Vung Tau, a popular beach destination near HCMC, was Vietnamese tourists' favorite place to escape this year's heat wave, followed by the central-coastal beach town of Phan Thiet, Agoda reported.

In 2009, the government approved a plan to build Phan Thiet airport in the eponymous beach resort city, which lies more than four hours east of Ho Chi Minh City. The original plan said the airport ...