With heat waves dominating the news across Asia this year, Agoda has unveiled its Pool Popularity Rank, spotlighting which Asian travellers are most eager to book accommodations with refreshing swimming pools.

A LARGE hotel swimming pool in Pattaya that juts out from Yinyom beach into the sea in Chon Buri’s Bang Lamung district has caused a public outcry on social media – and now a top local official has filed a complaint to police about it, alleging the pool is illegal.