Creating momentum for Vietnam’s tourism development
Creating momentum for Vietnam’s tourism development

VOV.VN -  Vietnam’s tourism has developed rapidly over the past few years but its potential has not been fully tapped to become a spearhead economic sector. 

Creating momentum for Vietnam’s tourism development
Muong Lo - cradle of Black Thai culture
Muong Lo - cradle of Black Thai culture

VOV.VN - Muong Lo valley in Nghia Lo township, Yen Bai province is famous for delicious rice thanks to its fertile soil. Nestled in mountains, the flat valley is the habitat of several ethnic minorities with diverse cultures and customs.

Muong Lo - cradle of Black Thai culture
Duong Lam ancient village, “the land of two kings”
Duong Lam ancient village, “the land of two kings”

VOV.VN - Duong Lam ancient village in Son Tay Town lies 30 kilometers west of Hanoi along the Red River. The laterite village is famous as the cradle of the Red River Delta civilization and the home of two Vietnamese kings.

Duong Lam ancient village, “the land of two kings”
The essence of Vietnam
The essence of Vietnam

The central coast region has huge potential for tourism with miles of glorious white beaches, a vast expanse of national parks and refined cuisine.

The essence of Vietnam
Yen Tu Mountain, a sacred and peaceful Buddhist sanctuary
Yen Tu Mountain, a sacred and peaceful Buddhist sanctuary

VOV.VN - An early spring pilgrimage to the Buddhist sanctuary on Yen Tu Mountain in Quang Ninh province is popular with both Buddhists and tourists. 

Yen Tu Mountain, a sacred and peaceful Buddhist sanctuary
Vietnam tourism attends ITB Berlin
Vietnam tourism attends ITB Berlin

VOV.VN -This year, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism is leading a contingent of 60 companies from the tourism segment at ITB Berlin, the world’s largest tourism trade expo.

Vietnam tourism attends ITB Berlin
Jordan Vogt-Roberts may serve as tourism ambassador
Jordan Vogt-Roberts may serve as tourism ambassador

VOV.VN - Jordan Vogt-Roberts, director of the film Kong: Skull Island, has been asked to serve as an honorary tourism ambassador of Vietnam by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Jordan Vogt-Roberts may serve as tourism ambassador
Central provinces to tap maritime tourism potential
Central provinces to tap maritime tourism potential

The central province of Quang Nam plans to upgrade part of its Ky Ha Port for cruise services to nearby islands, Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Dinh Hai has said.

Central provinces to tap maritime tourism potential
Tourism to become HCM City’s key economic sector
Tourism to become HCM City’s key economic sector

Being one of the leading tourism hubs of Vietnam, the southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City has planned to turn the “non-smoke” industry into the city’s key economic sector.

Tourism to become HCM City’s key economic sector
Quang Ninh taps tourism opportunity as Kong: Skull Island screened
Quang Ninh taps tourism opportunity as Kong: Skull Island screened

Northern Quang Ninh province is aiming to take advantage of opportunities the American blockbuster “Kong: Skull Island” may bring to its tourism industry.

Quang Ninh taps tourism opportunity as Kong: Skull Island screened
Imposing natural film studio of 'Kong: Skull Island' in Quang Binh
Imposing natural film studio of 'Kong: Skull Island' in Quang Binh

VOV.VN - Grandiose range of mountains and beautiful and mysterious cave systems in central Quang Binh province provide the ‘perfect aesthetic’ for the film “Kong: Skull Island.

Imposing natural film studio of 'Kong: Skull Island' in Quang Binh
Insiders speak of Saigon’s charmless tourism
Insiders speak of Saigon’s charmless tourism

Ho Chi Minh City authorities have entered a meeting with travel industry insiders with plans to discuss an initiative which would transform tourism in the southern metropolis into its leading economic driver, but instead were met with a barrage of complaints about the city's lackluster tourism.

Insiders speak of Saigon’s charmless tourism
Sites in Vietnam famous after Kong: Skull Island
Sites in Vietnam famous after Kong: Skull Island

VOV.VN - Numerous places in Ninh Binh, Quang Ninh (Ha Long Bay) and Quang Binh provinces have become famous after appearing in the blockbuster movies Kong: Skull Island and Pan. Here are some photos:

Sites in Vietnam famous after Kong: Skull Island
Similan islands national park welcomes a great number of visitors
Similan islands national park welcomes a great number of visitors

The Similan Islands National Park, which comprises a group of islands in the Andaman Sea, off Thai Mueang district, Phang-nga province, has collected the highest income since its establishment in 1982.

Similan islands national park welcomes a great number of visitors
Model ecotourism and sufficiency economy village in Chiang Mai
Model ecotourism and sufficiency economy village in Chiang Mai

Ban Mae Kampong, a small community in Mae On district, Chiang Mai province, is recognized as a model ecotourism and Sufficiency Economy village, with effective management and services.

Model ecotourism and sufficiency economy village in Chiang Mai
March highlights at Sofitel Plaza Saigon
March highlights at Sofitel Plaza Saigon

During this month, the Sofitel Saigon Plaza is running numerous programs to cater to its customers.

March highlights at Sofitel Plaza Saigon
Similan Islands see highest revenue in 35 years
Similan Islands see highest revenue in 35 years

Growing popularity of the Similan Islands have resulted in it achieving its highest revenue in 35 years and the highest amount of all the country’s national parks. 

Similan Islands see highest revenue in 35 years
Ginseng festival to be held in Quang Nam
Ginseng festival to be held in Quang Nam

About 10,000 local residents and tourists are expected to join the first Ngoc Linh Ginseng Festival – part of cultural events during the sixth Quang Nam Heritage Festival – in Nam Tra My district on June 13-16.

Ginseng festival to be held in Quang Nam
Central Highlands-The kingdom of Vietnamese coffee
Central Highlands-The kingdom of Vietnamese coffee

The Central Highlands region has long been an attractive destination for foreign visitors by virtue of its beautiful landscapes and the distinct cultures of the local communities.

Central Highlands-The kingdom of Vietnamese coffee
Cold coffee shops in HCM City
Cold coffee shops in HCM City

VOV.VN - HP ICE Lounge, Ice Coffee or Snow Town Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City are regarded as interesting cold places below zero temperature for young people to enjoy coffee in a special way.

Cold coffee shops in HCM City
Tourists to Danang by sea up 30%
Tourists to Danang by sea up 30%

The number of tourists visiting Danang city by sea has increased 30 percent since the beginning of this year.

Tourists to Danang by sea up 30%
Chinese tourists continue to test Vietnamese hospitality
Chinese tourists continue to test Vietnamese hospitality

VOV.VN - The month of January saw continued strong growth in the number of Chinese tourists to the city of Nha Trang in the central province of Khanh Hoa, reports the municipal department of tourism.

Chinese tourists continue to test Vietnamese hospitality
March highlights at Caravelle Saigon
March highlights at Caravelle Saigon

F&B outlets of the Caravelle Saigon are preparing new programs during this month.

March highlights at Caravelle Saigon
Top night market in Vietnam makes conical hats
Top night market in Vietnam makes conical hats

VOV.VN - Located about 30km north of the city of Qui Nhon in the province of Binh Dinh, the Go Gang Market, opens nightly from 2-5am and is known for its special product, the ‘nón lá’ (conical leaf hat).

Top night market in Vietnam makes conical hats
Eight places to date on Int l Women Day in Hanoi
Eight places to date on Int l Women Day in Hanoi

VOV.VN - Here are our top eight choices of the best places to date on International Women Day (March 8) in Hanoi.

Eight places to date on Int l Women Day in Hanoi
Travellers fined for sneaking into Son Doong Cave
Travellers fined for sneaking into Son Doong Cave

Three men travelling on French and American passports, were recently stopped in Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park in Quang Binh province. They were hoping to trek into the world’s largest cave without porters, guides or tickets.

Travellers fined for sneaking into Son Doong Cave
L'Alyana Ninh Van Bay in Nha Trang City, an ideal retreat
L'Alyana Ninh Van Bay in Nha Trang City, an ideal retreat

VOV.VN - L'Alyana Ninh Van Bay in Nha Trang City is an ideal place for tourists at weekend.

L'Alyana Ninh Van Bay in Nha Trang City, an ideal retreat
Top spa in Vietnam to celebrate Women’s Day
Top spa in Vietnam to celebrate Women’s Day

VOV.VN - Women's day (March 8) is just around the corner and the Flamingo Dai Lai Resort is going all out to make ladies feel extra special. 

Top spa in Vietnam to celebrate Women’s Day
New direction for Quang Nam tourism
New direction for Quang Nam tourism

Quang Nam, home to the World Heritage Sites of Hoi An ancient town and My Son sanctuary, is following new paths in tourism development, focusing on community-based tourism that both promotes and supports the local cultural identity.

New direction for Quang Nam tourism
Spectacular view of natural landscapes in Ha Giang
Spectacular view of natural landscapes in Ha Giang

VOV.VN - Tourists to the northern province of Ha Giang are greatly impressed by its imposing natural landscapes with stunning mountain ranges and terraced rice fields.

Spectacular view of natural landscapes in Ha Giang
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