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QR transactions in Vietnam by Thai, Lao, Cambodian tourists up eightfold

QR transactions in Vietnam by Thai, Lao, Cambodian tourists up eightfold

Cross-border QR payment transactions by tourists from Thailand, Laos and Cambodia in Vietnam in the first eight months of 2026 has increased eightfold year on year, according to the National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (NAPAS).
Vietnam among 10 economies set to drive future tourism growth: WEF

Vietnam among 10 economies set to drive future tourism growth: WEF

Vietnamese airlines win top Asian honors at World Travel Awards

Vietnamese airlines win top Asian honors at World Travel Awards

Vietnam reaches highest tourism development ranking since Covid

Vietnam reaches highest tourism development ranking since Covid

Vietnam climbed seven places to 52nd among 110 economies in the World Economic Forum's 2026 Travel and Tourism Development Index, its highest ranking since the Covid-19 pandemic.
September 26, 2026 | 11:00 pm PT
Ha Giang man goes from motorbike driver to tourism entrepreneur

Ha Giang man goes from motorbike driver to tourism entrepreneur

When Nguyen Thuat gave up his well-paying job and returned home to start over, he did not imagine that three years later he would be running his own travel company and a tourism community with more than 2.3 million members.
September 25, 2026 | 11:00 pm PT
Da Nang makes Lonely Planet's list of destinations to inspire 2027 travel

Da Nang makes Lonely Planet's list of destinations to inspire 2027 travel

Da Nang is the only Vietnamese destination on Lonely Planet's list of 50 destinations selected for its Best in Travel 2027.
September 24, 2026 | 06:10 pm PT
Miss World Vanessa Ponce explores Hanoi by motorbike, tries street food

Miss World Vanessa Ponce explores Hanoi by motorbike, tries street food

Mexico's 2018 Miss World Vanessa Ponce de León took a motorbike taxi around Hanoi, stopping to try local favorites like pho noodle soup, bun cha grilled pork with rice noodles, and banh cuon steamed rice rolls during her visit to attend the 2026 Miss World pageant.
September 24, 2026 | 12:31 am PT
Foreign tourists sip beer in floodwater as heavy rain swamps Ho Chi Minh City center

Foreign tourists sip beer in floodwater as heavy rain swamps Ho Chi Minh City center

More than an hour of heavy rain left Le Loi and Ham Nghi streets and Bui Vien backpacker street in central Ho Chi Minh City under deep water on Wednesday afternoon, snarling traffic as office workers and foreign tourists waded through the flood.
September 23, 2026 | 12:47 am PT
Russian traveler's photo of Vietnam's 'loneliest road' goes viral

Russian traveler's photo of Vietnam's 'loneliest road' goes viral

A Russian traveler's photo of a remote stretch of the Ho Chi Minh Trail in central Vietnam has gone viral online, with some viewers initially mistaking the seemingly endless road for an AI-generated image.
September 22, 2026 | 06:36 pm PT
Korean singer likens Phu Quoc basket boat ride to a thrill ride

Korean singer likens Phu Quoc basket boat ride to a thrill ride

Korean singer Lee Changsub nearly threw up during a dizzying basket boat ride in Phu Quoc, but the experience did not stop him from urging his fans to try it at least once.
September 22, 2026 | 06:34 pm PT
Tour firm employee accused of assigning unqualified captain to boat that killed 15 Indians in Phu Quoc

Tour firm employee accused of assigning unqualified captain to boat that killed 15 Indians in Phu Quoc

A tour firm employee in Phu Quoc Island has been accused of assigning an uncertified operator to a speedboat, which overturned and killed 15 Indian tourists in July.
September 15, 2026 | 06:51 am PT
Orient Express operator buys a third of Vietnam's first luxury sleeper train

Orient Express operator buys a third of Vietnam's first luxury sleeper train

Arsenale, an Italian leader in luxury rail tourism, has reached an agreement to acquire a strategic 33% stake in SJourney, a luxury tourist train brand in Vietnam.
September 14, 2026 | 05:14 pm PT
Russian arrivals to Vietnam forecast to reach record high

Russian arrivals to Vietnam forecast to reach record high

The number of Russian visitors to Vietnam is forecast to reach a historic record of 1.5 million this year, a senior official has said.
September 13, 2026 | 05:07 pm PT
Woman abandons city career to turn 6 hectares of family forest into $380,000-a-year business

Woman abandons city career to turn 6 hectares of family forest into $380,000-a-year business

After a string of failed ventures, Ngo Huynh Trang went home and put all her money into turning 6 hectares of family forest into an eco-tourism site on the edge of a UNESCO biosphere reserve.
September 12, 2026 | 12:00 am PT
Fake Nike and Adidas shoes shipped from Vietnam tourist town to Russia

Fake Nike and Adidas shoes shipped from Vietnam tourist town to Russia

A woman who paid VND1.3 million (US$49) for two pairs of Nike and Adidas shoes at a store in Nha Trang discovered they were counterfeit only after shipping them to her boyfriend in Russia.
September 10, 2026 | 06:00 pm PT
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