Asia-Pacific Tourism Boards: Official Links and Chauffeur Booking for Visitors

Asia-Pacific is where tourism boards work hardest on trade: familiarization trips, buyer missions, roadshows and incentive programmes arrive in waves, and a board's staff are often the people who stand in the arrivals hall. The region also contains some of the world's busiest and most complicated airport corridors, from Narita to Incheon to Suvarnabhumi.

This page lists the main official tourism bodies by sub-region and links each to its own site. It also explains how a board, a city bureau or a visitor centre can book chauffeurs for its guests with LimousineWorldwideDirectory.com. We run a 24/7 booking desk; each ride is delivered by a vetted, licensed and commercially insured local operator from our directory.

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East Asia

Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia drive on the left, a detail that matters for pickup points and the side of the road from which guests board. Narita is about 60 km (37 miles) from central Tokyo, often 60 to 90 minutes. Haneda is about 15 km (9 miles), usually 30 to 45 minutes. See Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul.

Southeast Asia

Singapore's Changi Airport is about 20 km (12 miles) from the central business district, typically 20 to 30 minutes. Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi is about 30 km (19 miles) from the center, between 40 and 90 minutes depending on traffic. Bali's Ngurah Rai airport to Ubud is around 35 km (22 miles), often 60 to 90 minutes. See Singapore, Bangkok and Bali.

South Asia and the Indian Ocean

Resort destinations such as the Maldives depend on boat and seaplane transfers; the chauffeur handles the road leg to the departure point only. Delhi and Mumbai airports sit inside dense traffic corridors, so the desk plans pickups with extra time. See Delhi and Mumbai.

Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific

Sydney airport is about 9 km (6 miles) from the CBD, typically 20 to 30 minutes. Melbourne Airport is around 23 km (14 miles) from the city center, often 25 to 40 minutes. See Sydney and Melbourne.

Quick reference: arrival points in the Asia-Pacific cities we serve

These are planning figures for normal traffic. The online booker works from the exact pickup and drop-off addresses, and the chauffeur follows the flight so the pickup moves with the landing time.

Temples, shrines and courtesy at heritage sites

Visitors to temples and shrines in Japan, Thailand, Indonesia and India are usually asked to dress modestly and remove footwear. Tourism boards are the right source for what each site expects. The chauffeur waits at the agreed point outside; where a site requires or recommends a licensed guide, the office should refer the guest to licensed guides, because a chauffeur drives and can suggest stops but is not a guide. For a day around a city, see private tours with a driver.

Peak weeks and festival calendars

Blossom season, major trade fairs, national holidays and sporting calendars raise demand sharply in Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong and Melbourne. Dates move from year to year, so the office should check the organizer's site rather than rely on a general pattern. Reserving the arrival transfer as soon as the delegation list is confirmed gives the desk the best chance of matching the right vehicle with the right local operator.

Cruise terminals and rail arrivals

Not every visitor lands at an airport. Cruise calls in Sydney, Singapore and Hong Kong, and long-distance rail arrivals in Japan, South Korea and India, create groups that need onward transport from a quay or a station concourse. A board can book those moves in the same way: give the desk the ship or train details, the passenger names and the hotel, and the pickup is planned from the arrival point. See cruise transfers and train station transfers for how those pickups are organized.

How a board books for a visitor

A board enters the guest name, flight and hotel in the online booker, sees the fixed fare for those exact addresses and vehicle before confirming, and receives one confirmation. Flight tracking is included on every airport pickup, with 60 minutes' free waiting after landing on international arrivals. A group arriving on several flights is handled as separate tracked pickups.

In Asia we quote Mercedes-Benz E-Class, S-Class and V-Class or similar, with Executive Sprinters for larger parties and stretch limousines, mini-coaches and coaches on request; the exact model is confirmed at booking. Chauffeurs are experienced professionals and vehicles are late-model, fully maintained and inspected.

Planning an inbound buyer mission

1. Gather arrival flights, passenger names and hotels in one list.
2. Decide which guests share a vehicle. A Sprinter suits a group of up to 12 to 14 with luggage.
3. Request name-board meet-and-greet in arrivals for guests landing in a new country.
4. Allow for left-hand-traffic cities when briefing guests about boarding.
5. Add day-use bookings for site visits using the hourly chauffeur service.
6. Ask for a single monthly invoice to the board.

Choosing the right transfer

In Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore the rail link can be quicker than a car at peak. A board should say so; the chauffeur is for luggage, protocol and tight schedules.

Discretion and private guests

Chauffeurs do not photograph clients or post about trips. NDAs are signed on request and alias bookings are available. We are a chauffeur service, not a security company, and we do not provide armed drivers or bodyguards; we work alongside a guest's own security team.

Details a board should pass on for long-haul arrivals in Asia-Pacific

A guest flying from Europe or North America into Asia often lands at a very different hour from the one the body of the itinerary assumes. Flights from Australia and New Zealand to North Asia can arrive late in the evening; services from the Gulf and Europe frequently reach their destination in the early morning. Four small pieces of information, passed to the desk when the booking is placed, prevent most problems.

Hotel check-in and the early-morning gap

A guest who lands at dawn is usually taken to a hotel that cannot release a room for hours. The board can ask the hotel to hold luggage or confirm an early room, and can tell the desk that the first stop is a breakfast venue or a business address rather than the hotel door. Changing the drop-off address before the pickup is a routine edit; it is far harder to arrange once the guest is already in the car and unsure of the plan.

Addresses in more than one script

Many drivers in Japan, South Korea, Thailand and China read addresses in the local script, and some hotels and venues have names that transliterate several ways. Give the desk the hotel's name as it appears on its own website, its street address in the local script if the website offers it, and a reception telephone number the chauffeur can use. A copy of the venue's name in the local script, held by the guest on a phone, also helps if the car has to be found in a crowded forecourt.

Immigration time and the free waiting window

On international arrivals the desk tracks the flight and applies 60 minutes of free waiting after landing. Immigration queues differ from one airport to another and from one hour to the next, and a guest with a visa-on-arrival procedure or an online arrival card to complete may need longer than a returning resident. The practical answer is to tell the desk when a guest needs extra time. A chauffeur who knows this will watch the arrivals door rather than the clock.

Luggage for incentive and sports groups

Buyer missions rarely travel light. Exhibition samples, golf bags, camera cases and instrument cases take space that a passenger count alone does not show. State the bulky items when you place the booking so the desk can recommend an Executive Sprinter or a Luxury SUV instead of a sedan. Where a group splits across two cars, name which guest travels in which vehicle so the meet-and-greet board matches the manifest.

A short checklist for the booking office

• Hotel name, address and telephone number, ideally with the local-script version.
• Flight number and the guest's connection if the arrival is a transfer.
• Number of large bags and any oversized items.
• A named host and mobile number at the destination.
• Any alias required for a private guest, so the name board shows it instead of the real name.

With these details the board has done the preparation that a driver on the ground cannot do for it, and the desk can keep the rest of the transfer simple.

Related pages

Browse the Asia-Pacific directory for operators by country. The tourist offices overview explains the account, and the roadshow car service page covers touring programmes.

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