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Foreign tourists who are on winter vacation in Vietnam are expected to visit tourist hubs such as Ha Long, Hue and Phu Quoc during the New Year holiday. This will be the first New Year holiday since Vietnam reopened its borders to foreign tourists on March 15. Therefore, some tourist …

Vietnam has only received 3.6 million foreign tourists this year, or around 70% of its target. It is equivalent to only 20% of arrivals in 2019 before the pandemic when Vietnam received a record number of 18 million visitors. This year, at 2.59 million, Asia tourists accounted for over 70% …

La Maison 1888 in Da Nang was named the “World’s Best Fine Dining Hotel Restaurant 2022” at the 3rd annual World Culinary Awards in Dubai earlier this month. The restaurant at the InterContinental Sun Peninsula Resort beat eight other nominees to win the title. It is Vietnam’s first dining experience …

An Irish tourist visiting Thailand was confirmed dead Tuesday after falling from a moving train from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi. The man, who entered Thailand on Monday, was identified as 45-year-old Patrick Ward, AP reported. Ward traveled by rail with a tour group from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi Town on a route …

The Asia Book of Records recently recognized dishes made from that lat fish (or strabismus fish) as among the top 11 of Vietnam’s tastiest specialties. The Mekong Delta Province of Ca Mau has been known as a “kingdom” of field fishes such as catfish and snakehead fish and that lat …

Industry experts and globetrotters have named Vietnam “Asia’s best culinary destination” at this year’s World Culinary Awards for the first time. The Southeast Asian country surpassed rivals including China, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand to claim the title at the third edition of the awards, the organizing board announced …

Singaporean power couple Fann Wong and Christopher Lee took their son to popular tourist hubs Da Nang and Hoi An in central Vietnam to enjoy the Christmas holiday. After visiting the central beach city of Da Nang, the family went to Hoi An, where they experienced a coracle boat tour …

Thailand expects inbound tourist numbers this year to exceed its target by 15% thanks to its lifting of Covid restrictions and having a generous visa policy. The number of foreign tourists is expected to reach 11.5 million against a target of 10 million, Bloomberg quoted Yuthasak Supasorn, governor of the …

Canadian travel magazine The Travel listed a hotel in the northern highlands tourist town of Sa Pa as one of 10 “coolest capsule hotels” in the world, thanks to its low prices and magnificent views. Sapa Capsule Hotel, around a three-minute walk from downtown, has 48 single and double Japanese …

Fun, warm and ‘different from at home’ was what many foreigners felt about Christmas in Vietnam as they joined the partying crowds in HCMC’s Bui Vien and Hanoi’s Ta Hien streets Saturday night.     Foreigners enjoy bustling Christmas atmosphere in Vietnam Foreign tourists celebrate Christmas in Vietnam