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Inside world's best hotel this year

Inside world's best hotel this year

Rosewood Hong Kong, voted the World’s Best Hotel for 2025 by industry experts and travelers, boasts a prime waterfront location on Tsim Sha Tsui Harbor and offers luxury amenities, including a 25-meter infinity pool and cocktail bar.
Tourist says Bangkok is 400 times more developed than Kuala Lumpur

Tourist says Bangkok is 400 times more developed than Kuala Lumpur

Tokyo-Shanghai flight makes emergency landing after man demands to change seats to be with girlfriend

Tokyo-Shanghai flight makes emergency landing after man demands to change seats to be with girlfriend

Southeast Asia's safest country to ban high-risk travelers from boarding flights

Southeast Asia's safest country to ban high-risk travelers from boarding flights

Singapore will implement stricter measures from Jan. 30 to prevent travelers deemed undesirable or who do not meet entry requirements from boarding flights to the city-state.
December 4, 2025 | 06:39 pm PT
Hanoi says goodbye to 70-year-old ice-cream icon

Hanoi says goodbye to 70-year-old ice-cream icon

After decades on Hanoi's Trang Tien Street, popular ice-cream shop Bodega has been pushed to the sidewalk, and is now a hawker stall selling two basic flavors.
December 3, 2025 | 07:10 pm PT
Passenger arrested after bomb hoax delays flight at Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Passenger arrested after bomb hoax delays flight at Kuala Lumpur International Airport

A passenger was arrested after triggering a bomb hoax at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1.
December 4, 2025 | 12:05 am PT
Cambodia to offer visa-free entry for Chinese amid growing regional tourism competition

Cambodia to offer visa-free entry for Chinese amid growing regional tourism competition

Cambodia is set to waive visas for Chinese nationals next year under a trial program to stay competitive with other Southeast Asian destinations.
December 3, 2025 | 10:39 pm PT
3 Vietnamese sweets make top 100 in Asia

3 Vietnamese sweets make top 100 in Asia

Vietnam's coconut jelly, three-color dessert, and sticky rice ball sweet soup have been named by international food magazine TasteAtlas among Asia's top 100 desserts this year.
December 3, 2025 | 07:01 pm PT
Asia's 'most beautiful island' receives 7.6 million tourists in 11 months, exceeding 2025 target

Asia's 'most beautiful island' receives 7.6 million tourists in 11 months, exceeding 2025 target

Phu Quoc Island welcomed nearly 7.6 million tourists including 1.6 million foreign arrivals in the first 11 months of this year, up 35% year-on-year and surpassing this year's target.
December 3, 2025 | 06:43 pm PT
Vietnam adds 41 more international border gates eligible for e-visa entry including Long Thanh Airport

Vietnam adds 41 more international border gates eligible for e-visa entry including Long Thanh Airport

The Vietnamese government has added 41 more international border gates where foreigners can use e-visas for entry and exit, bringing the total number of e-visa-eligible gates to 83.
December 3, 2025 | 06:29 pm PT
Visa requirements remain key barrier for Asian tourists: Agoda

Visa requirements remain key barrier for Asian tourists: Agoda

A recent survey by online travel platform Agoda reveals that visa requirements continue to significantly affect travel plans for Asian tourists, with 35% of respondents citing visas as a limiting factor.
December 3, 2025 | 06:28 pm PT
Singapore's East Ocean Teochew Restaurant to shut down after 33 years of operation

Singapore's East Ocean Teochew Restaurant to shut down after 33 years of operation

East Ocean Teochew Restaurant, a well-known name for Teochew-Cantonese dishes and handcrafted dim sum, will close on Dec. 28 after 33 years in business.
December 3, 2025 | 03:52 pm PT
Continuing power outages on Phu Quoc frustrate tourists

Continuing power outages on Phu Quoc frustrate tourists

Tourists are frustrated with the massive power outages on Phu Quoc Island, and hotels are reporting losses of tens of millions of dong daily due to generator fuel costs.
December 3, 2025 | 03:29 pm PT
Southeast Asia's 2nd largest economy lifts decades-old ban on afternoon alcohol sales

Southeast Asia's 2nd largest economy lifts decades-old ban on afternoon alcohol sales

Thailand, the second largest economy in Southeast Asia, on Dec. 3 relaxed decades-old alcohol sales restrictions, allowing consumers to buy wine, beer and spirits during previously prohibited afternoon hours in a six-month trial.
December 3, 2025 | 12:42 am PT
American, Australian tourists die at Thai resorts

American, Australian tourists die at Thai resorts

Thai authorities are investigating the deaths of two foreign tourists, one American and one Austrian, in separate incidents at popular resort destinations in Chonburi and Phuket.
December 2, 2025 | 11:50 pm PT
World's best airport Changi blames staff mistakes for slow baggage handling

World's best airport Changi blames staff mistakes for slow baggage handling

A Changi Airport official has pledged to improve baggage operations and ensure a smooth experience for all travelers, following a recent complaint from a tourist about slow baggage handling at the airport.
December 2, 2025 | 08:21 pm PT
Chinese tourist sparks outrage after placing 'hell money' into donation box at Tokyo temple

Chinese tourist sparks outrage after placing 'hell money' into donation box at Tokyo temple

A Chinese man who placed joss paper, known as "hell money", into a fortune-drawing donation box at Japan’s Sensoji Temple has sparked outrage and renewed criticism of poor tourist behaviors.
December 2, 2025 | 07:13 pm PT
Chinese tourists can make QR code payments in Vietnam from December 2

Chinese tourists can make QR code payments in Vietnam from December 2

Chinese visitors to Vietnam can use their familiar mobile payment apps to scan VIETQR Global codes and make direct payments at shopping, dining and tourist locations nationwide from Dec. 2.
December 2, 2025 | 06:32 pm PT
Vietnam emerges as Asia’s fastest-growing tourism hotspot

Vietnam emerges as Asia’s fastest-growing tourism hotspot

Vietnam’s tourism sector is experiencing robust expansion fueled by surging domestic travel and a sharp recovery in foreign arrivals, cementing its position as one of the region’s fastest-growing destinations, according to a report published by Savills Hotels and international law firm Watson Farley & Williams.
December 2, 2025 | 04:52 pm PT
Hanoi Train Street cafés return to routine days after crackdown

Hanoi Train Street cafés return to routine days after crackdown

Cafés along Hanoi Train Street at the Kham Thiem–Le Duan section resumed placing tables beside the active railway tracks last weekend, attracting large crowds of tourists just days after authorities cleared the area.
December 1, 2025 | 03:57 pm PT
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