The central coastal region of Vietnam boasts huge tourism potential and efforts are underway to turn this sector into a driving force of local development.

Vietnam’s new budget carrier Bamboo Airways has announced that it will launch three new air routes between Ho Chi Minh City-Vinh, Hanoi-Vinh, and Vinh-Buon Me Thuot, with at least seven round-trip flights per week from February 23. 

VOV.VN - On February 15, Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO), a subordinate company of the Vietnam Airlines Corporation opened the Vinh-Da Nang air route with the first flight coded OV8021.

VOV.VN - A wide range of activities have been held at the Cong Troi (Heaven Gate) Opening Festival at Sun World Fansipan Legend, attracting a large number of víitors.

VOV.VN - The number of visitors flooding to HCM City is estimated to reach over 221,000 during the Lunar New Year festival (Tet), up 15% over 2018, according to statistics from HCM City Department of Tourism.

The south central province of Ninh Thuan is expected to welcome 2.35 million visitors in 2019 and earn 1.15 trillion VND (49.95 million USD) from tourism. 

The Phu Quoc Fast Ferry JSC held a ceremony at Cau Da Port in Vung Tau city, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on February 14, to put into operation a high-speed craft, the Con Dao Express 36, aiming to serve people and tourists on the Vung Tau-Con Dao route and vice versa.

VOV.VN - A second international festival featuring hot air balloons has opened in Moc Chau in the northern province of Son La, attracting a large number of visitors to the area.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced that it successfully operated almost 8,000 domestic and international flights during the Lunar New Year, serving close to 1.3 million people between January 20 to February 11.

Vietnam’s beautiful beaches in the central region are ideal destinations for Valentines’ Day, read an article by Jade Tye that was run in Malaysia’s The New Straits Times on February 13.

VOV.VN - Visiting the rolling green teal hills in the border district of the central province of Nghe An has become a popular tourist attraction in recent years.

VOV.VN - Budget carrier Vietjet Air has launched a promotion with 3 million air tickets starting from zero VND being given away on its website to welcome in the Lunar New Year.

VOV.VN - More than 30,000 floating lanterns were released into the lake of the Happyland resort in the southern province of Long An as locals prayed for peace and happiness in the New Year.

VOV.VN - The ancient town of Hoi An in central Vietnam has been named by CNN as one of 13 places where the landscapes and architecture are timeless, the views rightly famous, and the romance guaranteed. 

VOV.VN - An upside-down house has opened in Danang City, providing a novel and fun tourist attraction that is popular for all ages and generations.

Quang Ba flower market in Hanoi is one of the top 13 places to celebrate Lunar New Year, according to the US’ Cable News Network (CNN).

The Ha Long international passenger port in the northern province of Quang Ninh welcomed the six-star cruise ship Silver Shadow on February 10-11.

The Complex of Hue Monuments in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue welcomed 158,000 visitors during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday from February 2-10, including over 50,000 foreigners, up 14.8 percent annually. 

Bangkok was ranked third on the list of the Top Global Cities for Dining and sixth on the list of Top Global Cities for Shopping, according to a survey published by the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index.

Hotels and resorts across Vietnam, from HCM City to Dalat, Danang and Hanoi, are offering a wide range of promotions for couples on Valentine's Day, February 14.

VOV.VN - The spring flower festival enjoyed its debut held in Bai Dinh flower valley in the northern province of Ninh Binh. Thousands of Orchidaceae flowers and other special varieties of flower in full bloom were on display, attracting large numbers of visitors during the first days of the Lunar New Year.

VOV.VN - Valleys of white plum flowers and fields filled with mustard flowers have enthralled many guests when visiting Moc Chau in the northern province of Son La during the first days of the Lunar New Year (Tet).

The central city of Da Nang welcomed 328,810 visitors during the nine-day Lunar New Year (Tet) festival 2019 (February 2 -10), a year-on-year increase  of 10.7 percent. 

VOV.VN - Close to 100,000 visitors made a pilgrimage to the Yen Tu national relic site during the first five days of the Lunar New Year (Tet). Peak days saw more than 40,000 pilgrims flock to the region.

VOV.VN - More than 47,400 people, including 17,000 foreigners, paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi during the Lunar New Year holidays over the past 12 days. 

The United States’ Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expected to grant a Category 1 rating to Vietnam soon, allowing its airlines to fly to the US and codeshare with US carriers, according to the Strait Times.

VOV.VN - The 6-star Silver Shadow docked at the Ha Long International Passenger Terminal on February 10, becoming the first luxury cruise ship to visit the northern province of Quang Ninh in the 2019 lunar year.

The Hue ancient capital city in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue served more than 67,870 tourists, including 48,180 foreigners during Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday from February 2-8, up 177 percent year on year.

Besides the alluring landscape, the Ba Be tourism site in the northern province of Bac Kan is well known for its rich local cultural values. Community based tourism has been thriving here, making it an attractive destination for discovery and experience lovers.

Domestic and foreign tourist arrivals to relic sites in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien strongly hiked during the Lunar New Year festival.