11 of the best things to do with kids in Vietnam: everything you need to know

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s economic powerhouse, is a sea of high-rises and non-stop activity. Not to be upstaged by the skyscrapers, a motley of pagodas, art museums, and French-era landmarks bear witness to the city’s eventful history. One day downtown will throw up hours worth of conversation over ​com tam and bun bo.

Stepping into the bustling heart of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) offers a captivating blend of old-world charm and vibrant modernity that leaves first-time visitors awestruck. The city is soon to host the prestigious World Travel Awards Asia & Oceania Ceremony at the GEM Centre on the 6th September.

The conventional wisdom about traveling to Southeast Asia during the rainy season is that you shouldn't. But the conventional wisdom is wrong, says Supratik Guha, general manager at Anantara Angkor Resort.

Southeast Asia’s tourist economies are set to be leading beneficiaries of China‘s scrapping of travel bans as they have steered clear of the COVID-19 tests before entry that Europe, Japan and the United States have imposed on Chinese visitors.

Bill Bensley strives to press all the right buttons when designing hotels and resorts. The New York-based architect, landscape architect, and interior designer is well known for being a “maximalist” — or “more is more” — aesthetic. The “Bensley look” for hotels sits in the sweet spot of what many guests say they crave today.

One of the many aspects travel gets flogged over is its carbon emissions. If you’d like to contribute to setting the planet on fire, getting on a plane works. What about if you don’t? What about if you’d prefer to reduce your emissions? Skipping domestic flights is the obvious first step, but what next? With this in mind, I decided to track my carbon emissions over my recent three-week trip to Vietnam. Here’s what I found.

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Travelers are gaining more confidence to book long-haul travel again, and many destinations in the Asia Pacific region are making a comeback. Tokyo’s neon lights and skyscrapers, Phuket’s pristine beaches, and Hanoi’s Old Quarter, with its maze of narrow streets, are among the hotspots.

For a brand around since 1907, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts has suddenly had a lot of activity. In January, parent company Accor installed new Fairmont CEO Mark Willis, who has been leading a rethink of the brand’s strategy. Some of the details about strategy changes will be revealed later this month at a conference with the general managers at the brand’s 86 hotels.

BWH Hotels — the official corporate name of the company long referred to as Best Western — is a global hotel business with about 4,700 hotels spread across 19 brands in more than 100 countries. It provides various services, including budget accommodation, boutique hotels, and extended stays.

The appeal of France’s Paris or Portugal’s Lisbon often overshadows cities like Nice or Faro. However, lesser-known cities are seeing new demand as summer travel hits its stride.