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Economy 4 months ago

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Q4 Consumption snapshot: Signs of a steady recovery

Based on Mandiri Spending Index (MSI) data, average weekly spending growth in Q4 reached 37.8 percent year-on-year (yoy), higher than the 29.3 percent in Q3.

Lifestyle 4 months ago

Saudi opens doors to all Indonesian travelers

Indonesia, home to one of the world’s largest population of young people, is a key strategic market in Saudi’s push to become a global tourism hub.

Americas 7 months ago

New $250 visa fee risks deepening US travel slump

The new visa fee, set to go into effect on Oct. 1, adds an additional hurdle for travelers from non-visa waiver countries like Mexico, Argentina, India, Brazil and China and raises the total visa cost to $442, one of the highest visitor fees in the world.

Weekend Five 8 months ago

Travel tales: Strange stories you didn’t plan for

Adventure, chaos and a ghost or two—these travel story submissions remind us that the most memorable experiences are often the ones you didn’t plan for.

Away We Go 8 months ago

Run, race, repeat: One trip at a time

For a growing number of people, holiday plans revolve around race calendars, from Tokyo to Berlin, it’s all about chasing finish lines.

FEATURES 8 months ago

In the in-betweens: The unexpected moments that make travel worth it

Travel used to be about ticking boxes and chasing highlights. But it is in the pauses, the missed trains and quiet conversations with strangers, where the real journey unfolds.

Archipelago 9 months ago

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Children of the mangroves: Keeping education, health accessible in Asmat

With one of the lowest road densities and highest school dropout rates in the country, Asmat’s youth struggle to access basic care and education in a swamp-filled, disconnected regency that is 37-time the size of Jakarta.

Archipelago 9 months ago

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Swamps, speedboats and survival: Life in remote Asmat

A 2024 government report paints a bleak picture: only 14.8 percent of children in Asmat stay in school through primary education. Nearly a third have never attended at all.

Academia 9 months ago

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Medical tourism in Indonesia: Can it become a reality?

While it has at least two SEZs for medical tourism, the country still has a long way to go to develop international-standard healthcare infrastructure and the related capacities necessary to maintain it, including human resources, to become a preferred destination among medical tourists.

Asia & Pacific 11 months ago

Inflation, hotel prices curtail Japanese 'Golden Week' travels

Japan's annual "Golden Week" holiday period gets into full swing Saturday, but inflation and hotel prices sent soaring by record inbound tourism have left domestic travelers less eager to pack their bags.

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