Bangkok Shines as Agoda's Top Christmas Destination for 2024

BANGKOK, Dec. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital travel platform Agoda reports a 14% increase in accommodation searches for the holiday season compared to last year, with Bangkok emerging as the most popular global Christmas destination. Bangkok takes the crown from Tokyo as the leading destination for Christmas holidays, with Tokyo now in second place, followed by Seoul, Taipei and Osaka.

Asian cities remain the most sought-after destinations for Christmas travel on Agoda, and Bangkok's rise in rankings highlights the city's growing allure as a festive destination, particularly during Thailand's cooler months.

Andrew Smith, Senior Vice President, Supply at Agoda shared, "The rising interest in Christmas travel is fantastic to see, with Bangkok leading the way. With Agoda's main operational center based in Thailand's capital, we fully understand the allure of this amazing city. We're proud to help travelers find the perfect place to celebrate the festive season with ease and affordability."

As travelers prepare for their Christmas holiday plans, Agoda offers a comprehensive selection of over 4.5 million holiday properties, more than 130,000 flight routes, and over 300,000 activities, all available for seamless booking. Download the Agoda app for the latest deals or visit agoda.com/deals.

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Bangkok Shines as Agoda's Top Christmas Destination for 2024

Bangkok Shines as Agoda's Top Christmas Destination for 2024

Bangkok Shines as Agoda's Top Christmas Destination for 2024

PETALING JAYA, Malaysia, June 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Malaysian mobile operator Tune Talk redefined the standard how child online safety is enforced. As governments work to regulate safety across multiple platforms and applications, Tune Talk is bringing enforcement to a single point, the network through the launch of Epik+ Family Safe, the world's first family mobile plan with integrated one-tap parental control enforced entirely at the point of connectivity.

Built on Tune Talk's cloud-native network and enabled in collaboration with Nokia, Epik+ Family Safe moves enforcement to the point where digital access begins. With a single tap, parents can activate one of three protection levels and restrict access across up to 56 content categories, helping manage children's access to social media and other online content through the connectivity layer itself.

"Mobile connectivity has become a child's gateway to the internet, and we believe safety should begin there. With Epik+ Family Safe, Tune Talk is showing how a Malaysia-built innovation offers a new global blueprint for telcos. Our ambition is to demonstrate a practical implementation model that challenges how the industry thinks about connectivity and inspires a broader conversation on how child online safety can be delivered," said Gurtaj Singh Padda, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tune Talk.

This infrastructure pivot aligns with a growing global consensus: child's online safety cannot be managed solely at the edge of the experience. While governments worldwide are setting the direction for child online safety, the gap between policy and everyday enforcement continues to widen. Tune Talk's Epik+ Family Safe closes that gap, offering a tangible solution that works seamlessly in day-to-day family environments.

While Epik+ Family Safe is launching exclusively in Malaysia, Tune Talk believes the initiative demonstrates how telecommunications infrastructure can become part of the online safety ecosystem, offering a practical implementation model as policymakers around the world continue exploring new approaches to protecting children online.

Epik+ Family Safe is available as a dedicated 1 Parent + 1 Child prepaid mobile plan featuring integrated network-level parental controls, 700GB of high-speed data, and personal accident insurance coverage of up to USD125,000.*

The company said it hopes the launch will encourage broader industry discussion on how connectivity providers can complement existing regulation, platform safeguards and parental responsibility by making online safety easier to implement in everyday family life.

For more information: https://www.tunetalk.com/tune-talk-answers-national-call-for-online-safety-launches-malaysias-first-network-enforced-child-mobile-plan/

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Global Tech Shift: Tune Talk Launches World's First Network-Enforced Child Safety Mobile Plan, Bypassing App-Level Limitations