rebranded itself as Following Giants.

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Coronavirus closes Tibet attractions

30th January 202030th January 2020 The Mango Road 0 Comments min read

Coronavirus closes Tibet attractions In an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus Tibet has suspended the operations

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End to dual pricing in Vietnam

29th January 202029th January 2020 The Mango Road 0 Comments min read

End to dual pricing in Vietnam Vietnam has said it will stop its dual pricing policy for foreign and domestic

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Elephant boats on the Chao Phraya River

24th January 202029th January 2020 The Mango Road 0 Comments min read

Move aside dragons, elephant boat racing is here. From February 28 to March 1 the second annual Elephant Boat Race and River Festival will be held on the Chao Phraya River

Cambodia News

Part of Bayon closes for restoration

9th January 20208th January 2020 The Mango Road 0 Comments min read

Upper terrace of the Bayon temple at Angkor Archeological Park closed for restoration. Ever increasing number of tourists are taking their toll on the structures

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AirAsia is suspending most flight across its entire network.
AirAsia Malaysia: Temporary suspension of all international and domestic flights from 28 March to 21 April
AirAsia Philippines: Temporary suspension of all international and domestic flights from 20 March to 14 April during the community quarantine period in Luzon, as well as in other parts of the country.
AirAsia Thailand: Temporary suspension of all international flights from 22 March to 25 April; domestic operations continue at reduced frequency.
AirAsia Indonesia: Significantly reduced international flights frequency; domestic operations continue at reduced frequency.
AirAsia India: Temporary suspension of all flights from 25 March for 21 days adhering to the government suspension of all domestic flights.
AirAsia Japan: Temporary suspension of international flight from 20 March to 24 April. Domestic flights are operating at reduced frequency.
AirAsia X Malaysia: Temporary suspension of most flights from 28 March to 31 May
AirAsia X Thailand: emporary suspension of all flights from 16 March for a period of 3 months; DMK-ICN suspended until 19 April.

THAILAND
All national parks in the Kingdom will be closed from March 25 until further notice

JAPAN
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been postponed until summer 2021.

HONG KONG
Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon will reduce flights throughout April and May, Cathay Pacific will oprate three flights per week each to; London (Heathrow), Los Angeles, Vancouver, Tokyo (Narita), Taipei, New Delhi, Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila, Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore and Sydney.

Cathay Dragon will operate three flights per week to Beijing, Shanghai (Pudong), and Kuala Lumpur.

HONG KONG
Budget airline HK Express HK Express will suspend all flights from March 23 until April 30, 2020

THAILAND
Bangkok Airways has made ticket changes more flexible.

Tickets issued on or before March 17 for travel up to 30 April 2020 will be allowed to rebook new dates up to March 31, 2021 without fees.

Refunds for tickets issued on or before 17 March 2020 for up to 30 April 2020 will be eligible for a full refund when a supporting documents, such as government travel restriction, cancellation of incoming flights, doctor certificate etc. are submitted.

THAILAND
Thai Airways and Thai Smile are offering to waive the charges for rebooking on all flights from UK and Ireland booked between March 18 and April 30, 2020. Refunds will be offered in the form of a voucher which will be valid for one year from the original departure date. The voucher must be requested before April 30.

VIETNAM
Vietnam Airlines will suspend all international flights until April 30, 2020.

Flights to/from Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar will not operate from March 21. Flights to/from the UK and Japan will be suspended from March 23. Flights to Germany and Australia will be end from March 24. Services to China, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, France, Russia, Malaysia, and Taiwan are already suspended.

HONG KONG
All travellers arriving in Hong Kong will have to self isolate for 14 days. Arrivals will be required to wear a tracking bracelet to ensure compliance.

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Pretty well all gigs and events due to take place in Asia between now and the end of May have been cancelled. Those that aren’t officially cancelled yet probably will be before long unless Covid-19 suddenly packs its bags and leaves us all alone.

The following are just the events that I have no further information on yet.

◼︎ American singer/songwriter Halsey will play the Tokyo Garden Theatre on May 7 – tickets and Olympic Hall, Seoul on May 9 – tickets

PHILIPPINES
Iron Maiden are to headline the Pulp Summer Slam festival at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Manila on May 16. Also on the bill are Death Angel, Dragonforce, BabyMetal, and King 810. Tickets are available here

◼︎ American singer/songwriter Billie Elish has added five Asian dates to her world tour. Tickets are not on sale yet but if you know you’ll be in the area you can register.
25 August – Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai. Tickets
28 August – Taipei Arena, Taiwan. Tickets
30 August – AsiaWorld Expo, Hong Kong. Tickets
02 September – Yokohama Arena, Japan. Tickets
05 September – Mall of Asia Arena, Manila. Tickets

HONG KONG & SINGAPORE
Tickets for the rescheduled 2020 Rugby Sevens in both Hong Kong and Singapore remain valid for the new dates. October 10 – 11 in Singapore and October 16-18 in Hong Kong. Any one unable to attend on those dates are entitled to a full refund.

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