Air travel across Thailand has surged ahead of the 2026 New Year holiday, with passenger numbers climbing steadily throughout December, prompting the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) and the Ministry of Transport to expand seat capacity and lower fares to support public travel.

Hong Kong will cancel its iconic New Year’s fireworks display over Victoria Harbor following a deadly inferno in Tai Po that killed 161 people and shocked Asia.

Vietnam and Malaysia are rising tourism stars in Southeast Asia thanks to relaxed visa policies and improving infrastructure while Thailand has lost its lead due to border clashes and safety concerns.

Chasing visitors around Cambodia’s Angkor temple ruins to offer his services, tour guide Bun Ratana says he has had little work since deadly clashes with Thailand broke out, despite it being high season.

A sniffer dog team at Suvarnabhumi Airport discovered a Vietnamese passenger’s suitcase containing pork sausage and other pork products, which are prohibited from entering Thailand under African Swine Fever (ASF) prevention measures.

The number of Vietnamese tourists to Thailand, the second largest economy in Southeast Asia, reached 600,000 so far this year, down 33% from last year amid growing safety concerns.

Vietnam Airlines has launched its first direct flights connecting Ho Chi Minh City to northern Dien Bien Province, strengthening air connectivity between the country’s largest economic hub and the northwestern region.

O Quy Ho tea hills in northern Vietnam dazzle one last time with cherry blossoms as cloud seas and green slopes give way to a new urban vision.

A Chinese man who took a passenger’s luggage on a Singapore Airlines flight from Dubai to Singapore has been sentenced to 20 months in jail.

Hong Kong-Taipei continued to be the world’s busiest international route this year with 6.8 million seats, a modest 1% increase compared with 2024, according to data from British aviation firm OAG.