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Tourism in Timor-Leste: Small Businesses, Big Impacts
Timor-Leste is working hard to reopen its shuttered tourism industry, but a few false steps and a new surge of Covid infections since last month’s flash floods may make it difficult to attract international travelers demanding new levels of safety and hygiene.
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Timor-Leste – Connecting Youth to Career Information in the Tourism & Hospitality Sector
One of The Asia Foundation’s main objectives in Timor-Leste is to expand economic opportunity and increase diversification of the non-oil economy. The Foundation, in partnership with the Australia Department of […]
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Philippines: Tourism Industry Training in Senior High Schools
Turo-Turismo is a project run by The Asia Foundation in the Philippines, through our Coalitions for Change (CfC) partnership with the Australian government. Beginning with a pilot program in Bohol […]
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Timor-Leste Prepares for New Government and Opportunities for Tourist Economy
In July, Timor-Leste held its 4th parliamentary election, heralding in a new government, and potentially new leadership both within key ministries and at the prime ministerial level. Such leadership changes […]
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Timor-Leste’s Non-Oil Economy Must Look to Tourism
“From its ruggedly beautiful landscapes to its centuries-old traditions, Timor-Leste offers one of the world’s last great off-the-beaten-track adventures,” begins Lonely Planet’s description of Asia’s youngest country, which fought to […]
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