Strategic divergence: Australia’s Southeast Asia challenge

David Beckam

Australia’s relationships with countries in Southeast Asia are not bad. The prime minister or foreign minister could happily turn up in any regional country and receive a warm welcome. Last year, Australia signed a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – one of just two […]

Bali welcomes tourists without quarantine as South-East Asian countries continue to scrap travel restrictions

David Beckam

Read in Bahasa Indonesia Jessica Gordon is happy she could holiday in Bali last week. “Bali is like a second home to me,” said the 32-year-old interior designer from Brisbane. Ms Gordon arrived in the tourist hotspot via Singapore from Australia last Sunday, after she discovered she could visit Indonesia without having to quarantine. “I’m actually […]

MAD MONKEY HOSTELS SECURES US$4.6M INVESTMENT FROM EXS TO ACCELERATE THEIR EXPANSION ACROSS SOUTHEAST ASIA

David Beckam

Mad Monkey, a leading Southeast Asia-based hostel operator and provider of high-octane, sustainable, travel experiences, has closed its first major round of fundraising from the EXS Property Innovation Concepts VCC (“EPIC”), a Singapore-domiciled fund platform sponsored and managed by EXS, a specialist private equity firm focused on real estate business […]

Thinking of Going to Southeast Asia? Here’s What to Expect.

David Beckam

Complications abound for travelers Before the pandemic, Southeast Asia was one of the fastest-growing regions in the world for international tourism, with a record 139 million visitors in 2019, a jump of about 8 percent compared to 2018, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization. The emerald waters of […]

How to travel to Southeast Asia during COVID-19

David Beckam

If you’re planning a trip to Southeast Asia, here’s what you need to know about key destinations; what’s open, what’s not, what you need to travel there and how to cross borders with various restrictions in place. Traveling through Southeast Asia, a region packed with options for adventurers, foodies, history […]

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