Celebrating Christmas and New Year at midtown hotels
Celebrating Christmas and New Year at midtown hotels

Some hotels under Saigontourist and Bong Sen Corp. have prepared numerous culinary programs to serve revelers during the upcoming Christmas and New Year celebrations.

Celebrating Christmas and New Year at midtown hotels
Winter treats of Hanoi
Winter treats of Hanoi

When winter arrives in Hanoi, fried sweet potato and banana cakes will become favorite foods of Hanoians and visitors. Stalls selling hot potato and banana cakes have begun appearing along the streets in the capital.

Winter treats of Hanoi
Special programs at Le Meridien Saigon
Special programs at Le Meridien Saigon

From January through February 2016, Latest Recipe Restaurant on M Floor at Le Meridien Saigon Hotel will run a weekly dinner program on Friday and Saturday featuring a wide selection of tasty seafood delicacies from various countries.

Special programs at Le Meridien Saigon
Metropole Hanoi serves up seasonal spirit of Sapa
Metropole Hanoi serves up seasonal spirit of Sapa

Hotel Metropole Hanoi is serving up special dinners, buffets, parties, and holiday packages from now through to the Tet holiday.

Metropole Hanoi serves up seasonal spirit of Sapa
Tan Son Nhat airport promises better quality for Tet
Tan Son Nhat airport promises better quality for Tet

The management of Tan Son Nhat International Airport is making multiple changes to improve service quality and embrace the upcoming traditional Lunar New Year (Tet), when demand for air travel peaks, the terminal director has said.

Tan Son Nhat airport promises better quality for Tet
Sunflowers brighten up the lives of Vietnamese youths
Sunflowers brighten up the lives of Vietnamese youths

Located on former Ho Chi Minh Trail track in Nghia Dan District in the central province of Nghe An, the Vietnamese dairy firm TH True Milk sunflower field has become popular among young people seeking a stunning landscape since 2010.

Sunflowers brighten up the lives of Vietnamese youths
Culinary passion
Culinary passion

With a passion for food, CEO of KAfe Group, Dao Chi Anh is working to spread her brand across Vietnam with the rapid expansion of the chain.

Culinary passion
VietJet to launch Can Tho-RoK flight
VietJet to launch Can Tho-RoK flight

(VOV) - A pilot flight between Can Tho and the Republic of Korea will be kicked off to mark the upcoming Lunar New Year festival (Tet) 2016.

VietJet to launch Can Tho-RoK flight
Foreign arrivals in Vietnam up 20% in November
Foreign arrivals in Vietnam up 20% in November

(VOV) - Around 723,740 foreigners visited Vietnam in November, up 12.9% over October and 20.4% against the corresponding period last year, according to latest statistics from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT). 

Foreign arrivals in Vietnam up 20% in November
Festive programs at Caravelle Saigon
Festive programs at Caravelle Saigon

The Caravelle Saigon Hotel is putting on a number of programs for diners towards the end of this year.

Festive programs at Caravelle Saigon
Taiwan tourism promoted in Hanoi
Taiwan tourism promoted in Hanoi

(VOV) - The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vietnam and the Taiwan Tourism Bureau (TTB) launched a tourism promotion program in Hanoi on November 23.

Taiwan tourism promoted in Hanoi
Vietjet inaugurates HCM City-Seoul flight
Vietjet inaugurates HCM City-Seoul flight

The budget airline Vietjet inaugurated its new route linking Ho Chi Minh City and capital Seoul of the Republic of Korea on November 23. 

Vietjet inaugurates HCM City-Seoul flight
Top 9 Vietnamese traditional drinks
Top 9 Vietnamese traditional drinks

(VOV) - While exploring the country make sure to try one of these nine traditional drinks— brimming with great health benefits that are not only good for your health but are excellent thirst quenchers. 

Top 9 Vietnamese traditional drinks
Russian visitors to Vietnam rise in October
Russian visitors to Vietnam rise in October

(VOV) - The number of Russian visitors to Vietnam increased 1.5 times in October despite a continuous decrease to most of major destinations, according to the RBK-Russian news channel. 

Russian visitors to Vietnam rise in October
T’way Air to launch Incheon-HCM City flight
T’way Air to launch Incheon-HCM City flight

(VOV) - The Korean low-cost carrier T’way Air will conduct the first flight between Incheon and HCM Ctiy on December 24, said ‘The Korea Times’ on November 6.

T’way Air to launch Incheon-HCM City flight
Vietnam’s most colourful farmers market
Vietnam’s most colourful farmers market

(VOV) - The Dong Van upland district located in the outrageously beautiful, rugged and mountainous province of Ha Giang is home to one of the most vibrant and busiest farmers markets in Vietnam.

Vietnam’s most colourful farmers market
Lufthansa Cargo opens flights to HCM City
Lufthansa Cargo opens flights to HCM City

(VOV) - German Airlines Lufthansa Cargo announced on October 22 that it will officially list flights between Frankfurt/Main and HCM City into its permanent fixture this winter.

Lufthansa Cargo opens flights to HCM City
TripAdvisor names 10 best restaurants in HCM City
TripAdvisor names 10 best restaurants in HCM City

(VOV) -TripAdvisor- the world's largest travel site, has made a list of top 10 best restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City, from cheap and expensive restaurants.

TripAdvisor names 10 best restaurants in HCM City
Vietjet opens HCM City – Yangon air route
Vietjet opens HCM City – Yangon air route

(VOV) - Vietjet Airlines on October 9 launched a new nonstop service between Ho Chi Minh City and Yangon five times per week.

Vietjet opens HCM City – Yangon air route
What to do at night in HCM City
What to do at night in HCM City

(VOV) -If you do not know what to do at night in Ho Chi Minh City, our guide to the very best top 7 nightlife experiences will surely point you in the right direction and get you started on your path to fun.

What to do at night in HCM City
Three Vietnamese hotels among 34 best ones in Asia
Three Vietnamese hotels among 34 best ones in Asia

(VOV) - Hyatt Regency Danang, Park Hyatt Saigon and Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi have been listed among 34 best hotels in Asia by Business Insider.

Three Vietnamese hotels among 34 best ones in Asia
Fast food goes to Saigon streets
Fast food goes to Saigon streets

Street fast food is becoming a new business trend in Ho Chi Minh City.

Fast food goes to Saigon streets
Special dishes for Vietnam Airlines VIP passengers
Special dishes for Vietnam Airlines VIP passengers

(VOV) - Recently, the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has added special dishes to its menu for VIP passengers, aiming to reach four-star international standards.

Special dishes for Vietnam Airlines VIP passengers
Banh com – a fine treat of Hanoi
Banh com – a fine treat of Hanoi

Hanoi has many specialties on offer but one of the most renowned snacks which most visitors to the capital want to bring home as a gift for family and friends is banh com (sweet, soft and fragrant green rice cake).

Banh com – a fine treat of Hanoi
Vietnam’s culinary paradises
Vietnam’s culinary paradises

The following places not only attract tourists with their landscapes but also delicious dishes.

Vietnam’s culinary paradises
Call to extend visa-free status for W. Europe
Call to extend visa-free status for W. Europe

Vietnam should extend the visa-free period for visitors from five Western European countries, continue with this policy for more than a year, and improve tourism products to attract more tourists from this market, industry insiders told the 2015 International Travel Expo HCM City on September 11.

Call to extend visa-free status for W. Europe
Five absolutely terrifying foods
Five absolutely terrifying foods

(VOV) -There are many foods in this world for which it doesn’t seem possible people would actually stick in their mouths without a gun to their head. Here are five we’ve found in Vietnam.

Five absolutely terrifying foods
A specialty of Cham people
A specialty of Cham people

Tung lamaow is a famous traditional dish of Cham people in the border town of Chau Doc in An Giang Province. To eat it, people in HCMC previously had to travel to An Giang but today they do not have to do that as in the heart of HCMC there is a restaurant called Hem serving this dish.

A specialty of Cham people
U Minh fish sauce hotpot
U Minh fish sauce hotpot

Whenever travelling to U Minh, Ca Mau, aside from enjoying the vast array of delicious and distinct dishes, one must remember to try the U Minh Fish Sauce Hotpot. This is one of the key dishes of southern Vietnam.

U Minh fish sauce hotpot
How to elevate Vietnamese cuisine
How to elevate Vietnamese cuisine

Vietnam has a varied and delicious cuisine that has been recognised on many world rankings, and in culinary and tourism magazines around the world. However, it is important to continuing promoting Vietnamese cuisine.

How to elevate Vietnamese cuisine