Vietnam has placed three dishes in TasteAtlas’s top 50 duck dishes, including the unusual blood pudding, along with bamboo shoot noodle soup and porridge.
Manila in the Philippines has surpassed other metropolises such as New York, London and Melbourne to be crowned as ‘world’s leading city destination’ at the 2025 World Travel Awards.
Bangkok was once again named the No.1 city worldwide for international arrivals after it welcomed 30.3 million visitors this year, according to global market research company Euromonitor International.
The Sun, one of the U.K.’s most widely read newspapers, recently noted the surging demand for flights to Phu Quoc among international travelers and suggested the island is on track to outpace Bali and Phuket as a premier destination.
The nightly transformation of Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral into a Christmas spectacle drew hundreds of patient onlookers, who waited nearly an hour to see the landmark ignited by over 1,000 kilometers of brilliant LED lights.
In TasteAtlas’ 2026 ranking for noodle dishes, Vietnam stands second worldwide, trailing only Japan, with 18 representatives among the world’s 100 best.
Vietnamese travelers are at the forefront of using artificial intelligence (AI) for travel planning, according to a recent report by online platform Agoda.
Kem Beach on Vietnam’s largest island Phu Quoc off the southern coast has been named the world’s leading regional beach at this year’s World Travel Awards.