Asia
Travel guides and trip-planning tips on Asia, from the team building the travel companion that comes with you.
August 24, 2026 · 10 min read
China's 240-hour transit rule now covers Vietnam, and the UK was already on it
Heathrow to Hanoi with ten days in Shanghai qualifies for visa-free entry. Heathrow to Shanghai and back does not. The rule, the routes, and the December date.
August 24, 2026 · 8 min read
Vietnam Airlines is adding Japan seats for winter 2026: what it costs and when to book
Tet 2027 is on 6 February and Vietnamese schools have no December break, so the winter capacity is chasing someone else's peak. Here are the seats per week, and the calendar dates the cheap window opens and closes.
August 24, 2026 · 10 min read
China's visa-free entry for UK passports ends 31 December 2026: what that does to a 2027 trip
British passports only joined China's 30-day visa-free list on 17 February 2026, and the notice that put us there expires at the end of the year. Here is what the wording settles, why the Christmas school holidays are the awkward booking, what an L visa costs in sterling if you have to fall back, and the date to put in your own calendar.
August 10, 2026 · 10 min read
Kyoto's autumn colour is running late in 2026, and half-term is already too early
October half-term sits three to six weeks ahead of Kyoto's usual window, Japan's only November long weekend falls on 21 to 23, and five places within an hour of Kyoto Station colour on a different schedule.
July 30, 2026 · 8 min read
Japan in Typhoon Season: Should You Cancel Your August or September 2026 Trip?
A typhoon disrupts 24 to 48 hours, not two weeks. The month-by-month risk, what actually stops running, and the six moves that typhoon-proof a trip.
July 14, 2026 · 7 min read
3 Days in Kyoto: A First-Timer's Itinerary
Temples, bamboo groves and tea houses, paced across real days so you beat the crowds.
July 12, 2026 · 8 min read
4 Days in Tokyo: A City-Break Itinerary
Senso-ji at dawn, the Shibuya scramble at dusk, teamLab barefoot in water: four days across Tokyo, paced to beat the crowds.
July 8, 2026 · 8 min read
Is Japan More Expensive to Visit in 2026? Taxes Are Up, the Yen Is Down
The sayonara tax has tripled and Kyoto's lodging tax has crept up, but a near-record-weak yen still makes Japan one of the best-value trips going, if you budget for the fees.
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