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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 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.

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.

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.

Ham Rong Beach in Hue City has suffered severe erosion after Storm Kalmaegi and prolonged rain, with seawater cutting into restaurants and shops.

Hanoi’s well-known train-track cafe strip has returned to full crowds just days after being cleared by authorities, heightening safety risks.

From December 1, Vietnam Airlines will require passengers without checked baggage to complete check-in online or at airport kiosks.

The Tourism Department of Hue City on November 29 held a ceremony to welcome passengers on the first charter flight from Shenzhen, China.

Recognised as Vietnam's fourth Ramsar site, Tram Chim National Park continues to inspire with its successful efforts to protect biodiversity while fostering community-based ecotourism.

Hanoi welcomed 30.94 million visitors in the first 11 months of 2025, up 22.1 per cent year on year, while tourism revenue reached VND 120.6 trillion (USD 4.57 billion), rising 20.7 per cent.