India’s low-cost carrier plans to open direct service to Hanoi
India’s low-cost carrier plans to open direct service to Hanoi

India’s budget passenger carrier GoAir plans to add destinations such as Vietnam’s Hanoi capital and Cambodia’s Phnom Penh capital to its international network by the year-end, the IANS, India's largest independent news agency, reported on July 21.

India’s low-cost carrier plans to open direct service to Hanoi
Thien Duong Cave sets Asian record for unique stalactites, stalagmites
Thien Duong Cave sets Asian record for unique stalactites, stalagmites

Thien Duong (Paradise) Cave in the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, the central province of Quang Binh, has been recognised as the one with the most unique and magnificent system of stalactites and stalagmites in Asia.

Thien Duong Cave sets Asian record for unique stalactites, stalagmites
Vietnam Airlines launches Da Nang – Busan air route
Vietnam Airlines launches Da Nang – Busan air route

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on July 21 launched a direct air route linking the central city of Da Nang and Busan city of the Republic of Korea, with the aim of meeting the rising travel demand between the two countries.

Vietnam Airlines launches Da Nang – Busan air route
 Five Google Doodles that have depicted Vietnamese culture
Five Google Doodles that have depicted Vietnamese culture

With Google featuring Vietnamese historical and cultural symbols several times on its homepage, these have reached a global audience.

 Five Google Doodles that have depicted Vietnamese culture
Quang Binh Cave Festival 2019 kicks off
Quang Binh Cave Festival 2019 kicks off

VOV.VN - Quang Binh Cave Festival 2019 themed  ‘Quang Binh – endless mysteries’ officially opened to the public on July 20, featuring a wide range of tourism, cultural, and art activities for guests to enjoy.

Quang Binh Cave Festival 2019 kicks off
Phu Quoc island lures over 2.2 million visitors so far
Phu Quoc island lures over 2.2 million visitors so far

The Phu Quoc island district in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang welcomed over 2.2 million visitors since the beginning of this year, including nearly 400,000 foreigners, up 35.5 percent year on year.

Phu Quoc island lures over 2.2 million visitors so far
Vietjet Air reschedules flights to Busan due to Typhoon Danas
Vietjet Air reschedules flights to Busan due to Typhoon Danas

Low budget Vietjet Air had to reschedule flights between Vietnam and Busan, the Republic of Korea, on July 20 due to Typhoon Danas

Vietjet Air reschedules flights to Busan due to Typhoon Danas
Top 5 most popular caves in Quang Binh among foreign tourists
Top 5 most popular caves in Quang Binh among foreign tourists

VOV.VN - According to CNN, international visitors have been greatly impressed by the beautiful caves located throughout Vietnam, with the central province of Quang Binh in particular being home to a number of spectacular sites.

Top 5 most popular caves in Quang Binh among foreign tourists
Vietjet Air to operate Hanoi-New Delhi route
Vietjet Air to operate Hanoi-New Delhi route

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has granted approval to the low-cost carrier Vietjet Air to conduct flights between the capital city of Hanoi and India’s New Delhi.

Vietjet Air to operate Hanoi-New Delhi route
Vietjet Air launches Nha Trang-Busan direct route
Vietjet Air launches Nha Trang-Busan direct route

Vietnam’s new-age carrier Vietjet Air has launched its latest international route connecting Nha Trang city in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa with the port city of Busan in the Republic of Korea (RoK). 

Vietjet Air launches Nha Trang-Busan direct route
Lang Son seeks to fully tap into community-based tourism model
Lang Son seeks to fully tap into community-based tourism model

VOV.VN - Community-based tourism represents a friendly and sustainable form of tourism development for many localities, including the northern border province of Lang Son.

Lang Son seeks to fully tap into community-based tourism model
Vietnam strives to hit tourism target ahead of schedule
Vietnam strives to hit tourism target ahead of schedule

Vietnam is striving to achieve its goal of welcoming 17.5 – 18 million international tourists by the end of 2019, a year earlier than scheduled.

Vietnam strives to hit tourism target ahead of schedule
Dong Thap province taps into community-based tourism
Dong Thap province taps into community-based tourism

Community-based tourism is a type of tourism bringing sustainable economic development benefits to Dong Thap province, which has been renowned for spectacular lush tropical orchards, gorgeous fields of lotus blossoms, and amazing dishes.

Dong Thap province taps into community-based tourism
Vietnamese tourists in Nepal issued with warning on flooding
Vietnamese tourists in Nepal issued with warning on flooding

VOV.VN -Vietnamese tourists have been warned against travelling to Nepal in the next three months due to safety issues caused by torrential monsoon rains and landslides.

Vietnamese tourists in Nepal issued with warning on flooding
Malaysia’s Sun Daily lists must-visit places and things to do in Nha Trang
Malaysia’s Sun Daily lists must-visit places and things to do in Nha Trang

Nha Trang is a coastal city in southern Vietnam filled with remains of Hindu and Buddhist temples dating back centuries.

Malaysia’s Sun Daily lists must-visit places and things to do in Nha Trang
Thua Thien-Hue develops community-based tourism
Thua Thien-Hue develops community-based tourism

Feasting the eyes with tree-lined tracks, typical Hue-style garden houses, ancient ruong houses, as well as the making of paper lotus and incense sticks are among a thousands of things that impress foreigners when engaging in a community-based tours in Thua Thien-Hue province.

Thua Thien-Hue develops community-based tourism
Top tourism firms honoured at Vietnam Tourism Awards 2019
Top tourism firms honoured at Vietnam Tourism Awards 2019

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism held a ceremony in Hanoi on July 15 to present the Vietnam Tourism Awards 2019  to firms that have made significant contributions to the country’s tourism industry across 16 categories. 

Top tourism firms honoured at Vietnam Tourism Awards 2019
Bustling nightlife at Hanoi beer hub
Bustling nightlife at Hanoi beer hub

It’s a diminutive version of backpacker hangouts in Bangkok and Saigon, but Hanoi’s Ta Hien Street has its own charm.  

Bustling nightlife at Hanoi beer hub
Vietnam becomes one of major tourism markets of RoK: KTO
Vietnam becomes one of major tourism markets of RoK: KTO

Nearly 34,000 Vietnamese tourists visited the Republic of Korea (RoK) on MICE tours with the support of KTO in the first half of 2019.

Vietnam becomes one of major tourism markets of RoK: KTO
Vietnam resort hotels named among Asia’s top 15
Vietnam resort hotels named among Asia’s top 15

VOV.VN -The JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay and the InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula have been listed among the top 15 for the best resort hotels in Asia, as compiled by the renowned Travel + Leisure magazine.

Vietnam resort hotels named among Asia’s top 15
Aviation sector serves 38.5 million passengers in H1
Aviation sector serves 38.5 million passengers in H1

The aviation sector served 38.5 million passengers in the first six months of this year, a year-on-year rise of 9.4 percent, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

Aviation sector serves 38.5 million passengers in H1
Van Don airport welcomes nearly 125,000 passengers
Van Don airport welcomes nearly 125,000 passengers

VOV.VN -Van Don airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh has served approximately 125,000 local and foreign passengers since the start of the year.

Van Don airport welcomes nearly 125,000 passengers
Culture, tourism week in Dong Thap attracts 600,000 visitors
Culture, tourism week in Dong Thap attracts 600,000 visitors

A week of culture and tourism in the southern province of Dong Thap, which took place in Cao Lanh city from July 10 to 14, welcomed more than 600,000 visitors, a surge of 50 percent compared to last year’s event. 

Culture, tourism week in Dong Thap attracts 600,000 visitors
Vietnam among summer travel destinations to stretch US dollar
Vietnam among summer travel destinations to stretch US dollar

Everybody knows that choosing where to vacation depends on a lot of things: what kind of vacation you`re after (city, country, beach or mountains), when to go, how long to go for, and, of course, how much money you have to spend.

Vietnam among summer travel destinations to stretch US dollar
Do Quyen waterfall
Do Quyen waterfall

VOV.VN - Do Quyen waterfall is one of the nicest waterfalls in Thua Thien-Hue province in central Vietnam. It is like a white silk carpet against green of Mount Bach Ma and flanked by light red azalea flowers it is named after. 

Do Quyen waterfall
Top popular destinations close to Nha Trang
Top popular destinations close to Nha Trang

VOV.VN - Ninh Hoa commune located in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa has attracted a large number of travelers to its stunning beaches and salt making villages.

Top popular destinations close to Nha Trang
Hau Giang province targets agrotourism development
Hau Giang province targets agrotourism development

The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang plans to focus on sustainable agricultural tourism as part of its effort to lure more tourists.

Hau Giang province targets agrotourism development
Hoi An named world’s best city by US magazine
Hoi An named world’s best city by US magazine

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Hoi An ancient town has been named the best city in the world after scoring 90.39 points in a poll by readers of the US travel site www.travelandleisure.com. 

Hoi An named world’s best city by US magazine
Vietnam to open tourism promotion office in UK
Vietnam to open tourism promotion office in UK

The Tourism Marketing Department of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and the Tourism Advisory Council are working on a plan to open a Vietnam tourism promotion office in the United Kingdom at the end of this year, Dinh Ngoc Duc, director of the department, told the Saigon Times.

Vietnam to open tourism promotion office in UK
Foreign travellers to Thua Thien-Hue rise 17.7 percent in H1
Foreign travellers to Thua Thien-Hue rise 17.7 percent in H1

Nearly 1.2 million foreigners chose the central province of Thua Thien-Hue as their holiday destination in the first half of 2019, up 17.7 percent year on year.

Foreign travellers to Thua Thien-Hue rise 17.7 percent in H1
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