The Singapore skyline rising over the water at dusk
Eastbound Escapes · A Times Travel brand

Go where
the light rises.

Curated journeys across the Asia Pacific — Thailand, Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia and beyond. Planned by people who've felt it, booked with people who care.

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We don't sell holidays.
We curate the feeling
of arriving.

Eastbound Escapes is the Asia-Pacific collection from Times Travel — built for people who travel to feel something, not just to tick a box.

Every journey is shaped by specialists who know the difference between a famous beach and a better one ten minutes away. The street-food stall worth the queue. The room with the sunrise you'll still be talking about in a decade.

No anonymous call centres, no ten-page itineraries you didn't ask for. A real person, from first email to landing back at Heathrow.

A secluded lagoon in El Nido, Philippines, ringed by limestone cliffs
El Nido · The Philippines
Where to next

The route.

08 stops · East
When to go

The right month,
for the right coast.

Monsoons move across the region on a clock of their own. Pick a month and we'll show you where the weather is on your side.

Prime season Shoulder Wet / low
Festivals

Mark the calendar.

The dates that turn a good trip into a story — and the ones to book well ahead for.

Flight deals

The departure board.

Return fares from London, per person. Hand-picked and updated weekly by our flight desk — because a good deal is only good if the airline is worth sitting still for.

Best fares · Feb — May 2026
Hotel deals

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Collection favouriteMai Khao Lagoons resort on the quiet Mai Khao Beach in Phuket, Thailand

Mai Khao Lagoons

Phuket · Thailand
from £245per night · 5★Stay here
AndamanTanjung Rhu Retreat on Tanjung Rhu beach in Langkawi, Malaysia

Tanjung Rhu Retreat

Langkawi · Malaysia
from £312per night · 5★Stay here
City stayA Singapore city stay overlooking the skyline

Marina Bay Residences

Singapore
from £410per night · 5★Stay here
Island villaA clifftop villa pool overlooking the Andaman Sea at Koh Phi Phi, Thailand

Koh Phi Phi Rim Villas

Koh Phi Phi · Thailand
from £189per night · 4★Stay here
The Journal

Stories from the route.

Bangkok illuminated at night, seen from across the river
The Journal · City nights

Bangkok, after dark.

The city doesn't sleep so much as it changes mood. From rooftop bars to river ferries and the stalls that never close — our night-by-night guide.

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