With around one month to go before Lunar New Year Festival (Tet), Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism market is gathering momentum, as visitor numbers climb steadily and businesses step up the promotion of culture- and cuisine-based products to draw travellers and further popularise Vietnam’s image.

VOV.VN - TheSpring Flower Festival for the Year of the Horse 2026 will take place over 12 days, from February 10 to 21, at Tao Dan Park in Ho Chi Minh city, under the theme “"Sắc ngọ nghinh xuân" (Horse hues welcoming spring).

VOV.VN - Kumquat bonsai trees shaped like horses, vases and gold bullions are proving popular among customers seeking home decorations for the 2026 Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Vietravel Airlines announced on January 19 that it will inaugurate a Ho Chi Minh City – Vinh service on February 1, 2026, marking its first route linking to the north-central region.

A working delegation of Naval Group 129 under the Vietnam People’s Navy on January 16 set off to visit, present Lunar New Year (Tet) gifts and extend holiday greetings to officers, soldiers and residents on islands with harbours and fishing villages in the Truong Sa Special Zone, Khanh Hoa province.

In response to surging travel demand during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, Vietjet has opened for sale an additional 390,000 seats, equivalent to nearly 1,800 supplementary flights, during the peak period from February 2 to March 3, 2026.

The Naval Region 2 Command in Ho Chi Minh City has held a meeting to assign tasks to a working delegation of journalists ahead of their departure to visit and extend Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to officers and soldiers stationed on the DK1 platform, vessels on duty at sea, and Con Dao Special Zone.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese airlines have rolled out a series of measures to meet surging travel demand during the coming Lunar New Year holiday (Tet), including adding flights, opening new routes and expanding fleets, particularly from Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - The “Tết Việt – Tết Phố” (Vietnamese Tet in the Old Quarter) programme will return with an expanded scale and a wide range of cultural activities around Hoan Kiem Lake and Hanoi’s Old Quarter, serving residents and visitors during the Lunar New Year of Spring Binh Ngo (Year of the Horse) 2026.

Vietjet Air will transport apricot and peach blossoms on domestic flights from/to Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang, Da Lat and Hai Phong from January 15 to February 28 on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, at VND450,000 (US$17.13) per bundle (excluding taxes and fees).