Int’l Sea and Island Tourism Fair 2013 opens
Int’l Sea and Island Tourism Fair 2013 opens

(VOV) - Local and foreign visitors have flocked to Nha Trang city in central Vietnam to attend an international sea and island tourism fair, which opened at the Diamond Bay Resort on June 8.

Int’l Sea and Island Tourism Fair 2013 opens
Tam Coc – Ha Long Bay on land
Tam Coc – Ha Long Bay on land

(VOV) - Visitors to the Trang An tourism site in Ninh Binh province are very impressed by Tam Coc which looks like Ha Long Bay on land. 

Tam Coc – Ha Long Bay on land
Primary beauty of Hoanh Son Beach
Primary beauty of Hoanh Son Beach

(VOV) - Hoanh Son Beach in Ky Nam commune, Ky Anh District, central Ha Tinh province is 2km from Ngang Mountain Pass.

Primary beauty of Hoanh Son Beach
Foreign arrivals to Vietnam decline
Foreign arrivals to Vietnam decline

Vietnam has welcomed 2.9 million foreign arrivals in the first five months of this year, representing a decrease of 1.4 percent against the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.

Foreign arrivals to Vietnam decline
Cave Festival opens in Quang Binh
Cave Festival opens in Quang Binh

(VOV) - The second Cave Festival opened on May 25 at the 34.1 km long Thien Duong cave in the central province of Quang Binh.

Cave Festival opens in Quang Binh
Sustainable tourism in central region promoted
Sustainable tourism in central region promoted

World Heritage sites in Vietnam’s central region have been introduced to the world through the offering of a travel book called My Son Sanctuary World Heritage Site and flyers on international flights of the Republic of Korea’s Asiana Airlines.

Sustainable tourism in central region promoted
Peaceful Hai Hoa Beach
Peaceful Hai Hoa Beach

(VOV) -With the literal meaning of its name, Hai Hoa (“Peaceful”) Beach in the north-central province of Thanh Hoa boasts the serenity that only beautiful natural scenery can provide.

Peaceful Hai Hoa Beach
Three Vietnam restaurants among 101 best in Asia
Three Vietnam restaurants among 101 best in Asia

(VOV) - Three Vietnamese restaurants have been listed among the US-based food website The Daily Meal’s 101 best restaurants in Asia. 

Three Vietnam restaurants among 101 best in Asia
Nepal - new destination for Vietnam tourists
Nepal - new destination for Vietnam tourists

(VOV) - The Tourism Board and Association of Travel Agents of Nepal hosted a seminar in Hanoi on May 15 promoting tourism in Nepal.

Nepal - new destination for Vietnam tourists
Quang Nam Festival promotes cultural heritage
Quang Nam Festival promotes cultural heritage

(VOV) - The fifth Quang Nam Heritage Festival, scheduled for June 21–26, will honour local and national cultural values with the ultimate goal of boosting tourism development.

Quang Nam Festival promotes cultural heritage
Mekong Delta tourism promotion discussed
Mekong Delta tourism promotion discussed

A seminar was held in Can Tho city on April 26 to discuss ways to promote tourism in the Mekong Delta region, as part of Mekong Expo 2013’s framework.

Mekong Delta tourism promotion discussed
Discovery of longest lava cave in Southeast Asia
Discovery of longest lava cave in Southeast Asia

A system of lava caves including one considered as the longest lava cave of Southeast Asia has been discovered in the southern province of Dong Nai, according to researcher Truong Ba Vuong of the Vietnam's Institute of Tropical Biology.

Discovery of longest lava cave in Southeast Asia
Cat Ba Tourism Year 2013 launched
Cat Ba Tourism Year 2013 launched

(VOV) - The Cat Ba Tourism 2013 opened on March 31 with an art performance in Cat Hai island district of northern Hai Phong port city.

Cat Ba Tourism Year 2013 launched
Khanh Hoa approves Russian teaching project for tourism staff
Khanh Hoa approves Russian teaching project for tourism staff

(VOV) - The south central Khanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee has approved a project to teach Russian to tourism staff in the 2013-2015 period.

Khanh Hoa approves Russian teaching project for tourism staff
Most int’l visitors want to return to Hanoi
Most int’l visitors want to return to Hanoi

(VOV) - More than 80 percent of foreign tourists to Hanoi said they want to return to the capital city after their first visit, according to a municipal survey.

Most int’l visitors want to return to Hanoi
My Son Community Tourism Village opens
My Son Community Tourism Village opens

My Son Community-based Tourism Village in Duy Phu commune, central Quang Nam province, was opened on March 14 by the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the International Labour Organisation (ILO). 

My Son Community Tourism Village opens
Bai Tu Long Bay: A national treasure
Bai Tu Long Bay: A national treasure

Located in the northern province of Quang Ninh, Bai Tu Long National Park comprises 40 islands, either earth or limestone, scattering across three communes, Ha Long, Van Yen and Minh Chau of Van Don district. 

Bai Tu Long Bay: A national treasure
Hanoi’s tourism potential spotlighted in foreign media
Hanoi’s tourism potential spotlighted in foreign media

The Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has planned to promote the capital city as a tourist destination in the foreign media.

Hanoi’s tourism potential spotlighted in foreign media
Ha Long Bay – a lifetime must-go destination
Ha Long Bay – a lifetime must-go destination

Ha Long Bay of Vietnam has been included in the list of “100 trips you must take in your lifetime” recently released by the US magazine Business Insider. 

Ha Long Bay – a lifetime must-go destination
Pilgrims flock to spring festivals nationwide
Pilgrims flock to spring festivals nationwide

Tens of thousands of monks, nuns, Buddhists and tourists from Vietnam and abroad have flocked to pagodas and Spring festivals at the beginning of the Year of the Snake, wishing for peace, good weather, happiness and prosperity.

Pilgrims flock to spring festivals nationwide
Vietnam – an emerging tourist destination
Vietnam – an emerging tourist destination

(VOV) - Vietnam has overtaken Thailand in travel agency Hayes & Jarvis’ rankings of the ten most popular destinations for UK tourists.

Vietnam – an emerging tourist destination
Hoi An - the most favourite destination for tourists
Hoi An - the most favourite destination for tourists

(VOV) - The ancient city of Hoi An has been voted as one of the most favourite in the world.

Hoi An - the most favourite destination for tourists
Fusion Maia Danang among world’s best hotels
Fusion Maia Danang among world’s best hotels

(VOV) -The Fusion Maia Danang Resort has been included in the 2013 edition of the Tatler Travel Guide, listed among the world’s 101 best hotels.

Fusion Maia Danang among world’s best hotels
Sapa resort covered with frost
Sapa resort covered with frost

(VOV) - O Quy Ho Hill in the northern mountain town of Sapa has been entirely coated in a thick layer of frost after a strong cold spell hit the region. 

Sapa resort covered with frost
Vietnam one of attractive destinations for tourists in 2013
Vietnam one of attractive destinations for tourists in 2013

(VOV) - Vietnam ranked second in the list of attractive destinations for foreign tourists in 2013, according to a recent survey conducted by the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA).

Vietnam one of attractive destinations for tourists in 2013
Getting lost in Ngu Hanh Son
Getting lost in Ngu Hanh Son

(VOV) - Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountains) is a famous destination in the central city of Danang that tourists should put it in their itinerary.

Getting lost in Ngu Hanh Son
Lang Co Bay proves must-see destination
Lang Co Bay proves must-see destination

Lang Co Bay in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has emerged as a popular destination for both foreign and local tourists.

Lang Co Bay proves must-see destination
A peaceful dawn on Go Gang raft village
A peaceful dawn on Go Gang raft village

Even if you are lucky enough to visit the southern city of Vung Tau’s Long Son island commune, you may miss the chance to see a beautiful sunrise over the newly-built Go Gang Bridge.

A peaceful dawn on Go Gang raft village
Da Lat “Crazy House”
Da Lat “Crazy House”

(VOV) - In Da Lat city in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong, there is an unmissable landmark world-famous for its bizarre architecture, fondly known as the “Crazy House”.

Da Lat “Crazy House”
Quang Ninh receives nearly 6 million visitors
Quang Ninh receives nearly 6 million visitors

(VOV) - Northern Quang Ninh province has welcomed nearly six million holiday-makers over the past ten months, up 10 percent over the same period last year.

Quang Ninh receives nearly 6 million visitors