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Customs officials at Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport Monday detained a Maldivian tourist for trying to smuggle 25 live birds of rare species on a flight from Bangkok to Malé. Upon checking the tourist’s luggage, officials discovered the birds worth some 100,000 baht ($2,941) packed inside, The National Thailand reported. “The …

Hanoi, Hue, Da Lat, Hoi An, Nha Trang and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) were recommended by online travel agency Booking.com. as the most ideal destinations in Vietnam to enjoy banh mi. Banh mi served in frying pans at a stall in Hanoi. Photo by Nguyen Chi Hanoi has different …

A restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City was the only representative of Vietnam to be honored at the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants Award in a ceremony in Singapore on Tuesday. Food and beverage specialist 50 Best is a U.K.-based organization that showcases the latest trends around the world, explores a …

Police in Thailand announced they have detained three members of a Mongolian thievery gang targeting tourists at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok. Officials identified the suspects from CCTV footage after two Japanese men, a Thai woman and a Canadian man separately complained to tourist police that they had lost their wallets …

Thailand beat its target for tourist arrivals in the first quarter, recording 6.15 million visitors in the January to March 27 period, government spokesperson Traisuree Taisaranakul said on Wednesday. The government had set a target of 6 million arrivals in the three months ending in March this year. The Tourism …

Many people are hesitating to make travel plans for the long holiday break to celebrate Reunification Day and Labor Day due to expensive tickets on domestic air routes. Hoai An from Hanoi planned to visit Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s biggest island in the south, with his family during the five-day holiday. …

A Russian tourist dropped his pants and posed for semi-naked photos on Mount Agung, a sacred destination in Indonesia’s island of Bali, sparking public anger from locals. The tourist was reportedly part of a group of at least seven foreigners who climbed the mountain without registering as hikers, according to …

A video clip showing a Hong Kong tourist plunge into a lake in Pattaya, Thailand, after his bungee cord snapped has gone viral on social media this week. The tourist, identified only as Mike, went bungee jumping at the Changthai Thappraya Safari and Adventure Park. He jumped off a 10-story-high …

Pho Duong Tau (Train Street pho) has been one of Hanoi’s most famous eateries for decades. Open from 6 a.m. until 2 a.m. the next day, the shop is a favorite late night haunt for many of the capital’s night owls. The restaurant’s daytime set up of 7-8 tables expands …

Foreign experts say that restrictive visa policy and poor quality of tourism services are the biggest obstacles stopping foreign tourists from returning to Vietnam. Martin Koerner, chairman of EuroCham Vietnam’s Tourism and Hospitality Sector Committee, told at a tourism conference Wednesday that Vietnam’s visa policy remains complicated and restrictive compared …