March highlights at Windsor Plaza Saigon
March highlights at Windsor Plaza Saigon

The Windsor Plaza Hotel Saigon is running special programs at its F&B outlets this month.

March highlights at Windsor Plaza Saigon
Y Ty attractive with natural, human beauty
Y Ty attractive with natural, human beauty

Y Ty, a commune in Bat Xat district of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, has become a famous destination among travellers. It is well-known for both natural and human beauty.

Y Ty attractive with natural, human beauty
Promotions at beach and hot springs resorts
Promotions at beach and hot springs resorts

Binh Chau Hot Springs and Saigon-Ho Coc Beach Resort managed by Saigon-Binh Chau Tourist JSC have attractive promotions. It takes only two hours to travel from HCMC to the two resorts in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province.

Promotions at beach and hot springs resorts
New express ship to ply HCMC-Vung Tau route
New express ship to ply HCMC-Vung Tau route

Green Technology Co. will put into service an express ship plying the route between HCMC and Vung Tau next month after completing construction of the ship on March 15, said the company’s leader.

New express ship to ply HCMC-Vung Tau route
A close-up look at Kong’s homeland in Vietnam
A close-up look at Kong’s homeland in Vietnam

‘Kong: Skull Island’, a reboot of the King Kong franchise, hit theatres worldwide on March 10 with the major part of its being shot last year in the Vietnamese provinces of Quang Binh, Ninh Binh and Quang Ninh.

A close-up look at Kong’s homeland in Vietnam
Quat Dong embroidery craft village in Hanoi
Quat Dong embroidery craft village in Hanoi

VOV.VN - Located in Thuong Tin district, about 25 kilometers south of Hanoi, Quat Dong embroidery craft village is considered the cradle of embroidery in Vietnam with its brand name famous throughout the northern region and nationwide.

Quat Dong embroidery craft village in Hanoi
Thua Thien –Hue wants more flights on Hue- Bangkok route
Thua Thien –Hue wants more flights on Hue- Bangkok route

Authorities of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue suggested increasing flight frequency on the direct air service between the province’s Hue city and Bangkok, Thailand, at a meeting with Jetstar airline and travel agencies on March 17.

Thua Thien –Hue wants more flights on Hue- Bangkok route
Tourism growth is not just about numbers
Tourism growth is not just about numbers

Associate Professor Pham Trung Luong, former deputy director of the Institute for Tourism Development under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, speaks to Bnews.vn on how to turn the tourism industry into a spearhead economic sector.

Tourism growth is not just about numbers
Con Dao island named Asia’s paradise sea: CNN
Con Dao island named Asia’s paradise sea: CNN

Boasting crystal turquoise sea and a placid atmosphere, Con Dao island in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau has been named by the US Cable News Network (CNN) as one of Asia’s paradise seas.

Con Dao island named Asia’s paradise sea: CNN
Chartered flights to bring European tourists to Phu Quoc Island
Chartered flights to bring European tourists to Phu Quoc Island

Britain’s TUI Travel and Italy’s Alpitour World, two famous European travel firms, will launch weekly chartered flights taking tourists from the UK and Italy to Phu Quoc Island off Kien Giang Province late this year. 

Chartered flights to bring European tourists to Phu Quoc Island
Vietnamese travel firms invited to design tours to Korea
Vietnamese travel firms invited to design tours to Korea

The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) has asked Vietnamese travel firms to design tours to lure local tourists to the Republic of Korea, having successfully organized such an activity last year.

Vietnamese travel firms invited to design tours to Korea
Home-stay tourism aims to tap huge potential
Home-stay tourism aims to tap huge potential

Home-stay services are becoming popular across the country, with many people turning their houses into tourist dwellings to welcome foreign visitors.

Home-stay tourism aims to tap huge potential
Quang Binh to popularise tourism in Hanoi
Quang Binh to popularise tourism in Hanoi

A cultural and tourism promotion programme “Quang Binh in the land of Hanoi” will be launched in Hanoi’s downtown on March 25, as part of effort to advertise the central  province’s culture and tourism potentials to Hanoians and foreign visitors.

Quang Binh to popularise tourism in Hanoi
Korean Tourism launches marketing blitz in Vietnam
Korean Tourism launches marketing blitz in Vietnam

VOV.VN - The Korean Tourism Organization has launched a marketing blitz, touting the technology, culture and food of their country as they seek to persuade sports fans from Vietnam to make the long journey to north-east Asia.

Korean Tourism launches marketing blitz in Vietnam
Vietnam attends int’l tourism fair in Russia
Vietnam attends int’l tourism fair in Russia

A Vietnamese delegation is attending the 24th Moscow International Travel and Tourism Exhibition (MITT - 2017) in Russia.

Vietnam attends int’l tourism fair in Russia
CNN screens promotional videos on beauty of Hanoi
CNN screens promotional videos on beauty of Hanoi

VOV.VN -Two promotional video clips titled 'Hanoi – the heart of Vietnam', and 'Hanoi – the cradle of heritage', have been screened on the Cable News Network (CNN).

CNN screens promotional videos on beauty of Hanoi
Discovering an F&B hub at Saigon Centre
Discovering an F&B hub at Saigon Centre

Saigon Centre is not only a shopping venue for fashion-lovers but also a hub of dining and drinking services for those wishing to find some new tastes to drink and enjoy a variety of Asian food.

Discovering an F&B hub at Saigon Centre
What will travel firms do to take advantage of ‘Skull Island’ opportunity?
What will travel firms do to take advantage of ‘Skull Island’ opportunity?

While foreign travel firms are promoting Vietnam through the new film ‘Kong: Skull Island", domestic firms have yet to take action. 

What will travel firms do to take advantage of ‘Skull Island’ opportunity?
New Sunday Brunch at Hotel Equatorial
New Sunday Brunch at Hotel Equatorial

The Hotel Equatorial HCM City has launched a new Sunday Brunch, created by new executive chef Donald Pezar and pastry chef Pongrat Prasitthimet at Chit Chat at the Cafe.

New Sunday Brunch at Hotel Equatorial
Vietnam tourism front and centre at Russian travel show
Vietnam tourism front and centre at Russian travel show

VOV.VN - Vietnam tourism has taken a front row seat at the Moscow International Travel and Tourism Exhibition (MITT), Russia’ s largest travel show, which has returned for its 24th edition on March 14-16 in Moscow.

Vietnam tourism front and centre at Russian travel show
Nostalgic and peaceful Co Café in Da Lat
Nostalgic and peaceful Co Café in Da Lat

VOV.VN - Co Café in Da Lat city is best for groups, couples or anyone to come to enjoy a cup of coffee and indulge themselves in a nostalgic space full of items that date back decades.

Nostalgic and peaceful Co Café in Da Lat
Vietnam Airlines launches huge 2017 flight sale
Vietnam Airlines launches huge 2017 flight sale

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines has announced the launch of their ‘Global Sale ‘, slashing the flight prices on popular destinations all over the world.

Vietnam Airlines launches huge 2017 flight sale
Jordan Vogt-Roberts returns to Ha Long Bay
Jordan Vogt-Roberts returns to Ha Long Bay

VOV.VN - One day after his appointment as a tourism ambassador for Vietnam, Jordan Vogt-Roberts returned to Ha Long Bay, the setting for the film Kong: Skull Island, to promote the film, which premiered last weekend.

Jordan Vogt-Roberts returns to Ha Long Bay
Non Nuoc, An Bang among Asia’s top 25 beaches
Non Nuoc, An Bang among Asia’s top 25 beaches

Travelers have named two of Vietnam’s beaches as being among the best in Asia in a recent survey conducted by global travel site TripAdvisor.

Non Nuoc, An Bang among Asia’s top 25 beaches
Visiting Phuoc Hai, a peaceful fishing village in Ba Ria-Vung Tau
Visiting Phuoc Hai, a peaceful fishing village in Ba Ria-Vung Tau

VOV.VN - Phuoc Hai, a fishing village in Dat Do district, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, is famous for not only its beautiful, pristine and romantic beaches but also fish sauce and dried fish.

Visiting Phuoc Hai, a peaceful fishing village in Ba Ria-Vung Tau
Top 15 tourist attractions in Vietnam
Top 15 tourist attractions in Vietnam

VOV.VN - Stretching from North to South, Vietnam has attracted foreign tourists to many of its scenic spots and unique architectures.

Top 15 tourist attractions in Vietnam
Vietnam plans Kong model in Hanoi as movie takes local theaters by storms
Vietnam plans Kong model in Hanoi as movie takes local theaters by storms

The new Kong movie filmed in Vietnam is holding big promises for local tourism and Hanoi is going to have a part of it.

Vietnam plans Kong model in Hanoi as movie takes local theaters by storms
Saigon – Phu Quoc Resort & Spa offers promotions
Saigon – Phu Quoc Resort & Spa offers promotions

The four-star Saigon-Phu Quoc Resort & Spa managed by Saigontourist is running many promotions for guests between now and the end of this year.

Saigon – Phu Quoc Resort & Spa offers promotions
Jordan Vogt-Roberts named honorary tourism ambassador
Jordan Vogt-Roberts named honorary tourism ambassador

VOV.VN -American film and television director and screenwriter Jordan Vogt-Roberts has been named Honorary Tourism Ambassador by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

Jordan Vogt-Roberts named honorary tourism ambassador
Con Co island tourism route opens
Con Co island tourism route opens

The People’s Committee of the central province of Quang Tri has announced a project to open the Con Co island tourism route.

Con Co island tourism route opens
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