INDONESIA

Places of interest: The islands of Java, Bali, and Sumatra, Ujung Kulon National Park (Java)

Major cities: Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, Semarang, Medan, Palembang, Ujung Pandang, Tanjungkarang-Telukbetung, Banjarmasin, Malang, Surakarta, Padang, Kupang, Denpasar

ISRAEL

Places of interest: Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee), Mount Carmel, Mount of Olives, Negev, Plain of Esdraelon, Plain of Sharon, Capernaum, Jewish, Christian, and Islamic holy places, beaches on the Red Sea coastline

Major cities: Akko, Ashqelon, Beersheba, Caesarea, Elat, Gaza, Haifa, Holon, Jerusalem, Nazareth, Netanya, Petah Tiqwa, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Tiberias, Zefat

SRI LANKA

Places of interest: Adam’s Peak, coastal resorts, scenery, Buddhist temples

Major cities: Anuradhapura, Colombo, Dehiwala, Galle, Jaffna, Kandy, Moratuwa, Polonnaruwa, Sri Jayawardenepura, Trincomalee

THAILAND

Principal attractions: tropical climate, beaches, approximately 18,000 Buddhist temples, Buddhist monasteries, the National Museum in Bangkok, and cultural centres such as Chiang Mai and Bangkok

Major cities: Ayutthaya, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Hat Yai, Lampang, Nakhon Ratchasima, Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, Udon Thani

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Principal attractions: All-year sunshine, sea and sand

Major cities: Abu Dhabi, Dubai