Spain is likely to attract 100 million ​foreign tourists this year with the number of visitors expected to grow during the ‌key summer season helped by uncertainty in the Middle East, Tourism Minister Jordi Hereu said.

Thailand’s cabinet has approved the opening of a new permanent border checkpoint at Sadao on the border with Malaysia, effective from July 11, as part of efforts to strengthen tourism between Southeast Asia’s most visited countries.

Malaysian authorities will continue deploying additional personnel at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, the largest in Southeast Asia by land area, to prevent fare overcharging targeting foreign visitors traveling from the airport to the city’s center.

Phu Quoc’s green season, known for brief tropical showers and fewer crowds, gives families a quieter alternative to peak summer travel, with resorts balancing indoor and outdoor activities.

South Korea’s Jeju to Seoul Gimpo has lost its title as the world’s busiest domestic flight route to Japan’s Sapporo – Tokyo Haneda, according to a July report by British aviation analysis company OAG.

Phu Quoc, voted Asia’s most beautiful island by readers of Condé Nast Traveler, recorded tourism revenue of VND31.5 trillion (US$1.2 billion) in the first six months of the year, up 46% year-on-year.

Thailand, Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy, welcomed 16.21 million foreign tourist arrivals between Jan. 1 and July 4, down 3.11% from a year earlier, with China, Malaysia and India leading the top source markets.

Switzerland, the world’s richest country by GDP per capita, has the second most powerful passport in the world after Sweden according to the 2026 Global Passport Index that ranks nations based on quality of life, mobility access and investment attractiveness.

Readers of VnExpress International have ranked Ho Chi Minh City as Vietnam’s top street food destination, while Hanoi comes in second.

Seychelles, ranked as the richest country in Africa with a GDP per capita of US$42,110, welcomed 145,858 visitor arrivals in the first five months of this year, down 11.7% year-on-year, due to the Middle East conflict.