Hotels required to use QR codes as part of COVID-19 measures
Hotels required to use QR codes as part of COVID-19 measures

VOV.VN - Hotels and guesthouses must place QR codes in their reception areas to allow tourists to check the safety level before they make use of their services.

Hotels required to use QR codes as part of COVID-19 measures
A favorite breakfast dish
A favorite breakfast dish

In Phu Long Town, Binh Thuan Province, fine rice vermicelli noodles with pig’s small intestines is a specialty in Phu Long Town, Ham Thuan Bac District, Binh Thuan Province. Residents in Phu Long often choose the dish for their breakfast.

A favorite breakfast dish
Hanoi streets turn purple with blossoming crape myrtle flowers
Hanoi streets turn purple with blossoming crape myrtle flowers

VOV.VN - Giant crape-myrtle flowers, known as “Bang Lang” in Vietnamese, can now be seen in full bloom throughout Hanoi, serving to bring a sense of poetic beauty to the capital during the start of summer.

Hanoi streets turn purple with blossoming crape myrtle flowers
Thai newspaper delves into Vietnam’s tourism recovery efforts
Thai newspaper delves into Vietnam’s tourism recovery efforts

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.

Thai newspaper delves into Vietnam’s tourism recovery efforts
Bien Ho, a freshwater lake 800 meters above sea level
Bien Ho, a freshwater lake 800 meters above sea level

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.

Bien Ho, a freshwater lake 800 meters above sea level
Local airlines raise ticket prices from May 9
Local airlines raise ticket prices from May 9

Local airlines including Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines, Vasco and Bamboo Airways are scheduled to raise their respective system administration fees by VND100,000 (US$4.37) per flight, which will be incorporated into current air ticket fares.

Local airlines raise ticket prices from May 9
Bamboo Airways gets ready to launch Vietnam-US direct flights
Bamboo Airways gets ready to launch Vietnam-US direct flights

Bamboo Airways is finalising preparations to operate regular direct flights from Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco and Los Angeles of the US, starting September 1, 2021.

Bamboo Airways gets ready to launch Vietnam-US direct flights
Vietnam’s MICE tourism expected to explode after COVID-19
Vietnam’s MICE tourism expected to explode after COVID-19

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

Vietnam’s MICE tourism expected to explode after COVID-19
Vietnam Airlines allows free ticket change, refund amid COVID-19 resurgence
Vietnam Airlines allows free ticket change, refund amid COVID-19 resurgence

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines allows free-of-charge ticket change and refund for travellers with confirmed seats and departure date due to the complexity of the latest COVID-19 outbreak.

Vietnam Airlines allows free ticket change, refund amid COVID-19 resurgence
Long An’s Asia-Pacific tourism membership funded
Long An’s Asia-Pacific tourism membership funded

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).

Long An’s Asia-Pacific tourism membership funded
Fresh COVID-19 outbreak dents tourism industry
Fresh COVID-19 outbreak dents tourism industry

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.

Fresh COVID-19 outbreak dents tourism industry
Airports serve about 1.5 million travellers during holidays
Airports serve about 1.5 million travellers during holidays

Domestic airports welcomed close to 1.5 million air travellers from April 28 to May 2, the peak travel period around the four-day public holidays marking the National Reunification (April 30) and May Day (May 1), according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).

Airports serve about 1.5 million travellers during holidays
A specialty from Vietnam’s Pearl Island
A specialty from Vietnam’s Pearl Island

Phu Quoc is referred to as Vietnam’s pearl island due to its beautiful scenery. Yet there is another aspect about the island which is worth trying-its gastronomy.

A specialty from Vietnam’s Pearl Island
System kicked off to receive feedback in tourism
System kicked off to receive feedback in tourism

By installing an app named Du Lich Vietnam An Toan (A Safe Trip in Vietnam), visitors can provide feedback on issues in tourism services including those related to fake and poor quality products, fraud, price pressure, improper advertising and food safety.

System kicked off to receive feedback in tourism
Discovering Thang Long royal citadel at night
Discovering Thang Long royal citadel at night

VOV.VN - A new tour which explores former Thang Long royal citadel at night has been launched, offering a 40% discount for visitors under 50 and free admissions to all children.

Discovering Thang Long royal citadel at night
German news agency spotlights most attractive tourist sites in Vietnam
German news agency spotlights most attractive tourist sites in Vietnam

German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) has recently run an article featuring the 11 most attractive tourist destinations in Vietnam.

German news agency spotlights most attractive tourist sites in Vietnam
VietJet Air entertain passengers on board with live art performances
VietJet Air entertain passengers on board with live art performances

VOV.VN - Local budget airline VietJet Air is treating passengers on board its flights with impressive traditional art performances and interesting gift on the occasion of National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1).

VietJet Air entertain passengers on board with live art performances
Vietravel Airlines launches first travel guide on flights in Vietnam
Vietravel Airlines launches first travel guide on flights in Vietnam

VOV.VN - Local budget carrier Vietravel Airlines is to release a new travel guide which will be given out to travelers onboard its flights, making it the first guide of its kind in Vietnam, thereby introducing passengers to various cultural stories and travel experiences.

Vietravel Airlines launches first travel guide on flights in Vietnam
Tourist resorts tighten COVID-19 measures ahead of long public holiday
Tourist resorts tighten COVID-19 measures ahead of long public holiday

VOV.VN - Major tourism sites nationwide have put additional novel coronavirus (COVID-19) preventive measures in place in the buildup to the four-day public holiday, starting on April 30 amid the increasingly complex nature of the pandemic in neighbouring countries.

Tourist resorts tighten COVID-19 measures ahead of long public holiday
Bamboo Airways launches three domestic routes to Quy Nhon
Bamboo Airways launches three domestic routes to Quy Nhon

VOV.VN - Bamboo Airways opened three new air routes on April 28 heading to Phu Cat Airport in Quy Nhon city in the south-central province of Binh Dinh.

Bamboo Airways launches three domestic routes to Quy Nhon
Vietnam International Travel Mart 2021 postponed due to COVID-19 threat
Vietnam International Travel Mart 2021 postponed due to COVID-19 threat

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.

Vietnam International Travel Mart 2021 postponed due to COVID-19 threat
An insight into Tua Chua night market in Dien Bien
An insight into Tua Chua night market in Dien Bien

VOV.VN - Tourists visiting Tua Chua district in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien during the weekend have the chance to drop by a night market, providing a unique insight into the culture of local people.

An insight into Tua Chua night market in Dien Bien
Six Senses Ninh Van Bay makes top 30 list of best all-inclusive resorts
Six Senses Ninh Van Bay makes top 30 list of best all-inclusive resorts

VOV.VN - Popular travel magazine Veranda of the United States has listed Six Senses Ninh Van Bay in Khanh Hoa province among its leading 30 all-inclusive resorts globally.

Six Senses Ninh Van Bay makes top 30 list of best all-inclusive resorts
Hong Kong newspaper highlights tourism potential of Phu Quoc
Hong Kong newspaper highlights tourism potential of Phu Quoc

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.

Hong Kong newspaper highlights tourism potential of Phu Quoc
Highland market to be recreated in Hanoi capital
Highland market to be recreated in Hanoi capital

VOV.VN - People of Hanoi capital and tourists will have a chance to watch unique cultural performances and sample specialties of ethnic people in the highland region when a highland market is recreated in the capital city.

Highland market to be recreated in Hanoi capital
Pork specialties from central coastal district
Pork specialties from central coastal district

Nem Ninh Hoa—which includes Ninh Hoa-style fermented pork rolls and grilled meatballs—provides two specialties tourists should try in the coastal district of Ninh Hoa in Khanh Hoa Province.

Pork specialties from central coastal district
Phu Quoc among world’s 15 best islands to retire on
Phu Quoc among world’s 15 best islands to retire on

Phu Quoc island of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has been named among 15 best islands in the world to retire on in 2021 by www.travelawaits.com.

Phu Quoc among world’s 15 best islands to retire on
Sam Son sea festival 2021 brightens up central province
Sam Son sea festival 2021 brightens up central province

VOV.VN - The central province of Thanh Hoa welcomed the launch of the Sam Son sea festival 2021 on April 24, with the event attracting thousands of local people and tourists.

Sam Son sea festival 2021 brightens up central province
Heritage of central localities on show for HCM City citizens
Heritage of central localities on show for HCM City citizens

A tourism promotion programme entitled “Amazing Central Heritage” was organised in Ho Chi Minh City on April 23, introducing the heritage of the four central localities of Da Nang, Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Nam, and Quang Binh.

Heritage of central localities on show for HCM City citizens
Quang Nam poised to welcome back international visitors
Quang Nam poised to welcome back international visitors

VOV.VN - The central province of Quang Nam has initiated plans to welcome the return of foreign visitors as Vietnam moves into the post-novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic period.

Quang Nam poised to welcome back international visitors
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