Thailand’s cabinet has approved new incentives to boost domestic tourism, a finance ministry official said on Tuesday, as the government tries to revive a sluggish economy.

Visitors pressed against the Louvre’s iron gates on Monday, peering through bars locked after thieves pulled off a daylight jewel heist inside the world-famous museum the day before.

Over the past four years, five Vietnamese villages have been recognized as “World’s Best Tourism Villages” by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), affirming their commitment to sustainable tourism.

Vietnam’s popular banh mi, once praised world’s best by international travel magazines, is absent from this year’s list of world’s 50 best bread compiled by CNN.

Timor-Leste and Cambodia are the only two Southeast Asian representatives to be placed high on the Henley Openness Index 2025, granting visa-free entry to citizens from hundreds of countries and territories.

Japan has been named “Asia’s leading adventure tourism destination” at this year’s World Travel Awards, surpassing Indonesia which is last year’s winner.

A viral 20-second video showing tourists harassing a rare sea turtle off Redang Island in Malaysia has sparked widespread outrage and renewed calls for tougher enforcement against irresponsible tourism.

The Michelin Guide revealed its inaugural list of distinguished hotels as part of the Michelin Key 2025 global hotel ranking on Oct. 8, and Amanoi is among the honorees.

Tourism industry leaders say a blanket ban on alcohol aboard Malaysia Airlines could damage Malaysia’s image as a tolerant, inclusive destination and weaken the flag carrier’s competitiveness.

Phu Quoc Island, named the most beautiful in Asia this year by readers of the American magazine Condé Nast Traveler, welcomed a direct flight from Russia on Oct. 19, marking the reopening of the route for the 2025–2026 peak winter travel season.