{"id":22153,"date":"2026-01-12T15:57:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T10:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulseonline.co\/?page_id=22153"},"modified":"2026-01-12T15:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T10:27:10","slug":"we-are-26-years-old","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/we-are-26-years-old\/","title":{"rendered":"We Are 26 Years Old!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>News and Updates Asian Trails | Q4 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Dear Pulse reader,<\/p>\n<p>I begin my quarterly update with a &#8216;happy birthday&#8217; to us, as in September, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/asiantrails.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=53b3f716dddb402770f86459e&amp;id=1c6084f6df&amp;e=451a0839ff\"><strong>Asian Trails turned 26<\/strong>.<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Another year has led to more innovation in our tech.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Just before our birthday we celebrated the relaunch of our <\/span><\/span>Cloud Tariff \u2013 our agents-only hub for travel industry news, rates and information. The new platform benefits from a refreshed look and feel, designed to enhance the overall user experience. You can read more about the updated and improved agent portal <strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asiantrails.travel\/latest-news\/asian-trails-updates-cloud-tariff\/\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiantrails.travel\/latest-news\/asian-trails-updates-cloud-tariff\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22159\" src=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cloud-tariff-2025-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cloud-tariff-2025-300x221.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cloud-tariff-2025-1024x755.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cloud-tariff-2025-768x566.jpg 768w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cloud-tariff-2025-407x300.jpg 407w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cloud-tariff-2025.jpg 1066w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our devoted Co-founder &amp; Chairman, Luzi, has also been in the news recently for his passionate support of elephants at a camp frequented by travellers on his RV River Kwai cruises. You can read more and watch a video of Luzi&#8217;s personal care mission here: <em><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asiantrails.travel\/latest-news\/jumbo-healed-with-honey\/\"><strong>Sweet relief as jumbo healed with honey.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sVEEkr6tBFk\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22161\" src=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/luzi-elephant-honey-1-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/luzi-elephant-honey-1-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/luzi-elephant-honey-1-531x300.jpg 531w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/luzi-elephant-honey-1.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As for me, I&#8217;ve been travelling around our destinations as always, checking in with our teams across the region. One particular trip to Malaysia inspired my gastronomic passions, which I shared in my musings for our Trailblazer: <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asiantrails.travel\/latest-news\/culinary-highlights-of-kuala-lumpur\/\"><strong><em>Culinary highlights of Kuala Lumpur. <\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asiantrails.travel\/latest-news\/culinary-highlights-of-kuala-lumpur\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22162\" src=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo-24-9-2568-BE-09-17-09-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo-24-9-2568-BE-09-17-09-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo-24-9-2568-BE-09-17-09-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo-24-9-2568-BE-09-17-09-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo-24-9-2568-BE-09-17-09-534x300.jpg 534w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo-24-9-2568-BE-09-17-09.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Our Managing Directors also enjoy providing updates and insights from their destinations, which you may find equally inspiring. In a recent article, Xiaolin reflected on China&#8217;s golden week in her piece <strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asiantrails.travel\/latest-news\/china-opens-its-doors-to-more-travellers\/\"><em>China opens its doors to more travellers.<\/em>\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/strong>Asian Trails Indonesia MD, Bjorn, also took the time to recount the story of his personal inspection trip in the following blog: <strong><em><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asiantrails.travel\/latest-news\/revisit-reveals-lomboks-rapid-rise\/\">Revisit reveals Lombok\u2019s rapid rise.<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In more logistical updates, there have been adjustments to visa information and airport \/ flight connects as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/asiantrails.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=53b3f716dddb402770f86459e&amp;id=7b70cec3e5&amp;e=451a0839ff\">Vietnam visa exemption expanded to more countries<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/asiantrails.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=53b3f716dddb402770f86459e&amp;id=6fd7fd3e9b&amp;e=451a0839ff\">Indonesia&#8217;s digital platform eases entry for international visitors<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/asiantrails.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=53b3f716dddb402770f86459e&amp;id=f59c298d4b&amp;e=451a0839ff\">Akasa Air arrives in South-East Asia with Mumbai-Phuket flights<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/asiantrails.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=53b3f716dddb402770f86459e&amp;id=708f79754c&amp;e=451a0839ff\">Phnom Penh&#8217;s Techo International Airport takes off<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/asiantrails.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=53b3f716dddb402770f86459e&amp;id=a9784c76bd&amp;e=451a0839ff\">Lao government announce digital immigration pilot<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/asiantrails.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=53b3f716dddb402770f86459e&amp;id=ff7b1e1eb6&amp;e=451a0839ff\">Etihad expands South-East Asian network<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/asiantrails.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=53b3f716dddb402770f86459e&amp;id=c9613cbbb0&amp;e=451a0839ff\">New flights between China and Cambodia<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/asiantrails.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=53b3f716dddb402770f86459e&amp;id=300a3e54c2&amp;e=451a0839ff\">AirAsia to launch three-country route<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/asiantrails.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=53b3f716dddb402770f86459e&amp;id=3d0ca13154&amp;e=451a0839ff\">Firefly to connect Kuala Lumpur and Krabi<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/asiantrails.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=53b3f716dddb402770f86459e&amp;id=8d22a0ea73&amp;e=451a0839ff\">Flights between India and China to resume with IndiGo<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/asiantrails.us13.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=53b3f716dddb402770f86459e&amp;id=e4c892204c&amp;e=451a0839ff\">New Krabi Airport terminal enhances passenger experience<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you would like to stay informed on Asian Trails updates, our various social media channels will reveal the very latest travel news and events across South-East Asia and China:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asiantrails.travel\/newsletter-registration\/\"><strong>Sign up for Asian Trails\u2019 Trailblazer monthly newsletter here<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/asiantrails\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/asian-trails\">Linked In<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/asiantrailsltd\">Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/asiantrailsltd\">X \/ Twitter\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Laurent Kuenzle<\/strong><br \/>\nChief Executive Officer, Asian Trails<\/p>\n<p>(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Do click on the links and dive in for interesting insights! Ed.<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-21428\" src=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DST4887-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DST4887-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DST4887.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News and Updates Asian Trails | Q4 2025 Dear Pulse reader, I begin my quarterly update with a &#8216;happy birthday&#8217; to us, as in September, Asian Trails turned 26. Another year has led to more innovation in our tech. Just before our birthday we celebrated the relaunch of our Cloud Tariff \u2013 our agents-only hub&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/we-are-26-years-old\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22153"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22153"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22740,"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22153\/revisions\/22740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pulseonline.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}