News Brunei Tourism: Brunei urges tourism while at the same time implementing draconian Sharia Law
Culture. Heritage. Nature. Contemporary Asia. A distinctive, exciting, and undiscovered travel destination in Asia. It sounds like a whimsical haven, and it is part of the marketing materials being issued by Brunei’s Tourism arm in a reinvigorated push to draw tourists to the tiny, oil-rich monarchy. Problem is, the glossy allure comes at the same time the country is being cast under an ugly international spotlight for implementing the harshest array of Sharia Law regulations.
News Brunei Tourism: TPN's initiatives will further boost productivity in tourism industry
“TPN and Malaysian Inbound Tourism Association (MITA ... on the ‘low-hanging fruit’, such as the Chinese expatriate market at an estimated 90,000 in Brunei, the request for introduction of the Visa on ...
News Brunei Tourism: 'ASEAN Week 2019' to feature art, tourism in South Korea
ASEAN Week 2019 will feature various events, namely the ASEAN-Korea Music Festival on June 14, ASEAN Fashion Festival on June 15 and ASEAN Travel Talk on June 16 ... Fashion Week and Farhanna Pura ...
News Brunei Tourism: Tourism Ministry moots easing visa-on-arrival application for China tourists
PUTRAJAYA, MAY 29 — The Tourism Ministry has submitted its proposal for loosening visa-on-arrival (VOA) applications for China tourists to the Cabinet, seeking to tap into a profitable market....
News Brunei Tourism: Sultan of Brunei returns Oxford degree after backlash over anti-gay laws
Several multinational companies have since banned staff from using the sultan’s hotels, while some travel companies have stopped promoting Brunei as a tourist destination. Socially conservative ...
News Brunei Tourism: Sultan of Brunei returns degree from Oxford after proposed LGBT death penalty
Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has returned an honorary degree awarded by Britain's Oxford University after a global backlash led by celebrities including George Clooney and Elton John for proposing the death penalty for gay sex and adultery.
News Brunei Tourism: Sultan of Brunei returns honorary Oxford degree after backlash against death penalty for gay sex and adultery
Several multinational companies have since put a ban on staff using the sultan’s hotels, while some travel companies have stopped promoting Brunei as a tourist destination. Socially conservative ...
News Brunei Tourism: George Clooney Will Continue Boycotting Brunei Hotels Over LGBTQ Death Penalty
The U.K. took down tourism ads for the country. The month-long campaign is one of the fastest global victories for LGBT activists in the last decade -- and some say big banks joining the boycott was a ...
News Brunei Tourism: Travel to Brunei is safe: No stoning to death for gay visitors may not apply to lesbians
The Trump Administration refused to issue a travel advisory against Brunei, even though the country is in violation of international human rights still after the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei ...
News Brunei Tourism: Brunei won't impose death penalty for gay sex — but it's still illegal
Brunei has been trying to boost tourism, but with STA Travel ceasing to sell tickets via the country and other Royal Brunei Airlines partners under pressure to cut ties, that could be at risk. ...
News Brunei Tourism: Brunei Says It Won't Enforce Gay Death Penalty After Backlash
Several multinational companies have since put a ban on staff using the sultan's hotels, while some travel companies have stopped promoting Brunei as a tourist destination. ...
News Brunei Tourism: Brunei ABANDONS plans to stone gay people to death after international outcry
The protests included boycotts of the sultan's own hotels and threated the country's tourism industry. The country sparked an outcry when it rolled out its latest interpretation of Islamic laws, known ...
