An elevator at Tokyo Skytree, a popular tourist attraction in Japan, stopped about 30 meters above the ground on Sunday night, trapping 20 people inside for five and a half hours.

Phu Quoc, voted Asia’s most beautiful island by readers of Condé Nast Traveler, received 366,000 tourist arrivals during the nine-day Tet holiday break, up 30% from last year.

Thai tourism operators are calling on the government to reform law enforcement and regulatory management in a bid to revitalize and strengthen the country’s tourism sector.

Large numbers of travelers flocked to popular southern destinations such as Vung Tau, Da Lat and Phu Quoc during the Tet break, packing beaches and causing severe traffic jams on nearby roads.

Dubai International Airport maintained its crown as the world’s busiest airport for international travel last year as officials said that a record 95.2 million passengers transited through its terminals, part of the emirate’s continued economic boom.

Seven tourists, reported to be Chinese citizens, died on Feb 20 when a tour bus crashed through the ice of Russia’s Lake Baikal in Siberia, local officials said.

Vietnam has once again been voted as the world’s most affordable country for expats in 2026, securing the top spot for the fifth consecutive year, according to the French newswire Journal du Net (JDN).

Hundreds of snail restaurants and seafood stalls line the nearly 1 km-long Vinh Khanh Street in Ho Chi Minh City, which stays busy with diners until midnight.

An islet in the middle of a Hanoi park has become a viral sensation for being home to 30 cats.