LIFESTYLE

A luxury resort project in Lam Dong Province will turn more than 64 ha of protected forest into a leisure estate.

Vietnam welcomed 19.15 million international visitors in the first 11 months of 2025, surpassing its pre-pandemic peak and marking one of the world’s fastest tourism recoveries.

Vietnam received multiple top honours at the World Travel Awards 2025 ceremony in Bahrain on December 6, with recognition across world and regional categories for heritage, nature and tourism.

Cambodia will pilot a policy granting visa exemption for Chinese citizens from June 15 to October 15, 2026, the Ministry of Tourism announced on December 3.

US travel website AFAR has listed Danang city among its 26 places to go in 2026, making it the only Vietnamese destination to appear on the ranking.

A Danang couple have converted an old truck into a mobile home, enabling cross-Vietnam travel that blends sightseeing with charity work.

The Day of Pho 2025 festival aims to promote pho to residents and visitors in Ho Chi Minh City while honouring rice, a key ingredient of the dish, officials said at a press conference on December 4.

The Malta-flagged cruise ship Celebrity Solstice docked at Thi Vai General Port in Phu My Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, on December 4, carrying 2,500 passengers for a multi-destination tour across Vietnam.

The low-cost carrier Vietjet on December 3 resumed services connecting Vietnam’s two major cities - Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City with the Con Dao Special Zone.

Hanoi has increased its share of green energy buses to 26 per cent after Lien Ninh replaced all diesel vehicles with electric buses across nine routes on Thursday.

A series of structures transferred by FLC Group to Sam Son have fallen into severe disrepair, with storms leaving once busy beach facilities broken and abandoned.

Cua Nam Ward in Hanoi has launched a pilot programme offering free public wifi at key tourist sites and public spaces from December 1, 2025 to February 2026.

Thien Cam beach in Ha Tinh remains littered with debris and damaged infrastructure more than two months after severe storms battered the coast.

A widespread power outage caused by a fault in the undersea cable linking Ha Tien and Phu Quoc has dealt a heavy blow to residents and tourism businesses at the height of the travel season.

International food website TasteAtlas has included 23 Vietnamese dishes in its list of the Top 100 Southeast Asian specialities.

Alicia Keys is set to deliver a special performance at the 2025 VinFuture Prize Award Ceremony, taking place at the Ho Guom Opera House in Hanoi on the evening of December 5.

Vinh Airport in Nghe An is expected to resume operations on December 19 after months of closure for repairs.

Vietnams tourism sector is expanding rapidly thanks to strong domestic travel and a sharp rebound in Asian arrivals, according to the Vietnam Hotel Investment Guide 2025 by Savills Hotels.

Notre Dame Cathedral in Ho Chi Minh City has already donned a spectacular festive facade more than three weeks before Christmas, drawing large crowds of locals and visitors.