From cruising through Vietnam’s UNESCO-listed bays to sampling street food in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, these are the top travel experiences in Southeast Asia, according to Tripadvisor travelers.

International food magazine Taste Atlas has ranked Vietnam’s mien xao cua 29th in its world’s 56 Best Rated Dishes with Crab list.

Fried spiders, shrimp-paste fried rice and balut are among the 10 Southeast Asian street foods international diners rated lowest this year.

South Korea’s Incheon International Airport, voted the world’s second-best after Changi in the 2026 Skytrax awards, climbed up two places to fourth in a June ranking of aviation hubs for international passenger traffic by British firm OAG.

International food magazine TasteAtlas has named Vietnam’s stir-fried morning glory, herb platter, and fried dough sticks in its Top 100 Asian Side Dishes list.

Hanoi and Hoi An reigned Tripadvisor’s list of Vietnam’s 10 best hotels this year, accounting for more than half of the rankings compiled by the U.S.-based travel platform.

Japanese cuisine, ingredients and hospitality traditions are helping bring Washoku, Japan’s traditional culinary culture, closer to Vietnamese consumers, according to chefs and cultural representatives at a recent culinary promotion event.

A smartphone caught fire aboard a British Airways flight on June 18 while the aircraft was taxiing for take-off at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, Japan’s busiest airport by passenger traffic.

Spain, the world’s second-most visited country after France, now requires non-EU tourists to show proof of at least €1,089 (US$1,246) in available funds for entry.

Yantai Penglai International Airport’s Terminal 2 in China and Kansai International Airport’s Terminal 1 in Japan are absent from this year’s list of world’s most beautiful airports in global architecture award Prix Versailles.