Tour operators requested to adjust holidays to China’s earthquake-hit area
Tour operators requested to adjust holidays to China’s earthquake-hit area

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has asked international tour operators in the country to follow the developments of a severe earthquake that recently hit China’s Sichuan province and adjust their schedules to ensure safety for tourists.

Tour operators requested to adjust holidays to China’s earthquake-hit area
Four cosy homestays for those passing through Vung Tau
Four cosy homestays for those passing through Vung Tau

VOV.VN - An Yen, White Villa, Gac Nho and Garden City, to name a few, are some of the beautiful and cosy homestays for visitors who want to relax during the weekend in Vung Tau City.

Four cosy homestays for those passing through Vung Tau
Chanterelle-Spa by JW Marriott named a Southeast Asian best
Chanterelle-Spa by JW Marriott named a Southeast Asian best

VOV.VN - Chanterelle-Spa at the JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort has won a top honour for best new spa of 2017.

Chanterelle-Spa by JW Marriott named a Southeast Asian best
Best bars in Hanoi Old Quarter
Best bars in Hanoi Old Quarter

Enjoying a cocktail and chatting with new friends are the way to relax at night when stopping at the Hanoi Old Quarter. Here are the top bars for foreign visitors, according to vnonline.

Best bars in Hanoi Old Quarter
CNN names Phu Quoc Island one of the world’s top luxury travel destinations
CNN names Phu Quoc Island one of the world’s top luxury travel destinations

VOV.VN - The JW Marriott Emerald Bay Resort on Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam has been named one of the top luxury travel offerings of 2017 for the privileged few, by the US’s CNN.

CNN names Phu Quoc Island one of the world’s top luxury travel destinations
Homestay: a community-based tourism business
Homestay: a community-based tourism business

The path leading to Phia Thap village, home to 50 families from the Nung ethnic minority in Cao Bang province, is surrounded by green rice paddy fields.

Homestay: a community-based tourism business
Free places to visit and things to do in Da Lat
Free places to visit and things to do in Da Lat

VOV.VN - If you’re travelling to Vietnam on a budget, never fear says Zing online. Although many attractions charge hefty admission fees, a surprising number of the famous sights in the Da Lat region are completely free.

Free places to visit and things to do in Da Lat
Vietnam Airlines launches massive 2-week sale on flights
Vietnam Airlines launches massive 2-week sale on flights

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines announced Tuesday, August 8, the launch of a 2-week long autumn sale – with prices cut by a whopping 25%, according to Zing online newspaper.

Vietnam Airlines launches massive 2-week sale on flights
Vietnam listed in top destinations for cheap eats, lodging
Vietnam listed in top destinations for cheap eats, lodging

Vietnam was named among 21 destinations that cost visitors only US$20 a day or less for food and accommodation by the US-based news website Business Insider.

Vietnam listed in top destinations for cheap eats, lodging
Vietjet offers 200,000 zero-fare tickets for int’l routes
Vietjet offers 200,000 zero-fare tickets for int’l routes

To welcome the most exciting travel season of the year, Vietjet Air will launch a five-day promotion from August 9-13, 2017 within 12:00–14:00 offering 200,000 super-promotional air tickets priced only from 0 USD.

Vietjet offers 200,000 zero-fare tickets for int’l routes
Officials consider revising Hoan Kiem Lake street closures
Officials consider revising Hoan Kiem Lake street closures

VOV.VN - The times for residents and visitors to relax lakeside and see the gorgeous, green view of Hoan Kiem Lake – without those obnoxious cars and motorbikes zooming past beeping their horns – is coming up for revision.

Officials consider revising Hoan Kiem Lake street closures
Thung Nham-a green oasis
Thung Nham-a green oasis

Ninh Binh Province is famous as the home of top tourist destinations Trang An and Bai Dinh pagoda. However, in recent years, the province has also become known for another attraction-Thung Nham-an area abundant in natural beauty.

Thung Nham-a green oasis
Travel deals: Save 30% on railway tickets to Nha Trang
Travel deals: Save 30% on railway tickets to Nha Trang

VOV.VN - Vietnam Railway Corporation is offering 30% end of summer discounts for tickets on the Ho Chi Minh City-Nha Trang route, reports the Vnexpress online newspaper.

Travel deals: Save 30% on railway tickets to Nha Trang
Pitch a tent and light a BBQ at Vietnam's top hillside getaways
Pitch a tent and light a BBQ at Vietnam's top hillside getaways

You’re just a few hours away from a revitalizing weekend escape from city life.

Pitch a tent and light a BBQ at Vietnam's top hillside getaways
Atlas Hoi An Hotel among world’s top 10 unusual green buildings
Atlas Hoi An Hotel among world’s top 10 unusual green buildings

VOV.VN - Global Construction has named Atlas Hoi An Hotel in the central province of Quang Nam among top 10 unusual green buildings in the world.

Atlas Hoi An Hotel among world’s top 10 unusual green buildings
Visa-free travel between Vietnam and Chile
Visa-free travel between Vietnam and Chile

Starting from August 11, Vietnamese and Chilean holders of ordinary passports will not need to apply for visa when traveling between the two countries following an agreement signed between the two countries on October 17, 2016.

Visa-free travel between Vietnam and Chile
Historical relic of Vietnam-Laos special friendship
Historical relic of Vietnam-Laos special friendship

VOV.VN - Lao Kho village in Son La province used to be a hideout by the North Laos Vanguard Division during the Laos resistance war against the French colonialists nearly 70 years ago.

Historical relic of Vietnam-Laos special friendship
Dong Ngac village, the land of laureates
Dong Ngac village, the land of laureates

VOV.VN - Dong Ngac Village, formerly known as Ke Ve, in North Tu Liem District, Hanoi, is famous for exemplifying ancient architectural features of the northern region and for being the home of many high-ranking mandarins during the feudal period in Vietnam. 

Dong Ngac village, the land of laureates
Vietnam to promote tourism in Australia
Vietnam to promote tourism in Australia

Vietnam will introduce and promote tourist destinations in three Australian cities – Perth, Sydney and Melbourne – as part of the 2017 National Tourism Promotion Programme, from August 12 to 19.

Vietnam to promote tourism in Australia
Weekend entertainment venues
Weekend entertainment venues

Those remaining undecided over where to go this weekend should consider the following sites in HCMC for entertainment, shopping and food.

Weekend entertainment venues
Hanoi to run double-decker tourist buses
Hanoi to run double-decker tourist buses

The Hanoi Transport Department has urged the Hanoi Transport & Services Corporation to complete its plan to soon put into operation the City Tour route by double-decker tourist buses.

Hanoi to run double-decker tourist buses
Things to do this weekend in the coastal city of Danang
Things to do this weekend in the coastal city of Danang

VOV.VN - Looking for something fun to do this weekend? There's always something going on in the central coastal city of Danang.

Things to do this weekend in the coastal city of Danang
Ba Hoa Market – a venue for birds of a feather
Ba Hoa Market – a venue for birds of a feather

HCMC has long been a convergence point for people from different parts of the country who want to move to the country’s economic hub to earn a living and settle down.

Ba Hoa Market – a venue for birds of a feather
HCM City opens smart tourist information stations
HCM City opens smart tourist information stations

VOV.VN - The HCM City Department of Tourism put two smart tourist information stations into operation on August 2nd, at Bach Dang Park and 23/9 Park, with the aim  of providing tourists with an easy way to get travel information. 

HCM City opens smart tourist information stations
New treats at Sheraton Saigon in August
New treats at Sheraton Saigon in August

Saigon Café on level 1 of the Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers will host a Swiss-themed buffet night on August 4-5 on the occasion of Swiss National Day (August 2).

New treats at Sheraton Saigon in August
Photographers capture central region’s beauty
Photographers capture central region’s beauty

VOV.VN - At a photo contest on Vietnamese beauty, the land and people from the central region are lively and vividly featured through the lenses of photographers. 

Photographers capture central region’s beauty
CNN Travel readers list seven Thai dishes among World’s 50 Best Foods
CNN Travel readers list seven Thai dishes among World’s 50 Best Foods

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) announced that CNN Travel readers have listed seven Thai dishes among the World’s 50 Best Foods on its Facebook poll.

CNN Travel readers list seven Thai dishes among World’s 50 Best Foods
Da Nang updates tourism guide phone app
Da Nang updates tourism guide phone app

The Department of Tourism of the central city of Da Nang, on August 1, updated the Danang FantastiCity mobile phone application, which originally helps plan tours and find tourist information in Vietnamese and English.

Da Nang updates tourism guide phone app
Vietnam welcomes more than 7.2 million foreign visitors in seven months
Vietnam welcomes more than 7.2 million foreign visitors in seven months

More than 7.2 million foreign tourists visited Vietnam in the first seven months of 2017, up 28.8% from the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam.

Vietnam welcomes more than 7.2 million foreign visitors in seven months
Peaceful coffee shops in HCM City
Peaceful coffee shops in HCM City

VOV.VN - Having green space and a unique design, the following coffee shops help you feel relaxed after a busy day:

Peaceful coffee shops in HCM City
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