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Overall passenger figures in October 2023 recovered to 90.7% of 2019 levels, the highest percentage since the Covid pandemic struck. The main factor contributed to the growth was attributed by passenger traffic between Singapore and South Korea which eclipsed pre-pandemic levels by 36%. According to Singapore’s Changi Airport Group (CAG) …

Indian travel magazine Outlook Traveller has recently shared a list of popular tourist swindles in Vietnam that foreigners regularly fall prey to, including taxi and coconut seller frauds. The magazine advised tourists to be careful with motorbike scams, and only rent vehicles from reputable stores that have been well-rated by …

Authorities in Dubai sentenced a British tourist to three months in jail for insulting airline staff over a wheelchair for his mother. The man who cursed at an airport employee in a transit area of Dubai International Airport was handed the sentence late last month by the Dubai Court of …

All foreigners now traveling to Malaysia must complete a digital arrival card online three days before entering the country, its immigration department has announced. The new requirement took effect from December 1 as the Southeast Asian country seeks to improve existing immigration facilities to attract foreign tourists and generate national …

A person known to the French authorities as a radical Islamist with mental health troubles stabbed a German tourist to death and wounded two people in central Paris on Saturday before being arrested, officials said. The attack took place close to the Eiffel Tower during a busy weekend night and …

Vietjet Air has inaugurated a new route connecting Ho Chi Minh City and China’s Shanghai, facilitating convenient and easy travel for both residents and tourists. The route operates with seven round trips per week, with a flight time of just over 4 hours per leg. With these new routes, flyers …

The U.S. magazine Travel+Leisure has named Thua Thien Hue in central Vietnam one of the unforgettable destinations to visit in Asia in 2024. “Hue is the perfect place to relax while touring Vietnam,” the magazine said. The Meridian Gate is the main entrance to the Hue Ancient Citadel. Photo by …

Nigerian authorities have launched a probe after a United Nigeria Airline flight destined for Abuja was accused of making a wrong landing in Asaba, around 300 kilometers from the intended destination. Late last week, the flight carrying over 230 passengers was supposed to fly from Lagos to Abuja, the capital …

Nghinh Phong Tower Square in the central province of Phu Yen has been voted among the world’s leading city monuments for the first time at the 2023 World Travel Awards. Its design was inspired by the province’s Ghenh Da Dia (The Cliff of Stone Plates), considered a symbol of the …

Vietnam recorded about VND628.3 trillion (over US$25.8 billion) in total earnings from tourists during January – November, exceeding the whole last year’s figure, said the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT). Last year, Vietnam’s tourism industry earned VND495 trillion, equivalent to 66% of revenues in 2019, the year before Covid …