Vietnam Airlines to launch direct air service to US in 2020
Vietnam Airlines to launch direct air service to US in 2020

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is set to open a direct air link between Vietnam and the United States in 2020, with the destination being either Los Angeles or San Francisco.

Vietnam Airlines to launch direct air service to US in 2020
Vietnam wins prestigious award as Asia’s leading tourist destination
Vietnam wins prestigious award as Asia’s leading tourist destination

Vietnam won the award for "Asia's Leading Destination" at the 2018 World Travel Awards in Hong Kong this month.

Vietnam wins prestigious award as Asia’s leading tourist destination
Phu Quoc among CNN’s top five destinations to visit this fall
Phu Quoc among CNN’s top five destinations to visit this fall

CNN has selected the top five up-and-coming Asia Pacific destinations to visit this fall, including Phu Quoc island off Vietnam’s southern province of Kien Giang.

Phu Quoc among CNN’s top five destinations to visit this fall
Colourful murals brighten Danang City streets
Colourful murals brighten Danang City streets

VOV.VN - Ho Nguyen Trung Street in the central city of Danang has attracted many visitors with its colourful paintings in recent days.

Colourful murals brighten Danang City streets
Vietnam’s Cu Chi Tunnels a top underground destination
Vietnam’s Cu Chi Tunnels a top underground destination

The famous tunnel network that survived intense Vietnam War bombings by the US is among world’s best underground tours.

Vietnam’s Cu Chi Tunnels a top underground destination
Saigon: new kid on the foodie block
Saigon: new kid on the foodie block

Asia’s top foodie cities have for long been Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong. Saigon’s a new kid on the block

Saigon: new kid on the foodie block
Airlines adjust flights due to super typhoon Mangkhut
Airlines adjust flights due to super typhoon Mangkhut

Vietnam’s airlines have announced plans to adjust domestic and international flights on September 16-17 to avoid impacts from super typhoon Mangkhut.

Airlines adjust flights due to super typhoon Mangkhut
Chi commune in Ha Giang province focuses on community-based tourism
Chi commune in Ha Giang province focuses on community-based tourism

VOV.VN - Chi commune in Xuan Giang village, Ha Giang province, 300km from Hanoi on provincial highway 183, is attracting a growing number of tourists. 

Chi commune in Ha Giang province focuses on community-based tourism
Vietnam Airlines adjusts flights in fear of super typhoon
Vietnam Airlines adjusts flights in fear of super typhoon

Vietnam Airlines plans to adjust flights to and from Hong Kong (China) on September 16 and 17 to avoid impacts from Super Typhoon Mangkhut.

Vietnam Airlines adjusts flights in fear of super typhoon
Hostels Worldwide lists 11 must-thing to do in Hanoi
Hostels Worldwide lists 11 must-thing to do in Hanoi

Beautiful colonial buildings, tasty local cuisine, the vibrant Old Quarter and a buzzing nightlife, there are a lot of things in Hanoi that won’t disappoint you.

Hostels Worldwide lists 11 must-thing to do in Hanoi
War Remnants Museum listed among world top 10 museums
War Remnants Museum listed among world top 10 museums

Users of US travel site TripAdvisor have voted the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City among the world’s top 10 museums.

War Remnants Museum listed among world top 10 museums
Vietnam Airlines to resume flights to Japan’s Osaka on Sept. 18
Vietnam Airlines to resume flights to Japan’s Osaka on Sept. 18

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines announced on September 13 it will resume flights to Osaka from September 18 after the interruption due to Typhoon Jebi in Japan.

Vietnam Airlines to resume flights to Japan’s Osaka on Sept. 18
Americans lead visits to world’s largest cave in Vietnam
Americans lead visits to world’s largest cave in Vietnam

Americans have comprised the largest continent of visitors to the Son Doong Cave in 2018.

Americans lead visits to world’s largest cave in Vietnam
Vietnam Airlines offers online hotel booking service
Vietnam Airlines offers online hotel booking service

National carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) has started offering a hotel booking service on its website, www.vietnamairlines.com, from September.

Vietnam Airlines offers online hotel booking service
Hoan Kiem pedestrian zone – an attraction of Hanoi
Hoan Kiem pedestrian zone – an attraction of Hanoi

Along with famous destinations like Ngoc Son Temple, Hoa Lo prison historical relic site, and Bach Ma Temple, the pedestrian zone around Hoan Kiem Lake in downtown Hanoi has become an attraction that lure throngs of visitors to the capital on the weekends.

Hoan Kiem pedestrian zone – an attraction of Hanoi
VNAT, VnTrip team up in digitalising Vietnamese tourism database
VNAT, VnTrip team up in digitalising Vietnamese tourism database

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and the firm VnTrip recently signed an agreement on building a database of 360 degree pictures of tourism destinations.

VNAT, VnTrip team up in digitalising Vietnamese tourism database
Carrier cancels more flights to Japan’s Osaka due to Typhoon Jebi
Carrier cancels more flights to Japan’s Osaka due to Typhoon Jebi

Jetstar Pacific announced on September 12 that it will continue to cancel flights to the Japanese city of Osaka until the end of September 20 as repair work is still underway at Kansai International Airport following the hit of Typhoon Jebi. 

Carrier cancels more flights to Japan’s Osaka due to Typhoon Jebi
Fragrant broth, tasty dumplings keeps Saigon stall in business
Fragrant broth, tasty dumplings keeps Saigon stall in business

An owner’s personal attention has helped a wonton noodles restaurant in Saigon remain popular for 20 years.  

Fragrant broth, tasty dumplings keeps Saigon stall in business
Visiting fish market on Ly Son island
Visiting fish market on Ly Son island

VOV.VN - Apart from onion and garlic markets, the fish or seafood market on Ly Son island in the central province of Quang Ngai also begins at the crack of dawn attracting many visitors. 

Visiting fish market on Ly Son island
Hanoi expects to serve nearly 20 million tourists during Jan-Sep
Hanoi expects to serve nearly 20 million tourists during Jan-Sep

The capital city of Hanoi is taking the initiative to maintain its top position in Vietnam in attracting foreign tourists, with all indexes related to tourism rising compared with last year’s corresponding figure.

Hanoi expects to serve nearly 20 million tourists during Jan-Sep
Vietnam’s Golden Bridge, fishing village reaffirm awesome reputation
Vietnam’s Golden Bridge, fishing village reaffirm awesome reputation

Two Vietnamese "wonders" have reaffirmed their eye-catching charm by being listed among 20 most breathtaking places in the world.

Vietnam’s Golden Bridge, fishing village reaffirm awesome reputation
HCM City develops smart tourism in Industry 4.0
HCM City develops smart tourism in Industry 4.0

Ho Chi Minh City has strived to tap into its tourism development potential, with the support of digital technology, as the city is Vietnam’s leading tourism hub and an attractive destination for international friends.

HCM City develops smart tourism in Industry 4.0
Chill this summer with Hanoi specialty: cold snail noodles
Chill this summer with Hanoi specialty: cold snail noodles

In a corner of Hanoi's Dong Da District, this edition of snail noodles cools down the sizzling heat of summer.

Chill this summer with Hanoi specialty: cold snail noodles
Exploring the My Son relics World Cultural Heritage site
Exploring the My Son relics World Cultural Heritage site

VOV.VN - My Son Relics Complex was recognized as a world cultural heritage in 1999 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and is one of the most popular sites of ancient Cham architecture for many visitors.

Exploring the My Son relics World Cultural Heritage site
Khanh Hoa works to attract more tourists from ASEAN nations
Khanh Hoa works to attract more tourists from ASEAN nations

Authorities of the south central province of Khanh Hoa see the need to attract more tourists, especially from member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). 

Khanh Hoa works to attract more tourists from ASEAN nations
Vietjet to open daily service to Japan
Vietjet to open daily service to Japan

Budget airline Vietjet Air will begin operating three daily flights to Osaka and Tokyo in Japan late this year and early next year, said an official at a Vietnam-Japan tourism seminar, on the sidelines of the International Tourism Fair in HCMC.

Vietjet to open daily service to Japan
Qatar Airways to launch direct flights to Da Nang this December
Qatar Airways to launch direct flights to Da Nang this December

Qatar Airways will launch direct flights to Da Nang starting December 19 as the third Vietnamese destination on the award-winning airline’s rapidly expanding global network.

Qatar Airways to launch direct flights to Da Nang this December
Paddling around Central Highlands’ largest lake
Paddling around Central Highlands’ largest lake

Sitting in a hollowed tree trunk has never been this cool.

Paddling around Central Highlands’ largest lake
Two Vietnamese hotels sparkle as Asian heritage gems
Two Vietnamese hotels sparkle as Asian heritage gems

Two colonial-era hotels in Vietnam have charmed their way into international broadcaster CNN's list of Asia's best heritage gems.

Two Vietnamese hotels sparkle as Asian heritage gems
Vietnam international arrivals rise fastest in Southeast Asia
Vietnam international arrivals rise fastest in Southeast Asia

Vietnam scored the fastest growth in tourist arrivals in Southeast Asia last year, receiving some 2.9 million international visitors, up 29.1% from the previous year, according to the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).

Vietnam international arrivals rise fastest in Southeast Asia
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