Southeast Asia Travel News | Update 19 Oct

eVisa outage slows Indian tourists to Malaysia
The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) has expressed concern over the recent month-long service disruption of Malaysia’s eVISA portal, saying it has resulted in losses of MYR20 to 30 million.
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AirAsia X resumes flights
The AirAsia X Group announced Tuesday it is increasing its Malaysia AirAsia X (D7) flights to 44 weekly across 10 routes and is expanding its Thai AirAsia X (XJ) operations to fly 22 weekly services across five routes in the next two months.
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Bamboo, Vietnam adopts Amadeus solutions
Bamboo Airways gears up for global expansion by selecting Amadeus’ Altéa Passenger Service System and solutions for revenue management and digital marketing.
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Overnight cruise ship allowed in Nha Trang Bay for first time
Authorities in the central province of Khanh Hoa have licensed a private firm to trial overnight cruise services in Nha Trang Bay, widely considered among the world’s most beautiful.
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Thai AirAsia launches new routes from Bangkok to Bangladesh and India
Low-cost airline Thai AirAsia announced plans to launch direct routes from Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport to Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh and to Lucknow in northern India.
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