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The Viet Bigbus Tourism Transport and Communication Joint Stock Company in Ho Chi Minh City on November 4 launched the open-top double-decker bus route Saigon-Tan Dinh.

Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism revenue reached VND 208.066 trillion during the past ten months of 2025, up 22 per cent compared with the same period in 2024.

Residents across the Mekong Delta are flocking to flooded rice fields to enjoy field bathing, a popular pastime during the flood season.

HCM City plans three international passenger ports by 2030 to tap cruise tourism and strengthen its position as Vietnam’s gateway for high-spending visitors.

National Geographic has featured Dalat City as the top destination in its article highlighting seven extraordinary ways to see the world come alive at sunrise.

Sun PhuQuoc Airways’ first commercial flight departed Noi Bai International Airport on November 1, carrying 220 passengers to Phu Quoc Island in Kien Giang Province.

Doc Let Beach in Khanh Hoa Province, southcentral Vietnam, has been named one of the top 10 best beaches in Southeast Asia for a dose of winter sun by British daily newspaper Daily Mail.

Authorities in Quang Ninh Province have dismantled a long-damagedi artistic lighting system installed on four limestone mountains in Ha Long Bay, restoring the World Heritage Site’s natural beauty.

The Hue Heritage Complex will reopen to visitors on October 31, following its closure due to high floodwaters.

Vietnam Airlines will begin charging passengers for carry-on bags that exceed permitted weight or size from November 3, aiming to improve safety and cabin load management.

Japanese woman Yuki Nakatani spent more than two months journeying across Vietnam alone on a borrowed motorbike.

The capital city of Hanoi has made British magazine Time Out’s list of the 20 happiest cities in the world in 2025 for its rich culture, busy nightlife, brilliant food, and quality of life.

Long Son Island Commune, once a little-known fishing hamlet, is emerging as a key industrial, port and eco-tourism hub of HCM City.

Expedia, one of the world’s leading online travel platforms, has just named Phu Quoc island in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang among its Top 10 Destinations of the Year 2026.

Van Don International Airport in northern Quang Ninh province will operate its first charter flight from Shenzhen, China on November 1.

Even as floodwaters rise across Hoi An, many tourists continue to visit, turning the flooded streets into a rare and lively sight.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) carrier Parata Air announced plans to operate five international routes from Incheon to Danang, Nha Trang, and Phu Quoc in Vietnam, as well as two destinations in Japan.

Vietnam's tourism sector is accelerating towards its target of 25 million international visitors, driven by a resurgence of tourists from Europe, Northeast Asia, and Oceania.

An 8-metre-tall bronze whale statue will be built along Thuy Van Park Street as part of Vung Tau’s urban renewal project.