The Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) has selected Vietnam's northern province of Ninh Binh as the venue for its annual conference, set to take place from January 17-20, 2025.

The ancient town of Hoi An, in the central province of Quang Nam, has launched a pilot plan on building the first zero plastic and pedestrian streets, as part of the project to create an eco-city, based on cultural and sustainable tourism, with a vision to become a ‘green’ and ‘smart’ city by 2050.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) in collaboration with the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) are co-running an online course aimed at earning a micro-certificate on sustainable tourism.

Up to 300 photos on world heritage, historical relic sites and landscapes across Vietnam are on display at an exhibition that opened in the northwestern province of Dien Bien on April 20.

Amid a rising trend of green and sustainable tourism after the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam is advised to design a strategy and measures to promote green tourism development and better meet tourists’ demands.

Both Vietnamese and foreign tourists are keen on sustainable tourism after the COVID-19 pandemic, heard a workshop held by the Institute for Tourism Development Research under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Hanoi on October 10.

With more than 5,000 accommodation establishments receiving Travel Sustainable badge of Booking.com, Vietnam is among the top five countries in Asia-Pacific region with the highest number of the providers of this kind of service recognised for their efforts to operate more sustainably.

VOV.VN - A workshop themed “Smart and Sustainable Tourism Development in Thua Thien Hue Province" was held in Hue on March 7, creating a platform for travel operators to share practical experience and opportunities to develop sustainable and smart tourism.

The Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO held a conference in Hanoi on February 28 to review its 2022 activities and set tasks for 2023.

VOV.VN - A high-level forum was held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 8 in an effort to devise solutions to restore pre-pandemic international tourism, develop MICE tourism, and promote sustainable tourism development.