Hanoi has nearly 3,500 accommodation establishments
Hanoi has nearly 3,500 accommodation establishments

By the end of July 2019, Hanoi had 3,499 accommodation establishments with 60,812 rooms, according to the municipal Department of Tourism. 

Hanoi has nearly 3,500 accommodation establishments
What are the most favorable outbound destinations of Vietnamese travelers?
What are the most favorable outbound destinations of Vietnamese travelers?

Vietnam`s outbound tourism grows 10-15% annually. ASEAN Travel 2018 statistics revealed that if in 2012, Vietnamese made 4.8 million trips abroad, in 2018, the figure almost doubled to 8.6 million.

What are the most favorable outbound destinations of Vietnamese travelers?
Red River named among world's top eight greatest river cruises
Red River named among world's top eight greatest river cruises

VOV.VN -Deborah Stone and Nick Dalton, co-authors of the book The World’s Great River Journeys, have named Vietnam's Red River among the eight unmissable river trips worldwide during a discussion with the UK's Daily Mail newspaper.

Red River named among world's top eight greatest river cruises
Quang Binh promotes community-based tourism
Quang Binh promotes community-based tourism

VOV.VN - Quang Binh is endowed with pristine natural scenery. In recent years, local people have turned to developing community-based tourism. 

Quang Binh promotes community-based tourism
Hue opens tourism portal
Hue opens tourism portal

Portal provides useful information about central province and city of Hue to local and foreign tourists.

Hue opens tourism portal
Vietnam dreams of sleepless nightlife
Vietnam dreams of sleepless nightlife

The itinerary for a tourist visiting Hanoi typically includes some sightseeing for Instagram photos and trying out a bowl of ‘pho’ or a ‘banh mi’, possibly with a cup of egg coffee.

Vietnam dreams of sleepless nightlife
 Hanoi flea market: war relics and curious insights
Hanoi flea market: war relics and curious insights

In a small Hanoi alley, a flea market mainly sells war artifacts, offered with the bonus of interesting rationales.

 Hanoi flea market: war relics and curious insights
Gyeongsangbuk opens second tourism information centre in Vietnam
Gyeongsangbuk opens second tourism information centre in Vietnam

Gyeongsangbuk has just opened a tourism information centre in Hanoi, becoming the first South Korean province to advertise its image to Vietnamese tourists.

Gyeongsangbuk opens second tourism information centre in Vietnam
Doi Son pagoda, a Buddhist center in northern Vietnam
Doi Son pagoda, a Buddhist center in northern Vietnam

VOV.VN - Doi Son pagoda, which literally translates to ‘pagoda on the Doi mountain,’ is a cultural symbol of Ha Nam province and a sacred place in the Red River Delta. It is one of the biggest Buddhist centers in northern Vietnam.

Doi Son pagoda, a Buddhist center in northern Vietnam
Kien Giang targets 8.3 million visitors this year
Kien Giang targets 8.3 million visitors this year

The southern province of Kien Giang aims to welcome 8.3 visitors and earn 6.84 trillion VND (294.7 million USD) from tourism in 2019, up 7.6 percent and 7.3 percent, respectively, from the previous year, according to the province’s Department of Tourism.

Kien Giang targets 8.3 million visitors this year
Five unmissable homestays on the island of Phu Quoc
Five unmissable homestays on the island of Phu Quoc

VOV.VN - The May, S’Bungalow, and Sen Lodge Homestay Village are among the most popular destinations on the island paradise of Phu Quoc that simply cannot be missed by tourists who pay a visit to Kien Giang province over the summer.

Five unmissable homestays on the island of Phu Quoc
Vietnamese pagodas listed among world’s most beautiful Buddhist monuments
Vietnamese pagodas listed among world’s most beautiful Buddhist monuments

VOV.VN - The Tran Quoc pagoda in Hanoi and Buu Long pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City have been named among the world’s most beautiful Buddhist monuments, as announced by the renowned magazine National Geographic.

Vietnamese pagodas listed among world’s most beautiful Buddhist monuments
Vietnam looks to make tourism a spearhead
Vietnam looks to make tourism a spearhead

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will develop tourism into a spearhead by 2030, creating impetus to boost the growth of other industries, and making significant contributions to shaping a modern economy.

Vietnam looks to make tourism a spearhead
Ninh Thuan: Homestay services get popular thanks to natural, cultural charms
Ninh Thuan: Homestay services get popular thanks to natural, cultural charms

The south central coastal province of Ninh Thuan has invested in expanding tourism, particularly homestay services, thanks to its advantages on natural charm and cultural richness.

Ninh Thuan: Homestay services get popular thanks to natural, cultural charms
Vietnam Airlines increase flights on Hanoi-Tuy Hoa, Da Nang-Da Lat routes
Vietnam Airlines increase flights on Hanoi-Tuy Hoa, Da Nang-Da Lat routes

VOV.VN - The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines are poised to add extra flights on the Hanoi-Tuy Hoa and Da Nang-Da Lat air routes in order to serve the increasing demands of passengers for travel during mid-June.  

Vietnam Airlines increase flights on Hanoi-Tuy Hoa, Da Nang-Da Lat routes
Vietjet offers zero-dong tickets to Phu Quoc
Vietjet offers zero-dong tickets to Phu Quoc

Local carrier Vietjet has announced a special offer of 85,000 discounted tickets priced from zero dong upward for domestic and international routes connecting with Phu Quoc Island of Kien Giang Province.

Vietjet offers zero-dong tickets to Phu Quoc
Tourists to Hanoi in July up 9.5 percent
Tourists to Hanoi in July up 9.5 percent

The capital city of Hanoi welcomed more than 2.4 million tourists and pocketed over 8 trillion VND (345.2 million USD) from tourism services in July, up 9.5 percent and 31.5 percent against the same month of 2018, respectively.

Tourists to Hanoi in July up 9.5 percent
Vietnamese tourism promoted in Taiwan
Vietnamese tourism promoted in Taiwan

An event to promote Vietnam’s tourism has been held in Taipei, Taiwan (China)as part of the 2019 national tourism promotion programme.

Vietnamese tourism promoted in Taiwan
Australian tourists are top spenders in Vietnam: report
Australian tourists are top spenders in Vietnam: report

The average spending by tourists from China, the largest source of visitors to Vietnam, is much lower than that of other nationalities, according to a report by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

Australian tourists are top spenders in Vietnam: report
Ly Son island district aims to welcome 300,000 visitors this year
Ly Son island district aims to welcome 300,000 visitors this year

VOV.VN - The number of visitors to the island district of Ly Son in the central province of Quang Ngai has surged sharply since the beginning of the year in comparison with last year’s figures to more than 140,000, with the projected figure expected to reach 300,000 visitors by the end of the year.

Ly Son island district aims to welcome 300,000 visitors this year
Vietnam home to three of world’s 50 best houses
Vietnam home to three of world’s 50 best houses

ArchDaily, one of the world’s leading architecture sites, has included three Saigon homes in its list of 50 Best Houses of 2019.

Vietnam home to three of world’s 50 best houses
Vietnam’s tourism to be promoted in Japanese cities
Vietnam’s tourism to be promoted in Japanese cities

A programme to promote Vietnam’s tourism will take place in Japanese cities of Sapporo, Kanagawa and Tokyo from September 6-15, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. 

Vietnam’s tourism to be promoted in Japanese cities
Gian Gua – a former revolutionary base in Can Tho City
Gian Gua – a former revolutionary base in Can Tho City

VOV.VN - Gian Gua in Phong Dien district, Can Tho city, was recognized as an historical relic in 2013.

Gian Gua – a former revolutionary base in Can Tho City
Foreign tourists to Vietnam top 1.31 mln in July
Foreign tourists to Vietnam top 1.31 mln in July

International tourist arrivals to Vietnam topped 1.31 million in July, up 11 percent month-on-month and 10.7 percent year-on-year, said the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) on July 26. 

Foreign tourists to Vietnam top 1.31 mln in July
Da Nang Open Paragliding Championship 2019 held
Da Nang Open Paragliding Championship 2019 held

 Eighty paragliders from Vietnam and Laos joined the Da Nang Open Paragliding Championship 2019 themed “Fly over Tien Sa” in the central city of Da Nang on July 27. 

Da Nang Open Paragliding Championship 2019 held
ASEAN +3 Song Contest contestants experience tour of Ha Long bay
ASEAN +3 Song Contest contestants experience tour of Ha Long bay

VOV.VN - Contestants of the ASEAN +3 Song Contest embarked on a tour of Ha Long bay on the morning of July 27 and got involved in a range of tourism and environmental protection activities in order to promote the message of ‘Green Tourism’ throughout the local community.

ASEAN +3 Song Contest contestants experience tour of Ha Long bay
Nha Trang enjoys influx of visitors from Northeast Asia
Nha Trang enjoys influx of visitors from Northeast Asia

VOV.VN - The south central province of Khanh Hoa has seen a rapid rise in the number of foreign tourists from Northeast Asia since the beginning of the year, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.

Nha Trang enjoys influx of visitors from Northeast Asia
Aussie tourists get second chance to enjoy Vietnam after ‘nightmare’
Aussie tourists get second chance to enjoy Vietnam after ‘nightmare’

Two Australian women are fully enjoying a gesture of atonement made by Vietnamese tourism authorities, rediscovering the nation’s attractions.

Aussie tourists get second chance to enjoy Vietnam after ‘nightmare’
Passengers advised to arrive at Hong Kong airport soon
Passengers advised to arrive at Hong Kong airport soon

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and budget carrier Jetstar Pacific have advised their passengers to arrive at Hong Kong International Airport three hours earlier than departure time as a demonstration at the airport may affect their flights.  

Passengers advised to arrive at Hong Kong airport soon
Japanese coast guard ship welcomed in Da Nang
Japanese coast guard ship welcomed in Da Nang

Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of the central city of Da Nang Ho Ky Minh on July 25 hosted a reception for crew members of Japanese Coast Guard Training Vessel Kojima which is on a four-day visit to Vietnam. 

Japanese coast guard ship welcomed in Da Nang
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