The top 10 is rounded off by Italy, the U.K., Pakistan, Egypt, India, Russia, and the Netherlands, according to Tripadvisor Transparency Report 2025.

Foreign tourists pose on Golden Bridge in Da Nang City.

Tripadvisor has four categories of fake submissions, boosting, vandalism, member fraud, and paid reviews, Becky Foley, vice president and head of trust and safety at the website, explained.

The report said the site processed 31 million reviews from 21 million members in 2024 and managed to block or remove 2.7 million fraudulent reviews, 4.8% of which were "paid reviews".

The 8% rate of fake reviews as more than double the rate in 2022, it said.

In 2024 Tripadvisor also removed over 200,000 reviews suspected to have been generated by AI.

Founded in 2000, Tripadvisor is one of the world's largest online travel review platforms, featuring hundreds of millions of reviews of hotels, restaurants, attractions, and travel services from users worldwide.

“Quang Binh Tourism Week 2025” launched with various exciting activities

According to the Quang Binh Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, “Quang Binh Tourism Week 2025” takes place from May 22 to 30, featuring a series of vibrant cultural, sports and tourism events and activities. This provides an opportunity for Quang Binh to promote the potential and beauty of the heritage land with the motto “Come to love.”

Vietjet launches direct flights to China's Chengdu, Xi'an cities

Vietnamese carrier Vietjet announced Hanoi – Chengdu flights will start on July 1 while the Hanoi – Xi'an route will commence on July 6.

Vietnam ranks 16th in the world for biodiversity: Official

Vietnam ranks 16th in the world for biodiversity and is home to a wide array of rare and endangered species and valuable wild genetic resources of national and global importance.

 

Bac Giang destinations make renovations to attract tourists in summer

BAC GIANG – With the summer holiday approaching and the lychee harvest season just around the corner, owners of local tourist attractions in Bac Giang province are racing to upgrade their facilities and create unique experiences to draw visitors from far and wide. Meanwhile, relevant agencies are ramping up promotional efforts to boost tourism in the province.

Nha Trang among top Asian destinations for 'slow travel': Agoda

Nha Trang beach city in Viet Nam’s south-central province of Khanh Hoa was listed among top nine Asian destinations for 'slow travel' by the digital travel platform Agoda.

Vietnam's pork offal porridge named one of Asia's best

Once listed among Vietnam's worst dishes, pork offal porridge chao long has made a comeback and ranked 6th in Asia's best porridge dishes, according to international food magazine TasteAtlas.