Its species name, Amorphophallus titanum, meanwhile, means "titanic misshaped penis" in Ancient Greek. These names are ...

Japan welcomed the most visitors in history in 2024, as the country’s weak currency fuelled a tourism boom, according to official figures. More than 36.8 million people visited the Asian country ...

Twenty years ago, a magnitude 9.1 undersea earthquake struck 240km west of Sumatra, rupturing the greatest fault length of any recorded earthquake. Tourist taxes are now as much a part a trip as ...

In some of Europe’s most popular holiday destinations, including Barcelona and Mallorca, there were large protests against the negative effects of mass tourism. So, perhaps it’s time for ...

The Indonesian island of Sumatra is the second largest of the Greater Sunda Islands, In the Malay Archipelago, and the sixth largest Island in the world. Sumatra is known for its rugged tropical ...

"In addition, the routes that were active before the COVID-19 pandemic, namely Malaysia and Singapore, are in great demand by the people of South Sumatra, especially for purposes such as medical ...

There’s hope among tourist industry stakeholders that 2025 will finally bring a rebound. In August, the government announced that several airlines had opened direct routes to Indonesia ...

Moreover, routes that were previously active before the COVID-19 pandemic, namely to Malaysia and Singapore, were very popular among the people of South Sumatra, especially for those traveling for ...

Japan is pleading with Australian visitors not to flood its main tourist areas and to explore the country beyond 'what is trending on social media'. The country is proving to be a magnet for ...

SIBOLANGIT, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers recovered two more bodies from a tourist bus hit by a landslide triggered by torrential rains on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, bringing the death toll to ...

Indonesia, with its captivating diversity, has recently captured the world’s attention as Bali was crowned the most Instagrammed travel destination of 2024. Bali’s beaches and Ubud’s rice terraces may ...

I hope that it will not only encourage an increase in the contribution of Indonesia's creative economy but also be able to raise tourism potential in South Sumatra, bringing us closer to the target of ...