Travel

Asian tourist hotspots including Vietnam have become increasingly popular with international travelers post Covid, despite a sharp rise in airfares, aviation data shows. Bookings from the United Kingdom to Malaysia and Vietnam are up by more than 2,200% against early last year when both countries were still closed to international …

Three years after the global Covid pandemic, Taiwan said that masks are no longer required indoors at all times, though it is still maintaining some limitations. Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center said on Feb. 20 that masks will still be necessary to be worn in locations like hospitals and medical …

China expects its tourism market to flourish this year, starting with a busy and robust summer travel season as travelers flock to vacation destinations after the government ended its zero-Covid policy that kept people home for almost three years. Domestic tourism revenue in 2023 could reach about 4 trillion yuan …

The central beach resort town of Nha Trang is expected to receive eight international cruise ships with thousands of foreign tourists over the next few months. Bahama-registered vessel Nautica carrying 550 passengers will dock this Friday, Khanh Hoa news portal reported. The visitors are expected to see popular local attractions …

Vietnamese can now obtain e-visas for travel to Mongolia, according to the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which currently grants 98 countries e-visa eligibility. Previously, Vietnamese tourists who wanted to travel to Mongolia needed to apply for a paper visa at a government office, a process which could take 5-7 …

The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam has urged the Vietnamese government to extend visa waivers to all EU countries to speed up tourism recovery. “We recommend the Vietnamese government consider granting a three- or six-month visa exemption for upper-class Europeans who want to have a long vacation in Vietnam,” …

While Vietnam is making efforts to improve its tourism image post pandemic, public toilets with bad odors and filthy floors have left foreign tourists with a bad impression while visiting Vietnam. American Hugh Lozina, who has traveled all over Vietnam by motorbike, said public toilets in petrol stations and street …

Foreign tourists arriving in Thailand by air will have to pay a fee of 300 baht (US$9) while those entering the country via water and land transport will be charged 150 baht each. The new entry fees will be effective from June after the Thai Cabinet approved the charges on …

Vietjet has announced it will launch a direct route connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Sydney from April. The airline will operate the new route from April 12, with six flights per week. The flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday take off at …

Police in Thailand have detained a German tourist for stealing sunglasses worth 27,000 baht ($800) from a Russian woman at an immigration office in Surat Thani Province. Late last week, the woman went to the immigration office in Surat Thani Province, around 550 kilometers from Bangkok, to get her visa …