VOV.VN - The Federal Agency for Tourism of Russia (Rostourism) has evaluated Vietnam to be a safe tourist destination without imposing any restrictions on Russian citizens travelling to the nation.

The travel magazine The Travel has listed Ha Long Bay in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh and Cu Chi Tunnels in Ho Chi Minh City among the ten must-visit epic and adventurous places in Southeast Asia.

Germany’s Stuttgarter Nachrichten newspaper has recently posted an article saying that Vietnam is one of the most beautiful countries in Asia, and highlighting five reasons for Germans to travel to the Southeast Asian nation.

VOV.VN - Low-cost carrier Thai VietJet, a member of VietJet Air, unveiled on March 2 that it will resume a direct air route connecting Vietnam’s Da Nang city with Thailand’s Bangkok capital at Suvarnabhumi airport as of March 27.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has suggested that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism adjust and supplement the contents of its draft plan to reopen tourism sector regarding COVID-19 prevention and control measures.

VOV.VN - Outbound tours are expected to flourish in March and April once Vietnam resumes international tourism from March 15, according to travel firms.

VOV.VN - The first-ever charter flight carrying Vietnamese tourists to the Indian city of Gaya departed from Noi Bai International Airport at 13:35 p.m. and landed at Gaya Airport in the northeast of India at 15:50 p.m. on February 28.

VOV.VN - A group of 12 Lao businesspeople, including many billionaires, are scheduled to arrive in Phu Quoc island city of Kien Giang province on holiday from March 4-7.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese budget airline Bamboo Airways officially launched a direct air route on February 28 linking the southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney (Australia).

VOV.VN - The number of foreign arrivals to Vietnam during the past two months has risen 71.7% year on year to 49,200, reported the General Statistics Office on February 28.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has resumed international air routes to/from 20 countries and territories, and local airlines are currently considering opening up more routes to the Middle East and Turkey.

VOV.VN - The Russian currency (RUB) has begun to depreciate over the Russia-Ukraine conflict, resulting in a string of cancellations by Russian tourists wishing to visit Vietnam and greatly impacting the plans of local travel agencies.

Ginger-shaped cake is a traditional dish of Cham ethnic people living in the central province of Ninh Thuan and the southwestern region.

Kon Ha Nung Plateau in the Central Highlands’ province of Gia Lai is home to one of two biosphere reserves in Vietnam to have secured official recognition from the UNESCO.

VOV.VN - During the opening month of the Lunar New Year, Tan Son mountain in the northern province of Bac Giang is widely covered with a white coat of blooming plum flower, with this scenery attracting a large number of visitors.

VOV.VN - The south central province of Binh Dinh has welcomed more than 690,000 visitors since the beginning of the year, marking a rise of approximately 30% with tourism revenue reaching more than VND970 billion.

VOV.VN - The ancient town of Hoi An has become one of Vietnam’s first localities to pilot the implementation of waste classification and to say no to plastic bags, with the ultimate aim of becoming a green destination in the future.

Bamboo Airways has launched a direct route between Vietnam and Germany, with the first flight on the route taking off from Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on February 25 morning.

VOV.VN - Sun World Ba Na Hills, the largest tourist resort in the central city of Da Nang, is set to officially reopen to visitors from March 18 after being closed for nearly a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bamboo Airways and TD&T Co.,Ltd of the Republic of Korea (RoK) will cooperate in conducting charter flights bringing tourists from the RoK’s Incheon to Quy Nhon city in the south-central province of Binh Dinh for golf and leisure services of the FLC Group.

The central city of Da Nang is rolling out measures to attract more MICE (meeting, incentives, conferences and events) tourists, given the positive signs on the recovery of the tourism sector this year.

Singapore Airlines has scheduled to resume regular commercial flights to central Da Nang city of Vietnam from March 27 after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

VOV.VN - The tourism sector is expected to provide services for 65 million holidaymakers, including approximately 5 million foreign visitors, in 2022, said Doan Van Viet, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

VOV.VN - The number of passengers travelling through local airports in February grew by 57.8% to reach over 6.1 million passengers against the same period from last year, according to statistics released by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

VOV.VN - The central province of Quang Nam has committed to containing the COVID-19 pandemic in order to successfully organise the 2022 National Tourism Year which is scheduled to take place on March 25.

VOV.VN - The demand for outbound tours is projected to grow once the nation fully reopens its borders to international tourism on March 15, according to tour operators.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has now resumed air routes to 20 countries and territories worldwide, according to the Ministry of Transport.

The specialty from An Lac Village, Dong Giang Ward, Dong Ha City, Quang Tri Province, wins the heart of food lovers due to tasty flavors and vivid colors of its ingredients.

The tourism sector should pay special heed to improving the quality of tourism products, infrastructure facilities and human resources, and utilities provided for foreign tourists in order to increase its competitiveness and attract more foreign visitors in the post-COVID-19 pandemic.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) has proposed to let foreign visitors test for COVID-19 using rapid antigen test kits and those who have negative testing results travel freely when they are in Vietnam, as the country plans to welcome foreign tourists back from March 15.