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Ho Chi Minh City has become a champion in terms of tourism revenue in the first half of the year with VND80 trillion (USD$3.39 billion), up 62% year-on-year. Hanoi ranked second with revenues of VND44 trillion, surging 74% year-on-year, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism. Both Vietnam’s largest …

Đà NẵngDa Nang has the highest number of searches among Vietnamese destinations on Booking.com platform during the 2023 summer. The runner-up and third places belong to Nha Trang and Phu Quoc. Last year, Phu Quoc was the most searched destination on the platform. Other destinations in the top 10 are …

Budget carrier Vietjet has restarted its direct services from beach towns Da Nang and Phu Quoc to Hong Kong as tourism rebounds. There are three weekly flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays on the Phu Quoc-Hong Kong route, and a one-way fare starts at VND90,000 ($3.80). There are four weekly …

Phu Quoc, a resort hotspot in southern Vietnam, is offering free smart electric bus services to and from tourist attractions on the island. Phu Quoc Tourism Development and Investment Company runs the first of the new routes from 5 a.m. to midnight. It carries tourists from Duong Dong Town to …

Thailand has welcomed 12.46 million foreign tourists so far this year with Malaysia, China and Russia the top three source markets, according to the latest government figures. Thailand is targeting 25 million foreign tourists for the whole year, with Chinese visitors seen at 5 million, it said in a statement …

Vietnam’s new visa policy may help the country welcome 12 million foreign tourists this year, far surpassing the target of 8 million set previously, said a top tourism official. Vietnam’s new visa policy is more favorable, which will give a very strong push to the tourism industry when the peak …

Philippine tourism officials were left red-faced after the creators of a video promoting the archipelago nation as a holiday destination said on Sunday they had used stock shots from other countries. Advertising agency DDB Philippines apologized for the “highly inappropriate” images, which included rice terraces in Indonesia and sand dunes …

The Malaysian government will launch an investigation into allegations of corruption by immigration officers in handling foreign travelers at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Tan Sri Azam Baki, chief of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, said they would gather information from the parties involved, New Strait Times newspaper reported. The investigation came …

Cambodia is now Vietnam’s fastest-recovering tourism market with an increase of 338% in the first half of this year against pre-pandemic levels, followed by India at 236%. Laos ranked third with an increase of 117%, followed by Thailand at 108% and Singapore 107%, according to the Vietnam National Administration of …

The results of a review for relaxing Malaysia’s 10-year visa program will be known within two months, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. It may take up to eight weeks to obtain approval from the government before the latest conditions on the Malaysia My Second …