The total retail sales of goods and services increased by 8.5% to nearly VND4.15 quadrillion (US$169.7 billion) in the January – August period thanks to improving consumption, production and tourism, according to the latest updates of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - A delegation of the Ninh Thuan Tourism Association joined a famtrip to Seoul capital and Jeju province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) from September 4 to 8 to ramp up tourism promotion activities between the two sides, according to the Ninh Thuan Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

As part of ongoing efforts to promote Malaysia as a preferred tourist destination, Tourism Malaysia took part in the International Travel Expo (ITE) Ho Chi Minh City held from September 5 to 7.

Measures for securing net zero emissions in tourism were discussed at a high-level travel forum on green transformation held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 5.

VOV.VN - The final night of the Miss Tourism Vietnam Global 2024 pageant is scheduled to take place in the northern city of Hai Phong on September 21.

VOV.VN - During the four-day National Day holiday period from August 31 to September 3 this year, the tourism industry served an estimated three million holidaymakers, representing an annual rise of 20%, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT).

As an agricultural country boasting many traditional craft villages and beautiful landscapes, Vietnam holds considerable advantages for developing rural ecotourism, which has emerged as a trend among both domestic and international tourists in recent years.

A tourism promotion meeting between Vietnam’s Quang Binh province, Laos’ Khammouane province, and Thailand’s Nakhon Phanom province has been recently held in the central Lao locality.

The central coastal province of Ninh Thuan is taking measures to make the most of its cultural heritage advantage to attract more tourists.

VOV.VN - Several coastal and island localities have devised strategies and action plans aimed at raising environmental awareness and promoting sustainable tourism, including carrying out plastic waste reduction measures.