Tourism Ministry and 5 partners to release tourist safety boosting app
Tourism Ministry and 5 partners to release tourist safety boosting app

The Thai Ministry of Tourism and Sports has tapped five partners to create the “Angel Guard” app to boost tourist safety in the hope of further stimulating the tourism industry with Chinese visitors the first to be targeted for promotion. 

Tourism Ministry and 5 partners to release tourist safety boosting app
Amazing Thailand Tourism Year 2018 kicked off
Amazing Thailand Tourism Year 2018 kicked off

Thailand's government has held its “Amazing Thailand Tourism Year 2018” event to kick-off next year’s tourism campaign, aiming to disperse tourist spending across the provinces. 

Amazing Thailand Tourism Year 2018 kicked off
Rang Bua Cake
Rang Bua Cake

When travelling to Thanh Hoa, visitors should not miss this tasty cake.

Rang Bua Cake
Da Lat Flower Festival promotes Lam Dong’s typical products
Da Lat Flower Festival promotes Lam Dong’s typical products

VOV.VN - The People’s Committee of the Central Highland province of Lam Dong held a press conference in Hanoi on November 17 to announce the 7th Da Lat Flower Festival set to transpire from December 23-27 in the cities of Da Lat and Bao Loc, and several localities.

Da Lat Flower Festival promotes Lam Dong’s typical products
Hanoi to prolong Hoan Kiem pedestrian streets pilot
Hanoi to prolong Hoan Kiem pedestrian streets pilot

Hoan Kiem District People's Committee Vice Chairman Dinh Hong Phong said the pedestrianisation of the area around Hoan Kiem Lake would continue, based on the positive evidence so far.

Hanoi to prolong Hoan Kiem pedestrian streets pilot
Stunning beauty of Binh Lieu in autumn
Stunning beauty of Binh Lieu in autumn

VOV.VN - Binh Lieu border district in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh has become a new magnet for travellers in these fall days thanks to unique beauty of reed flowers and terraced rice fields. 

Stunning beauty of Binh Lieu in autumn
Old war base now tourist destination
Old war base now tourist destination

The early morning sun shines all around. Clouds hang on mountains near and far mountains. Villages dot the immense green rice fields stretching into the distance.

Old war base now tourist destination
Hotel occupancy rises in HCM City
Hotel occupancy rises in HCM City

Four- and five-star hotels in Ho Chi Minh City have seen a slight decline in room rates although the rising number of tourists has resulted in an increase in occupancy rates at high-end hotels.

Hotel occupancy rises in HCM City
Discover Pearl island
Discover Pearl island

VOV.VN -Phu Quoc Island in Kien Giang province has become a famous tourist attraction in the Mekong Delta region thanks to its pristine beauty, fresh air, blue sea, and white sand beaches.

Discover Pearl island
Floating markets in south-west Vietnam a sight to behold
Floating markets in south-west Vietnam a sight to behold

Visitors to Vietnam’s south-western region (the Mekong Delta) are attracted by the floating markets in the region.

Floating markets in south-west Vietnam a sight to behold
Lam Dong offers new tourism code of conduct
Lam Dong offers new tourism code of conduct

The Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of the Central Highland province of Lam Dong has introduced its new tourism code of conduct.

Lam Dong offers new tourism code of conduct
New treats at Sheraton Saigon on Vietnam Teachers’ Day
New treats at Sheraton Saigon on Vietnam Teachers’ Day

Food connoisseurs should head to Saigon Café Restaurant on level 1 of the five-star Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers to explore a sumptuous dinner buffet and indulge themselves in a culinary journey around the world on the occasion of Vietnam Teachers’ Day, November 20.

New treats at Sheraton Saigon on Vietnam Teachers’ Day
Hanoi’s best boutique hotels featured in CNN Travel
Hanoi’s best boutique hotels featured in CNN Travel

VOV.VN - CNN Travel has recently run an article by Kate Springer Travel suggesting the best boutique hotels in Hanoi’s Old Quarter. Here are eight of the best:

Hanoi’s best boutique hotels featured in CNN Travel
Australian PM gets his first taste of Vietnamese banh mi in Da Nang
Australian PM gets his first taste of Vietnamese banh mi in Da Nang

Malcolm Turnbull has taken a stroll with celebrity chef Luke Nguyen and grabbed a bite to eat from a street vendor.

Australian PM gets his first taste of Vietnamese banh mi in Da Nang
Hanoi hopes to welcome 23.83 million visitors in 2017
Hanoi hopes to welcome 23.83 million visitors in 2017

Hanoi expects to serve 23.83 million visitors, including 4.95 foreigners, this year, a rise of 9% from the previous year.

Hanoi hopes to welcome 23.83 million visitors in 2017
Vietnam, Czech Republic promote tourism cooperation
Vietnam, Czech Republic promote tourism cooperation

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Prague held talks on tourism promotion between Vietnam and the Czech Republic on November 9. 

Vietnam, Czech Republic promote tourism cooperation
3 Vietnamese cities named among the most visited in the world
3 Vietnamese cities named among the most visited in the world

Ho Chi Minh City has been ranked 36th on a list of the 100 leading cities in the world in terms of international tourist arrivals.

3 Vietnamese cities named among the most visited in the world
Vietjet Air offers half million tickets from VND0
Vietjet Air offers half million tickets from VND0

Budget carrier Vietjet Air will offer half a million tickets from VND0, excluding taxes and fees, this November.

Vietjet Air offers half million tickets from VND0
November highlights at Le Méridien Saigon
November highlights at Le Méridien Saigon

Le Méridien Saigon in downtown HCMC is unveiling scores of food and drink programs for local and international guests at its F&B outlets this month.

November highlights at Le Méridien Saigon
Vietnam earns reputation as leading golf destination
Vietnam earns reputation as leading golf destination

Vietnam has been named Asia Pacific’s premier golf tourism destination, an accolade that is sure to help the industry reach new heights.

Vietnam earns reputation as leading golf destination
Reviving the legacy of Hanoi pensioner's rib congee
Reviving the legacy of Hanoi pensioner's rib congee

The joys of fried dough and pork floss in plain white congee with a touch of reminiscence.

Reviving the legacy of Hanoi pensioner's rib congee
New expressway to cut travel time from Hanoi to Ha Long Bay by half
New expressway to cut travel time from Hanoi to Ha Long Bay by half

A new expressway scheduled for completion in March next year will reduce travel times from Hanoi to the world famous Ha Long Bay to just an hour and a half.

New expressway to cut travel time from Hanoi to Ha Long Bay by half
Press conference launches National Tourism Year 2018
Press conference launches National Tourism Year 2018

VOV.VN - The National Tourism 2018 – Ha Long-Quang Ninh was launched by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism at a press conference in Hanoi on November 6.

Press conference launches National Tourism Year 2018
Smart tourism: A future trend of tourism
Smart tourism: A future trend of tourism

By applying technology to tourism, it is hoped that in the future, Vietnam will have systems in place to enable tourists to book hotels and tickets to enter attractions without support from travel agencies.

Smart tourism: A future trend of tourism
Da Nang: Chatbot on smart travel launched for APEC 2017
Da Nang: Chatbot on smart travel launched for APEC 2017

Chatbot Danang FanstatiCity is an all-in-one application providing tourists to the central coastal city of Da Nang with full travel information, local weather and road directions for free.

Da Nang: Chatbot on smart travel launched for APEC 2017
Vietnam’s dynamic MICE industry
Vietnam’s dynamic MICE industry

Time Out reporter explores how Vietnam is maximising its venue capacity to become the fastest-growing luxury MICE destination in Asia.

Vietnam’s dynamic MICE industry
Experience diverse Asian cuisine at Saigon underground trade center
Experience diverse Asian cuisine at Saigon underground trade center

An underground food court in downtown Ho Chi Minh City is featuring a variety of Asian cuisines, offering its visitor a truly unique culinary experience.

Experience diverse Asian cuisine at Saigon underground trade center
Dong Lac communal house boasts rich culture
Dong Lac communal house boasts rich culture

VOV.VN - This year, Dong Lac communal house in Hanoi’s Old Quarter has hosted several exchanges between artists and the public. The house has become a venue to explore Vietnam’s traditional culture.

Dong Lac communal house boasts rich culture
Tours offer glimpse of Hoi An countryside
Tours offer glimpse of Hoi An countryside

On the tourist routes of central Vietnam, Hoi An ancient town offers a change of pace from the normal hustle and bustle of cities. The small town boasts mossy old churches, temples and wooden houses dotted along small lanes shadowed with green and flowery climbing vines.

Tours offer glimpse of Hoi An countryside
Impressive beauty of Binh Dinh
Impressive beauty of Binh Dinh

VOV.VN - Binh Dinh attracts tourists for its spectacular scenery; the harmony between skies and land, mountains and ocean; and seductive traditional culture.

Impressive beauty of Binh Dinh
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