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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Special offers are being given by airlines and tour operators to visitors to a tourism promotion festival which is underway in Hanoi on November 3-5 to boost tourism until the year end.

Lak Lake in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak is where travellers can take a glimpse into the unique cultural life of local ethnic communities, find appetising specialties and experience the fantastic gong culture, which has been recognised as a world cultural heritage by UNESCO.

Vietnam will attend the World Travel Market scheduled for November 6-8 in London, the UK.

 The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on November 1 launched a special promotional programme for flights from Vietnam to three Southeast Asian countries, namely Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.

Bestowed with beautiful landscapes and abundant historic and cultural relic sites, the northeastern province of Quang Ninh is working to promote sustainable tourism development.

VOV.VN - The Green Transport Company Limited officially opened a new bus tour on October 31 in the southern province of Ba Ria Vung Tau to meet travel demands. 

Tran Dang Dang Khoa, 30, has posted a number of photos to his Facebook page, including one capturing him and his beloved bike at the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris.

 The central province of Thua Thien-Hue welcomed over 3.1 million tourists in the first 10 months of 2017, a year-on-year rise of 16.2 percent.

VOV.VN - A luxury cruise ship, the Genting Dream of Genting Hong Kong and Malaysia’s Dream Cruise Line with 3,600 tourists on board arrived in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province on October 31.

VOV.VN - All tourist destinations in Da Nang will offer free admission to delegates attending the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week 2017. 

The south central coastal province of Binh Thuan aims to develop sustainable tourism to become a national and regional tourism attraction.

Thailand is launching a proactive campaign to attract more Japanese tourists to Thailand, especially Japanese first-timers and female visitors.

VOV.VN - The US Cable News Network (CNN) will continue to promote Hanoi tourism on its channel from October 30 to November 8 across the regions such as Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and South Asia.   

Located 80 kilometres from the mainland, Quang Ninh province’s Co To island, a rough pearl in the Gulf of Tonkin with turquoise sea and tranquil beaches, has grown in popularity among domestic and international visitors.

VOV.VN - The number of foreign arrivals to Vietnam in October is estimated at more than 1.02 million, up 5% against September and 24.7% over the same month last year. 

Lak Lake is one of the must-visit sightseeing spots in Daklak Province where tourists can take a glimpse into the unique cultural life of local ethnic communities, savor appetizing specialties and experience the fantastic gong culture which has been recognized as a world cultural heritage by UNESCO.

The first Bangkok Airways flight from Thailand’s capital city Bangkok landed in resort Phu Quoc Island, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, on October 29, carrying 63 passengers.

VOV.VN - Hung Yen province, 60 km southeast of Hanoi, embraces a rich culture and age-old history with many relics and heritages. It’s also famous for specialties - longan, lotus seeds, honey, and rice noodle. In the 16th and 17thcentury, the province contained was a busy port.

VOV.VN - Homestay services are springing up throughout the northern province of Ha Giang. Visitors can now choose to stay at beautiful homestays in Quang Ba, Dong Van, and Meo Vac districts.

The 2017 Global Destinations Cities Index produced by credit card company Mastercard said foreign arrivals in the city grew at 16.4 percent between 2009 and 2016, the fastest after Osaka, Chengdu, Colombo, Abu Dhabi, Jakarta and Tokyo.

Tourism start-ups are doing their best to bring new products to Ho Chi Minh City’s growing tourism market, but these new ideas and their accompanying investments are proving no match for a lack of consumer interest.

Halloween is a traditional Western festival celebrated every year on October 31. In recent years, this special occasion has also been organized in Vietnam, especially at some five-star hotels and popular sightseeing spots in Ho Chi Minh City.

Like pumpkins and candy at Halloween, rice flakes are a must during the fall in the capital.

For a long, long time, the very mention of Hai Duong has conjured up in most Vietnamese minds images of luscious clusters of lychee and stacks of delicious powdery mung bean cake said to be a perfect accompaniment to green tea.