VOV.VN - Since its inception 64 years ago on July 9, 1960, tourism has become an important economic industry, serving as a driving force to boost other industry. The local tourism industry is now on the right track to pick up full steam following the recent downturn caused by COVID-19.

VOV.VN - The central city of Da Nang on July 8 launched a tourism promotion campaign in Seoul of the Republic of Korea (RoK) as part of efforts to attract more Korean tourists to the city.

The Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) is set to coordinate with localities to hold various tourism promotion activities abroad in the next few months in efforts to attract more international visitors to the country.

Vietnam’s total retail sales of consumer goods and services during January-May increased 8.7% year-on-year to top VND2.58 quadrillion (US$101.3 billion), according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - “Net Dep Viet” (Beauty Vietnam) Season 2 programme will go live on social media platform TikTok as part of the country’s tourism promotion programme.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism and the Embassy of Vietnam in Australia will jointly host the Roadshow Vietnam-Ho Chi Minh City Tourism in Australia from May 13 to May 17 in the states of New South Wales and Victoria.

VOV.VN - Da Nang has continued to apply incentive policies in a bid to attract MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) tourists, aiming to turn the coastal city into the leading destination for MICE tourism in Southeast Asia, according to the Da Nang municipal Department of Tourism.

The advantages and potential of Vietnam’s northern border province of Lao Cai were introduced to Japanese firms at an investment and tourism promotion conference in Tokyo on April 23.

Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) held a tourism promotion programme on April 11 in Hanoi to showcase its strength and attract Vietnamese tourists.

A trade fair to promote trade, investment, and tourism in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand opened in Champasak province of Laos on April 10 as part of the trade, investment and tourism promotion forum in the Lao locality.