Once branded “Hell on Earth” for the notorious jail which witnessed the most terrifying scenes of oppression during war time before 1975, Phu Quoc island in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has now become the country’s first island city with tremendous economic and social development.

With a series of impressive milestones and symbols, Vietnam has quickly become an attractive destination for international tourists in recent years.

The Bangkok Post on May 10 published an article titled “Vietnam reimagines tourism” discussing the Vietnamese tourism sector’s efforts to respond to COVID-19 impact.

VOV.VN - Bien Ho (Sea Lake) is a famous spiritual and eco-tourism site in Pleiku city, Gia Lai province, in Vietnam’s Central Highlands.

MICE, a type of tourism combining meetings, incentives, conferences, and events, is evaluated as a solution to revitalise the domestic tourism market.

The Long An Golf Investment – Development JSC and Hoan Cau Group will fund the southern province of Long An’s 130th membership of the Tourism Promoting Organization for Asia-Pacific Cities (TPO).

Concerns over COVID-19 forced Nguyen Thuy Quynh from Hanoi to cancel her family trip to the north central province of Thanh Hoa for the Reunification Day (April 30) and Labour Day (May 1) holiday which lasted four days from April 29 to May 2.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has decided to hold the first ever Vietnam International Photography Festival.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Tourism Association have moved to postpone the Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM Hanoi 2021) which had been scheduled for June amid unpredictable developments relating to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

VOV.VN - After launching a new super tourism-resort-entertainment complex on Phu Quoc, the island district is striving to become a highly popular international destination, representing Vietnam’s great tourism hope, according to the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post newspaper.