I've been traveling across Vietnam for 10 years. These are 5 places to skip if you want to avoid crowds — and where to visit instead.

Two decades back, one of Vietnam's notorious mafia bosses was executed by a firing squad. Truong Van Cam, more commonly known as Nam Cam, or Vietnam's "Godfather," oversaw a vast criminal network that controlled much of Ho Chi Minh City's District 4. It was the ideal place for him to base his criminal activities: It's centrally located, buffered by waterways, and chock-full of clandestine networks of alleyways.

A high-end train journey enables you to experience destinations at a unique pace and in total comfort while enjoying first-class service. These are some of the most exciting luxury rail routes to have on your radar.

A rat and an otter that were smuggled in a passenger's hand luggage sparked chaos when they escaped mid-air and bit an air steward’s hand.

Want to get a jump on planning next year’s vacations? OvationNetwork, a luxury travel agency that’s part of the Virtuoso group of travel advisors, recently revealed its list of the 24 best places to travel in 2024. Among the destinations recommended are Sardinia, Italy; San Sebastián, Spain; Jeju, South Korea; and Ha Long, Vietnam (above), a UNESCO World Heritage site where a junk boat voyage is a must.

Combining a series of once-in-a-lifetime experiences into a single around-the-world trip can feel like the ultimate expression of luxury travel. It can be a daunting prospect though, with many contending factors to consider. Here's how to start planning the ultimate round-the-world trip.

As Insider's travel reporter in Singapore, I've flown on more than 20 flights to nine different countries this year. Recently, I've flown to countries like Indonesia, Cambodia, and Vietnam, mostly on budget airlines. 

The world of The Creator feels familiar and alien at the same time. The film brings viewers to a near-future where artificial intelligence exists alongside humans as both working robots and humanoid simulants. The US government seeks to eradicate all non-humans after a nuclear explosion devastates Los Angeles, hunting them down with a space station defense system called NOMAD. As the story unfolds, the audience follows Sergeant Joshua Taylor (John David Washington) as he searches for the creator of the AI, the mysterious Nirmata, and ends up on the run with a young simulant named Alphie (Madeleine Yuna Voyles), who may be the key to stopping the war.

Every autumn, my father would load our family of five into his already ancient 1928 Morris and set off from our home in Portsmouth. Laden, as we were, with baskets, boots, crooked walking sticks, gloves and Elastoplasts, we were off blackberry picking. Apart from annual trips to collect cockles from the mud of Langstone Harbour, I loved those early autumn days more than any other. Unlike school, early-1960s television and just about everything else, they felt so very real; not just athing to do but the thing to do.

Anantara Hotels and Resorts has rolled out its ‘Dollar for Deeds’ program at its properties globally, having originally launched the initiative at select hotels in Thailand almost ten years ago.

A man on board a Singaporean Airlines flight to Vietnam got his hand stuck in a cup holder while trying to see if it would fit in the hole.

I'm a lifelong Disney fan who's visited Disneyland and California Adventure almost annually since I was a toddler.

If the thought of another year crawling to a close has left you feeling a little low, November is the perfect time to give yourself a travel-fueled lift, with an array of destinations primed for exploration during the penultimate month of the year.