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Millennial-focused articles on travel destinations, including city guides, country guides, trip planning, city breaks, beach holidays, adventure travel, and travel tips.
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9 September, 2024
A former Sino-Portuguese heritage building, House of Tin Baron in Phuket, Thailand, has been redesigned and repurposed to serve locals and tourists alike. Photo: House of Tin Baron
Asia travel

19th-century Phuket mansion transformed into new luxury destination

The redesigned House of Tin Baron on Thailand’s Phuket island includes a Louis Roederer Cristal Room and fine-dining Italian restaurant Terra.

Asia travel

Insiders’ guide to Malaysia’s rustic island paradise, Langkawi

Luxury travel

‘Escapism and magic’: why more tourists are booking luxury train journeys

Tourism

The thrill of tracking rhinos in Zimbabwe’s oldest national park

Travellers to Matobo National Park in southern Africa can get close to rhinos and enjoy beautiful views from a Unesco World Heritage site.

Two southern white rhinoceros graze in Matobo National Park, in Zimbabwe. The population of these rhinos has stabilised in Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, eSwatini, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Photo: Shutterstock
Art

Weekend art getaway to Foshan, China – a 2-day itinerary for unique event

Just over an hour’s train ride from Hong Kong, Foshan is holding an art biennial that encourages people to explore its villages and islands.

Tourism

London’s Chinatown to usher in the Year of the Snake with major celebration

One of the city’s grandest cultural events, Year of the Snake festivities will include a colourful parade, lion and dragon dances, and traditional cuisine.

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Asia travel

From Hoi An to Hanoi: a ride along Vietnam’s twisty Ho Chi Minh Highway

Mountain scenes, quaint villages, chaotic traffic, cheap motels and repetitive noodle soup, punctuated by the occasional flat tyre.

The narrow, twisting Ho Chi Minh Highway. Photo: Fiona Ching
Tourism

Depression-era house where FBI shot it out with gangsters now a museum

In 1935 agents traded fire with Barker-Karpis Gang members for over 4 hours at their Florida hideout. 90 years on, it’s open to the public.

Tourism

Want to cycle with Tour de France winners? Head to Spain’s Costa Blanca

Pro cyclists like Tadej Pogacar gather in the region in winter to train for new seasons, while eager amateurs can attempt to keep up.

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Hong Kong

This week in PostMag: from home decor trends to a ride through Vietnam

In this week’s PostMag, an antidote to Mocha Mousse, director Ray Yeung’s journey, the evolution of circus and a motorcycle odyssey.

Ray Yeung photographed at Broadway. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Asian diaspora

Living the American dream, Pakistani migrant builds a tourist ‘stop spot’

Muhammad Ahmad’s burgeoning service centre near Lake George and Lake Placid in New York State is a success story of hard work and foresight.

Frontier Town Gateway, in New York’s Adirondacks region, is a combined restaurant, convenience store, petrol station, Tesla charging station and rest area, with plans for weddings and Airbnbs. Photo: Amy Wu
Asia travel

South Korea woos tourists with discounts, tours and promotions

Cheap flights with free Wi-fi, tours, and shopping, hotel and restaurant discounts offered by 1,680 companies to encourage visits to country.

Tourism

10 of the best new roller coasters and attractions coming in 2025

New thrill rides include the tallest and fastest roller coaster, a Smurf-themed 3D dark ride and a coaster with an amazing nine inversions.

Travel news and advice

Hong Kong budget travel queen visits 143 countries, 50 to go this year

47-year-old Kez Williams aims to visit every UN-recognised country. She tells the Post how and why she travels so much and offers some tips.

Kez Williams aims to visit all the United Nations-recognised countries in the world. Photo: courtesy of Kez Williams
Crime in Hong Kong

Thailand set to roll out measures on visitor safety, Hong Kong official says

Security official Michael Cheuk expresses hope 12 Hong Kong residents stuck in Southeast Asia can be brought home before Lunar New Year.

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Undersecretary for Security Michael Cheuk (centre) and the task force returned to Hong Kong from Bangkok on Tuesday night. Photo: SCMP
Tourism

Avoid Cyprus’ crowded south and head to its more peaceful, pristine north

Millions of tourists flock to the Greek-Cypriot south every year but the cheaper Turkish-Cypriot north remains untouched by mass tourism.

Tourism

Welcome to winter in Finland – dog-sledding, river floating, sauna toasting

Finland’s freezing northeast can appear inhospitable but there are still plenty of places to visit, and great views of the Northern Lights.

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Asia travel

6 wellness retreats to try in Southeast Asia in 2025

Asia has a deep well of riches when it comes to wellness resorts, from the Namia River Retreat, in Vietnam, to Shinta Mani Wild, in Cambodia.

These six destinations offer unique experiences blending cultural exploration with healing therapies, delicious cuisine and stunning natural settings. Photo: Bhutan Spirit Sanctuary
Art

European Capital of Culture rebrand for Chemnitz, German far-right hotbed

Chemnitz, a city known for right-wing extremism, will host 150 cultural projects in 2025 to change its image. But not everyone is on board.

Asia travel

4 snake-themed Korean travel spots to visit in the Year of the Snake

From a Seoul park to nature spots, these serpentine sites make for great Lunar New Year travel ideas. They aren’t known for real snakes.

Asia travel

Why Amanpulo is the ultimate A-listers’ resort in the Philippines

On a private island that requires a private flight to reach, Amanpulo epitomises the best of the Aman brand, with a unique, secluded location and a simple approach to luxury.

Amanpulo in the Philippines is an island only reachable by private flights leaving daily from Manila. Photo: Handout
Tourism

7 big travel trends in 2025, from package trips to ‘set-jetting’

Also trending this year: ‘not hot’ destinations, more solo female travel, natural phenomena tourism and holidays with purpose, experts say.

A woman solo traveller enjoys a sightseeing trip on a Thai longtail boat near the Ratchaprapha Dam in Thailand’s Khao Sok National Park. Growth in solo female travel is one of the travel trends foreseen in 2025. Photo: Shutterstock
Asia travel

Fukuoka’s food stalls are the best in Japan. Here are the 5 you must eat at

Fukuoka’s riverside open-air food stalls are the best in Japan. We pick five that are not to be missed on your next trip.

Asia travel

Kyushu, Japan, road trip offers orgy of onsen and panoramic views

Driving from Kumamoto to Beppu through the mountains of Kyushu brings chances to stay at traditional inns and relax in hot-spring baths.

Asia travel

Phuket’s Vegetarian Festival, where extreme body piercings bring blessings

Every autumn in Phuket, those chosen by the gods are impaled with spikes, swords and more in one of Thailand’s most unusual religious events.

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A spiritual medium with spikes through his cheeks walks in a parade during Phuket’s Vegetarian Festival, a Taoist event that promotes purification. Photo: Philipp Meier
Asia travel

Festivals are ‘not a show’, priest says in Japan tourism vs tradition row

Special seats giving premium views of festivals in places such as Kyoto, aimed at foreigners, stoke debate about tourism’s impact on culture.

A team carries a float in preparation for the Aomori Nebuta Festival, a summer fire festival in the northeastern prefecture of Aomori, Japan, in 2010. The sale of premium seats to such spectacles, marketed to foreigners, worries native Japanese. Photo: Shutterstock
Asia travel

Recap | Travel India, from Mysore’s yoga scene, to Mumbai’s glamour and a new wave of eco-friendly boutique hotels

India’s diverse travel experiences offer sustainable boutique hotels, yoga retreats, heritage crafts, glamour, history, scenic waterways and more.

Asia travel

8 Asian surfing spots to ride the waves, from Phuket to Sri Lanka

Surfing is banned in Hong Kong, but the rest of Asia offers great alternatives for everyone – from Phuket’s beginner waves to Indonesia’s challenging barrels.

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