After more than two years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all tourism activities in Vietnam have returned to normal and experienced a remarkable recovery since the country's full reopening on March 15 last year, Ha Van Sieu, deputy head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), said on February 3.

The northern province of Ninh Binh has been named among the 10 most welcoming regions in the world, one of the category of the Traveller Review Awards 2023 recently announced by Booking.com, a hotel booking app covering 228 countries and territories.

Vietnam lauded its bountiful tourism options at the Travel Exchange (TRAVEX) trade fair, part of the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2023 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, from February 2-5.

VOV.VN - Aatreyee Mohanta, an Indian journalist of Telegraph India, enjoyed plenty of quintessential experiences in Vietnam as she travelled on the Aspira Cruise around Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay, a site that has been twice recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage site.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese tourism firms are concerned they will be losing out to regional rivals when it comes to attracting Chinese holidaymakers if favourable policies are not introduced.

VOV.VN - The central coastal city of Da Nang welcomed more than 1200 MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and events) tourists during the opening days of this year, with the majority coming from India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Republic of Korea RoK), according to a statement by Ho Chi Minh City’s Tourism Promotion Center on February 1.

VOV.VN - The nation has been listed among the top 10 best places to go for a budget honeymoon in 2023 by prestigious global travel website Lonely Planet.

Low-cost airline Vietjet is offering passengers lucky journeys on the red aircraft with attractive promotions on the occasion of the spring 2023.

VOV.VN - Australian travel magazine Traveller has listed Banh Cuon, Vietnamese steamed rice rolls, among the top 10 best meals from around the world that visitors should try in 2023.

A key for Vietnam to attract more foreign tourists at this time is to change its visa policy, said Chris Farewell, a member of the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB).