VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines, the national flag carrier, will resume direct flights between Hanoi and Moscow from May 8, operating twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays after a three-year suspension.

About 1,700 tourists, 85% of whom are Japanese, aboard a chartered cruise ship are scheduled to visit Ha Long city in the northern province of Quang Ninh on April 30.

VOV.VN - The Prime Minister, in a recent telegram, requested relevant ministries to consider easing visas for high-end travellers to facilitate tourism development, increase the competitiveness and attract more foreign tourists to Vietnam.

A communication campaign highlighting the illegality of ivory product trade is being rolled out in Vietnam, targeting international tourists.

VOV.VN - Vietnam welcomed approximately 1.9 million foreign arrivals in February, up 23.7% compared to the same month last year, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO).

A delegation from China Railway No. 2 Group has expressed interest in resuming the long-dormant Da Lat - Thap Cham railway line project and expanding international flights from Lien Khuong airport to several Asian countries.

VOV.VN - Da Nang, a tourist city in central Vietnam, surpassed the likes of Tokyo of Japan and Bangkok of Thailand to become the most searched destination by American tourists in January, recording an annual rise of 1,538%, according to digital travel platform Agoda.

VOV.VN - Russian airline Azur Air plans to resume charter flights connecting 11 Russian cities with Nha Trang city, a resort city in Vietnam’s central Khanh Hoa province, from March 16, according to ANEX Tour Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam became a major tourism market for the Republic of Korea (RoK), with the number of Vietnamese holidaymakers visiting Korean destinations ranking second in Southeast Asia, according to the Korea Tourism Organisation (KTO) in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Hanoi served 496,450 foreign arrivals in February, marking a year-on-year increase of 29.6%, according to the capital’s Department of Tourism.