100 foreign visitors to South Korea were selected from more than 2,300 applicants for a Seoul tourism event combining a palace sound walk with a meeting with actor Park Bo-gum.

Vietnam now has 21 hotels and resorts on the Michelin Key list after Amanoi and Capella Hanoi were conferred the highest three-key rating in the latest global rankings.

Vietnam’s largest island Phu Quoc has surpassed Indonesia’s Bali and Thailand’s Phuket to be named the most beautiful island in Asia for the 2nd consecutive year, according to readers of the American magazine Condé Nast Traveler.

A Singapore hawker’s playful TikTok video featuring a Rolls-Royce Phantom has helped more than double his stall’s daily sales.

China Eastern Airlines has banned a passenger from flying with the carrier after he allegedly verbally abused and threatened a flight attendant and forced her to kneel and apologize during a flight in China.

Spain’s tourism sector generated €99.8 billion (US$112 billion) in foreign visitors’ spending during the first eight months of the year, an 8% increase from the same period last year, fueled by higher daily expenditure per visitor.

The Michelin Guide announced that it will expand its Vietnam selection to Phu Quoc, the country’s largest island, with its first restaurant listings expected in mid-2027, boosting the island’s culinary tourism prospects as it prepares to host APEC that year.

Malaysia’s tourism sector continues to show positive momentum, recording 28.8 million international visitors from January to August this year, up 1.8% year on year and retaining its crown as Southeast Asia’s most visited country.

AirAsia co-founder Tony Fernandes has sparked an online debate after criticizing Singapore Airlines’ in-flight meals, saying the food fell short of what his own airline offers.

Spain, the world’s second most visited country after France, registered about 12.3 million international visitors during August, a 9.2% year-on-year increase that marked a new record for the month.