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Aice Indonesia welcomes visitors for tourism-inspired factory tour

Aice Indonesia currently has two factories located in Cikarang, West Java, and Mojokerto.

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Viral video shows man punching woman’s reclined seat on a flight

A viral video shows an American Airlines passenger hitting the back of another passenger's reclined seat, causing the latter the need of medical attention. ...

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Used chewing gum plagues Borobudur temple

Not all visitors treat the ninth century Buddhist temple with the esteem it deserves as thousands of wads of used chewing gum can be seen covering its stone surfaces. ...

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A customer poses before a photo of film director Bong Joon-ho at the 'Sky Pizza' restaurant in Seoul on February 13, 2020. Locations featured in the South Korea's Oscar-winning 'Parasite' are bracing for a boom in customers following the film's success.

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Business booms for 'Parasite' locations

Locations featured in South Korea's Oscar-winning "Parasite" movie have enjoyed a business boom since its Oscar triumph, with a pizza store seeing sales double.

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A picture taken on February 18, 2019 shows an aircraft of the Scandinavian airline (SAS) parked on the tarmac at the airport of Manchester in England.

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Airline ad about imported Scandi traditions sparks turbulence

A new commercial from airline SAS challenging the authenticity of Scandinavian traditions has provoked furore in the form of cyber attacks, a wave of social media anger and bomb threats against the ad agency behind it.

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Travel Fest is set to offer a festival-like travel exhibition.

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Festival-like travel exhibition coming to Jakarta in March

Travel Fest 2020 will feature a festival-like travel exhibition, offering a full entertainment program combined with an exhibition ambience.

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Other changes to the Schengen Visa Code include higher visa fees and extended application submission periods.

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Here's how to get a five-year Schengen visa

The Schengen Area has recently implemented regulatory changes aiming to ease and clarify the process of obtaining a visa.

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Royal Caribbean cancels 18 cruises due to virus, crimping profit

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has canceled 18 sailings and rejiggered itineraries in response to the coronavirus outbreak, putting a crimp on the cruise company’s 2020 profit.

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Passengers walk along the deck of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, with around 3,600 people quarantined onboard due to fears of the new COVID-19 coronavirus, at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama on Feb. 14. The Diamond Princess cruise ship off Yokohama has become the single largest cluster of cases outside China, with at least 218 testing positive for the COVID-19 virus and taken to medical facilities.

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Love boat: Valentine's Day on a quarantine cruise

"Cupid's avocado" for dinner, heart-shaped messages for the crew, but also painful separation: for those trapped on board the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship, Friday is no ordinary Valentine's Day.

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Japan mother, son nabbed for 3,250 hotel cancellations: Media

Local media reports the duo made 3,250 no-show hotel cancellations across Japan over a year.

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Timgad, ruins of a Roman-Berber city in Algeria which has been recognized as a UNESCO heritage

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Algeria aims to boost tourism with an electronic visa system

The Fennecs football team homeland aims to boost its presence on the North African tourism market with the launch of an electronic visa system, according to specialist website action-visas.com.

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United said it was extending cancellations of flights to Hong Kong, which had been set to resume on Feb. 21, and for flights to mainland China, that had been set to resume on March 28. Flights will resume starting April 24.

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US airlines extend China flight cancellations into late April

United Airlines said late on Wednesday it will extend cancellations of all U.S. flights to China through late April due to the coronavirus epidemic.

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The Westerdam cruise ship is seen past fishing boats as it approaches port in Sihanoukville, Cambodia's southern coast on February 13, 2020, where the liner had received permission to dock after been refused entry at other Asian ports due to fears of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Japan, Guam, the Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand all refused to allow the ship to dock, despite operator Holland America insisting there were no cases of the deadly disease -- which has killed over 1,100 -- on board.

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Cruise ship shunned over coronavirus fears arrives in Cambodia

A cruise ship which had spent two weeks at sea after being turned away by five countries over fears that someone aboard may have the coronavirus arrived in Cambodia on Thursday to the relief of passengers and the praise of global health officials.

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People visit Disneyland on August 14, 1977 in Anaheim, California, the United States.

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Disneyland raises ticket prices by 3% to $154 a day

Walt Disney Co. raised admission prices by 3.4 percent at its Disneyland resort in California, but the increase was smaller than in years past despite coming after the opening of a costly Star Wars-themed land last year.

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A 'tuk tuk' motorized rickshaw driver, Amonchai Laodoungdee, waits for customers outside a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, on February 11, 2020.

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Not just Chinese travelers staying away as virus shakes Asian tourism

Many Asian tourism professionals say the drop in tourism has spread from Chinese tourists to visitors from other Asian and Western countries now also staying away, raising fears that much of the 2020 travel season may be severely diminished.

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People walk on a snowy landscape as the Swiss Alps are seen in the background and mist partly covers the alpine upland, on December 07, 2017 near the southern German town of Höchenschwand.

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Green Christmases: Alpine ski resorts ponder a future without snow

Last Christmas, for the first time in its existence, a ski resort in the French Alpine town of Montclar could count neither on Mother Nature nor its artificial snow machines to produce enough of the white stuff to cover its pistes.

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Yeongsil Trail in Hallasan National Park stretches toward the horizon on Jeju island in the winter.

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Jeju Island suspends visa-free travel for Indonesians due to coronavirus

Amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, now officially known as COVID-19, the policy that allows Indonesians to visit Jeju Island in South Korea without a visa is no longer applicable.

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A traveler in a black hat looks at the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey.

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5 common travel scams and how to avoid them

To ensure your holiday is an enjoyable one, stay on high alert for these common scams.

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Cruise ship rejected by four nations runs out of options

Thailand became the latest country to turn a Holland America Line cruise ship away from one of its ports, prompting pleas for help from some of the 2,257 passengers and crew desperate to disembark after almost two weeks at sea.

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More than 30 travel firms -- including TripAdvisor and Expedia -- complained on Monday to the EU's powerful anti-trust authority that search giant Google is unfairly trying to encroach on their business.

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Google draws anger with vacation homes feature

More than 30 travel firms -- including TripAdvisor and Expedia -- complained on Monday to the EU's powerful anti-trust authority that search giant Google is unfairly trying to encroach on their business.

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This file photo taken on February 4, 2020 shows people riding a mini steam locomotive through the 'Cup Noodles and Rui Hachimura's snow tunnel' during the Sapporo Snow Festival in Sapporo.

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Snow problem for Japan's ice sculpture festival

Every year, tens of thousands of tourists flock to the snow festival in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo, attracted by some 200 large, but intricate ice sculptures.

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A cultural procession takes place during the opening event of the 2018 Festival Pesona Bau Nyale (Bau Nyale Charms Festival).

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More than sea worms: Bau Nyale seeks to charm tourists with legends, festivities

The festival kicked off on Sunday evening with a perisaian (shield fighting) competition on Kuta Mandalika Beach.

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Passengers wearing face masks walk to a departure gate at Sukarno-Hatta international airport in Tangerang on February 5, 2020.

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Air travel restrictions won't protect us from the coronavirus

The key challenge is that aircraft fly more people more quickly between more places than ever before. The flight times are often far shorter than the incubation period of viruses – perhaps as long as 14 days in the case of the novel coronavirus.

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The decision was only for Beijing, a spokesperson for Airbnb China said, adding that the company evaluates the situation and works to comply with guidance from local authorities.

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Airbnb suspends bookings in Beijing for rest of February

Airbnb said on Monday it has suspended bookings in Beijing until Feb. 29 as death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in China exceeded 900.

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Weeding out fakes? Lisbon tourism at threat from 'drug' dealers

Whispering "Hashish? Cocaine?", street sellers are offering unsuspecting tourists in Lisbon's center "drugs" which police say are often bay leaves, flour or ground paracetamol.

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The Soei Goeat Kiong temple is one of the attractions on Kemaro Island, South Sumatra.

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Palembang won’t let coronavirus fears spoil Cap Go Meh

Coronavirus or not, Palembang's Kemaro Island celebrates Cap Go Meh as every year.

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Citilink Indonesia offered the first flight on its new Bandung-Kuala Lumpur route on Saturday.

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Citilink launches Bandung-Kuala Lumpur route

Low-cost carrier Citilink Indonesia has launched a new route from West Java’s Bandung to Kuala Lumpur.

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The inaugural flight of Tanjung Karang-Krui route arrived at Muhammad Taufik Kiemas Airport in Krui, West Pesisir regency, Lampung, on Feb. 7.

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Wings Air now connects Tanjung Karang, Krui

The 35-minute route is expected to serve as an alternative to driving, which takes more than six hours.

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The Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas.

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Royal Caribbean bans China, HK, Macau passport holders from ships on coronavirus fears

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd said it would ban guests holding China, Hong Kong or Macau passports from boarding its ships amid concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.

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A Cap Go Meh parade takes place in Glodok, West Jakarta, on March 4, 2018.

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Jakarta celebrates Cap Go Meh with festival, performances

Visitors can expect to enjoy various forms of art and performances at the celebrations, including ondel-ondel (giant Betawi effigies), wushu, Chinese lute and film screenings.

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