A number of popular tourist destinations across Vietnam have been honored as Asia’s best at different categories of this year’s World Travel Awards.

Hong Kong International Airport surpassed Singapore Changi to claim the title of “Asia’s leading airport” at the 2025 World Travel Awards thanks to its effort to upgrade services and facilities.

A couple chose to sleep at Singapore’s Changi Airport rather than paying US$400 for a night in a hotel room, sparking a debate on social media.

Two Philippine nationals were rescued on Mount Okuhotakadake, which straddles Nagano and Gifu prefectures in the Northern Japan Alps, but one was later confirmed dead.

A fully booked aircraft carrying 281 passengers operated by Belavia Belarusian Airlines safely landed at Phu Quoc International Airport on Sunday, marking the carrier’s inaugural direct flight connecting Minsk with Phu Quoc Island.

Vietnam’s Phu Quoc was voted the world’s third most beautiful island by readers of the American magazine Condé Nast Traveler, trailing only behind Kiawah and Hilton Head of the U.S.

A new airport opened on Oct. 8 in India’s financial capital Mumbai with the ambition of becoming a global aviation hub, competing with Asian behemoths such as Singapore Changi.

Bangkok has been ranked as the best city to visit in Asia for 2025 by Smart Travel Asia, a leading digital travel magazine, based on the opinions of hundreds of thousands of travelers and readers worldwide.

The top 10 four-star hotels in Vietnam for 2025 have been named, honoring excellence in service, design and sustainability, with the south dominating the list.

As culinary tourism continues to gain popularity in Asia, more Vietnamese travelers are prioritizing hotels that offer free breakfast, according to a report by online travel platform Agoda.