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Da Nang, with its direct flights from Japan, and Da Lat, the highland resort — both are great cities, but I'm leaving them off this list. A resident who has traveled for work from north to south picks Nha Trang, Quy Nhon, Bao Loc, Buon Ma Thuot, and the Mekong Delta, based on firsthand experience.

Mui Ne (Mui Ne, near Phan Thiet in Lam Dong Province — merged with Binh Thuan Province and Dak Nong Province in the July 2025 provincial reorganization), a fishing village about four hours by car from Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam, has been featured in French marine magazine Figaro Nautisme as "one of Asia's premier kitesurfing destinations"...

Nha Trang rolls out a run of major events in May to July 2026. The lantern-floating at the Po Nagar Tower festival, an Asian 8-nation, 2,000-person superbike fest, and an AR fireworks Sea Festival. We organize the dates and practical info.

Lonely Planet picks Da Nang 2nd on the "Top 9 Asian summer destinations." In the "9 destinations to go in Asia in summer" published on May 1, 2026 by the world-famous travel guide "Lonely Planet," the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang ranked 2nd. The magazine described Da Nang as...

Two major Korean papers give Phu Quoc a big feature as "the new standard for family trips." Between April and May 2026, Korea's English-language paper "The Korea Herald" and "Korea JoongAng Daily" featured Phu Quoc (Phu Quoc), the island at Vietnam's southern tip, as "Guam and Sai... for Korean families..."

Quy Nhon (Quy Nhon), a port city in Gia Lai Province (formerly Binh Dinh Province) in central Vietnam, has been included in Lonely Planet's "Best in Travel 2026" global top 25, announced in October 2025. Only a handful of Asian cities made the list, and Quy Nhon is the sole Vietnamese selection. Lonely Planet describes it as...

Phu Quoc, a resort island in southern Vietnam, is recording its highest-ever surge in tourism growth as 2026 gets underway. Visitor numbers for January to February 2026 topped 2.2 million, up 57.7% year on year, and of that, foreign tourists were up an astonishing 86.4%. Hotel room occupancy... 2026...

In March 2026, Marriott International and Sun Group, a major Vietnamese real estate and resort company, strengthened their strategic partnership and agreed on a plan to open 10 hotels with about 4,500 rooms. TTG Asia reported it on March 30, 2026. Phu Quoc Island's... opening in 2026...

Hyatt Regency Nha Trang opened on December 28, 2025. A previous version of this article stated a grand opening date of February 6, 2026, which does not match the official Hyatt announcement and has been corrected. The 434-room hotel is the first Hyatt-branded property in Nha Trang, located on Tran Phu Street along the seafront...

Phu Quoc Island was ranked 2nd in the "Best Island" category at DestinAsian's Readers' Choice Awards 2026. The island moved up from 6th place in 2024 and 5th place in 2025, with Bali taking the top spot. However, this is not a "most beautiful island" ranking measured solely by water clarity by experts; it is a reader-voted...