First five-star hotel inaugurated in Can Tho
First five-star hotel inaugurated in Can Tho

The first five-star standard Muong Thanh Hotel was officially opened in the southern city of Can Tho on April 28, with the attendance of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and a number of state officials.

First five-star hotel inaugurated in Can Tho
Tien Ca Cave in Ninh Binh province
Tien Ca Cave in Ninh Binh province

(VOV) -Not as famous as Tam Coc-Bich Dong or Trang An, Tien Ca Cave in Thung Nham, Ninh Hai village, Hoa Lu, northern Ninh Binh province is its own unique attraction.

Tien Ca Cave in Ninh Binh province
Dak Lak Museum of Ethnology
Dak Lak Museum of Ethnology

(VOV) - Dak Lak Museum of Ethnology is a place that should not be missed if you visit the Central Highlands. 

Dak Lak Museum of Ethnology
Five holiday travel hotspots
Five holiday travel hotspots

(VOV) - Here are five of the top holiday destinations in the north of Vietnam to visit during the upcoming six-day Reunification Day holiday filled with historical artefacts. 

Five holiday travel hotspots
A visit to Saigon’s time capsule
A visit to Saigon’s time capsule

At first I think it is not a good day to visit the Independence Palace. It is blazing hot at 1:30 p.m. as Saigon has just entered the “hotter” season. To reach the palace itself, visitors have to walk a long way from the gate under the merciless sun.

A visit to Saigon’s time capsule
Tour of villages in Dak Lak
Tour of villages in Dak Lak

(VOV) - Visitors to Dak Lak province in the central highlands have an opportunity to ride an elephants and learn how local people hunt and tame elephants. 

Tour of villages in Dak Lak
Sapa prepares for long holiday rush
Sapa prepares for long holiday rush

The district of Sapa in the northwest province of Lao Cai, one of the top tourism destinations in Vietnam, is expected to welcome about 50,000-70,000 visitors in the upcoming six-day vacation which starts from April 28. 

Sapa prepares for long holiday rush
Quang Binh’s exotic cave chosen for film Peter Pan
Quang Binh’s exotic cave chosen for film Peter Pan

(VOV) - The central province of Quang Binh has much opportunity to cooperate with international film production companies, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Tran Tien Dung told a recent tourism promotion workshop in Hanoi. 

Quang Binh’s exotic cave chosen for film Peter Pan
Newly discovered grotto-a promising tourist attraction
Newly discovered grotto-a promising tourist attraction

With access to a newly discovered grotto within the UNESCO-recognized Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark being restricted to facilitate further study, the resplendent cave promises to become a touristy spot.

Newly discovered grotto-a promising tourist attraction
A peek inside HCM City's new, lavish Reverie Saigon hotel
A peek inside HCM City's new, lavish Reverie Saigon hotel

(VOV) - The US’s LA Times newspaper has released photos on Reverie Saigon hotel, the most luxurious hotel to-date in Ho Chi Minh City. 

A peek inside HCM City's new, lavish Reverie Saigon hotel
Majesty of Tuyen Quang reservoir
Majesty of Tuyen Quang reservoir

(VOV) - Rich with the images of ancient traditions and fascinating culture of its ethnic minorities, the two districts of Na Hang and Lam Binh in Tuyen Quang province hold great promise for tourism.

Majesty of Tuyen Quang reservoir
 Back to nature at Bidoup Nui Ba park
Back to nature at Bidoup Nui Ba park

A morning, we visited Bidoup Nui Ba National Park in Dalat City, one of the five largest national parks of Vietnam.

 Back to nature at Bidoup Nui Ba park
The most famous hotel in Saigon in pictures
The most famous hotel in Saigon in pictures

Opened in 1957, the Caravelle Hotel was the first high-rise luxury hotel in Saigon, which welcomed dozens of international celebrities and contributed to the city’s nickname as the "Pearl of the Far East".

The most famous hotel in Saigon in pictures
Visiting a museum-ecotourism site in northern Vietnam
Visiting a museum-ecotourism site in northern Vietnam

A museum in a northern Vietnamese province is dedicated to displaying and preserving the gems of the Muong ethnic minority group’s culture and serves as an alluring ecological tourism site at the same time.

Visiting a museum-ecotourism site in northern Vietnam
Unique architecture in Buu Long pagoda
Unique architecture in Buu Long pagoda

(VOV) - Buu Long pagoda, with its famous Gotama Cetiya, is known as an ideal place for sightseeing, photographing and relaxation.  

Unique architecture in Buu Long pagoda
Happiness road in northern Vietnam
Happiness road in northern Vietnam

(VOV) - There’s a road named Hanh Phuc (Happiness) in Ha Giang province – the northernmost point of Vietnam.

Happiness road in northern Vietnam
It feels like having coffee on the street
It feels like having coffee on the street

Entering a coffee shop named Bien Bao (traffic sign) at 21-22 Tran Nhan Tong Street in Danang City’s Son Tra District, visitors will feel like they are still on the street due to a number of traffic signs placed everywhere from indoor to outdoor spaces of the shop.

It feels like having coffee on the street
Vietnam aims to attract tourists from India and Middle East
Vietnam aims to attract tourists from India and Middle East

(VOV) - A seminar has been held under the framework of the on-going Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) in Hanoi to seek measures to attract more tourists from India and the Middle East.

Vietnam aims to attract tourists from India and Middle East
Sightseeing tour in Co Co River
Sightseeing tour in Co Co River

In a beautiful spring afternoon, 72-year-old Le Van Hiep rows a boat to take me around in a sightseeing tour along the snaking Lo Canh Giang River, known by local people as Co Co (stork’s neck) River.

Sightseeing tour in Co Co River
Hoi An comes under spotlight in Italy
Hoi An comes under spotlight in Italy

La Stampa, Italy’s third most popular newspaper, called the ancient town of Hoi An in central coastal Quang Nam province an ideal Asian destination in 2015 in an article titled “Hoi An, a multinational Vietnam”. 

Hoi An comes under spotlight in Italy
Mui Ne among 12 best beaches in Asia-Pacific
Mui Ne among 12 best beaches in Asia-Pacific

(VOV) - SkyScanner, the world’s travel search engine, has listed Mui Ne among 12 best beaches in the Asia-Pacific region.

Mui Ne among 12 best beaches in Asia-Pacific
Ha Long on land
Ha Long on land

One of the most attractive tourism destinations in the Red River Delta, Ninh Binh now boasts Vietnam’s newest UNESCO’s World heritage site, the Trang An landscape complex.

Ha Long on land
Unknown caves in central Vietnam
Unknown caves in central Vietnam

Explorers from National Geographic Magazine discovered previously unknown caves while recording 360-degree images of Son Doong, the world’s largest cave, located in central Vietnam, in January.

Unknown caves in central Vietnam
Cau Bong Festival in Tra Que village
Cau Bong Festival in Tra Que village

(VOV) - Annually on the 7th day of the first lunar month, thousands flock to the charming little village of Tra Que on the outskirts of Hoi An ancient town to attend the Cau Bong festival. 

Cau Bong Festival in Tra Que village
Demand for cruise holidays rises
Demand for cruise holidays rises

(VOV) - The number of cruise ships that have set anchor at the Chan May port since January 1 has surged 50% on-year, according to the Thua Thien-Hue Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. 

Demand for cruise holidays rises
Five destinations worth to visit on Tet
Five destinations worth to visit on Tet

The Lunar New Year of the Goat (Tet) is a nine-day holiday, which is an opportunity for people to choose destinations to visit after a hard year at-work.

Five destinations worth to visit on Tet
Vietnam wins Wanderlust Travel Awards 2015
Vietnam wins Wanderlust Travel Awards 2015

(VOV) - Vietnam has been named among top 10 must-visit countries in the world by the UK's prestigious magazine Wanderlust.

Vietnam wins Wanderlust Travel Awards 2015
Top tourism destinations in Da Lat
Top tourism destinations in Da Lat

(VOV) - Da lat City is located on the Langbian Plateau in the southern part of the Central Highlands region, about 1,500 m (4,900 ft) above sea level. It is a popular tourist destination with many attractive sites.

Top tourism destinations in Da Lat
Danang among 52 places to go in 2015: New York Times
Danang among 52 places to go in 2015: New York Times

(VOV) - The New York Times on January 9 listed Vietnam’s central Danang City the 43rd among 52 places to go in 2015.

Danang among 52 places to go in 2015: New York Times
Can Gio listed Global Top 100 Sustainable Destinations
Can Gio listed Global Top 100 Sustainable Destinations

(VOV) - Can Gio Mangrove Forest in Ho Chi Minh City has been cited among the Global Top 100 Sustainable Destinations or The World’s Greenest Holiday Destinations.

Can Gio listed Global Top 100 Sustainable Destinations