Vietnam’s largest island Phu Quoc ranked 9th in a list of 10 friendliest destinations in Vietnam as voted by Dutch-based travel agency Booking.com as part of the 14th annual Traveller Review Awards.

The Chinese Embassy in Japan has urged its citizens to remain vigilant in Japan following a viral video showing a woman knocking over a tourist in Tokyo.

Phu Quoc, voted Asia’s most beautiful island by readers of Condé Nast Traveler, received 1.2 million visitors in the first two months of this year, up 55.4% year-on-year, driven by upgraded infrastructure and intensified promotional campaigns.

Etihad Airways and Emirates have begun resuming limited flight services between the United Arab Emirates and Singapore as regional airspace disruptions stemming from the Middle East conflict continue to impact commercial aviation operations.

Dubai’s super-rich have started fleeing the glitzy business hub by any means necessary, paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to escape a regional war they fear has no end in sight.

Thailand is accelerating its plan to develop itself into a regional aviation hub as war-related airspace closures in the Middle East disrupt global flight routes, caretaker Minister of Transport Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has said.

Tens of thousands of airline passengers are stranded by the Iran war that has spread across the Gulf region, but some wealthy travelers are getting out, by paying large sums for luxury flights to Europe via airports that are safe from Iranian drone and missile attacks.

A jet operated by Singapore Airlines struck the tail of another aircraft while taxiing at Newark Liberty International Airport on March 3, causing a delay of more than six hours but no injuries.

Middle East tourism, worth some US$367 billion annually to the region, is taking a hit from the widening conflict between U.S.-Israel forces and Iran, putting at risk the region’s carefully-constructed ​image as a safe and high-end vacation hotspot after billions in investment in recent years from Abu Dhabi to Dubai.

A tourist described his experience as “very disappointing” after being stranded for three days at Singapore Changi Airport when budget carrier Scoot canceled flights to the Middle East amid widespread air travel disruptions.