More than 370 Russian tourists arrived at Phu Quoc, voted Asia’s most beautiful island by Condé Nast Traveler readers, on its first-ever direct flight from Russia on Sept. 27, kicking off the island’s 2026-2027 winter tourism season.

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.

Japan’s capital Tokyo has overtaken Thailand’s Bangkok to have the highest number of repeat visitors in Asia in the first half of this year, according to booking data from online travel platform Agoda.

Hanoi’s vegetarian restaurants cater to a range of tastes and budgets, and includes everything from a Michelin-listed venue to buffet chains starting at US$5.

Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po has urged Cathay Pacific Airways to offer attractive fares and expand its route network as the city seeks to strengthen its position as a global aviation hub.

A fish market in Da Nang is vibrant every day before dawn, drawing traders with fresh catch straight from the sea.

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.

South Korea is enlarging its network of government-certified medical tourism facilitators to 112, as it seeks to spread the benefits of its booming medical tourism industry.

A mere VND15,000 (US$0.60) is all it costs to enjoy a 70-year-old family recipe at two banh cuon steamed rice roll stalls in a Hanoi alley, where a husband-and-wife team serves a dish that many praise as the city’s “cheapest and most delicious find.”

Hanoi accounted for half of this year’s list of the best luxury restaurants in Vietnam as voted by readers of U.S. travel site Tripadvisor, followed by Ho Chi Minh City with three and two in An Giang.