Hai Ha district in the northern province of Quang Ninh has recently announced a plan to develop tourism in its Cai Chien island commune, which has beautiful beaches and primeval forests. 

Diners who plan to find a place featuring Cuban culture in HCMC should head to Cuba La Casa del Mojito restaurant on the busy Pasteur Street in District 1.

Hai Nam Assembly Hall has become a new sightseeing spot in the ancient town of Hoi An since it formally opened to the public on November 23.

The “Cau Ngu” (Whale Worshipping) Festival of the central province of Phu Yen has been recognised as national intangible cultural heritage.

Vietjet offers 300,000 promotional tickets priced at zero dollars from November 23 -25 in a move to celebrate the coming travel and shopping season in Southeast Asia.

VOV.VN -Saigontourist Travel Service on November 22 received more than 1,000 foreign tourists on the SuperStar Virgo cruise ship that docked at Phu My port, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.

Co To island district in the northern province of Quang Ninh boasts great potential for developing its marine economy.

The Prime Minister has approved overall planning a master plan for tourism development in the Mekong Delta region until 2020 with a vision to 2030. 

The Mekong Initiative for Startup Tourism (MIST) has been launched in HCM City to boost investment and innovation in the tourism sector in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.

Featured in a recent Town & Country article, The Reverie Saigon was listed amongst “83 Top Hotels Around the World.” 

The ancient city of Hoi An will launch three routes of public battery-powered cars to serve tourists, starting in January, Vice Chairman of the city’s People’s Committee Nguyen Van Son confirmed to Vietnam News.

There are more and more foreign-style cafes and fast-food restaurants that attract youth and travelers in Hanoi.

Vietnam’s tourism authorities plan to organize a series of promotional programs in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore by the year-end.

VOV.VN - Xuan Thuy National Park is the first wetland in Southeast Asia to participate in the 1989 Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, known as RAMSAR. 

Indonesian airline giant PT Lion Mentari Airlines (Lion Air) is currently negotiating a joint operation with a Vietnamese partner, and signed a memorandum of understanding recently in Jakarta, said Edward Sirait, President Director at Lion Air.

Tourism enterprises, experts and managers on November 17 discussed ways to promote tourism in the north central region after the massive fish death crisis that hit the coastal areas in April.

The government of Quang Nam Province will implement a pilot plan to use 50 electric vehicles for transporting tourists in the ancient town of Hoi An from the beginning of 2017.

VOV.VN - Adventurous tourists can opt for camping tents near Long Hai beach, about 120km from Saigon (Ho Chi Minh city) to enjoy their year-end holidays. 

Haiphong city is expected to become a coastal tourism centre in the northern region under a development plan for the 2016 – 2020 period, with a vision to 2030 which was put on the table recently by the municipal Party Committee. 

Vietjet has made its debut flight for the Haiphong – Bangkok route and welcomed the flight’s first passengers arriving at the airport at Cat Bi International Airport in the northern port city of Haiphong. 

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is striving to make tourism a spearhead sector for the local economy by 2020. 

As new travelling trends emerge, the Vietnamese hospitality industry is making some crucial changes to herald in a busy 2017. Nam Phuong reports.

VOV.VN -Located in the town of An Thoi on Phu Quoc Island in Kien Giang Province, the Phu Quoc Prison was built in 1949-1950 by the French colonists to jail those considered hostile to the colonial government. 

Ho Chi Minh City plans to close its 88-year-old Binh Tay Market in Vietnam’s biggest Chinatown for a year for renovation. It is known locally as the 'New Cholon' after the famous original Cholon that burnt down in a fierce fire in the 1920s.

VOV.VN - Located in the ancient city of Hue, in the central province of Thua Thien Hue, Cafe Mộc (Good coffee shop) is really tranquil, peaceful and nostalgic. 

VOV.VN - In addition to Thang Long and Co Loa Citadels, Hanoi is also famous for the 200-year-old citadel of Son Tay which was built with laterite, a unique construction material.

Mojo Café of the Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers is offering a good-for-you salad menu and a drink collection to welcome the festive season.

The Mövenpick Hanoi has been named the Best Luxury Boutique in Southeast Asia by the 2016 World Luxury Hotel Awards. It is the first Vietnamese hotel to win the title thus far.

The collection 'Hoi An’s brick roofs' by photographer Vo Rin offers a new look at the peaceful life of the ancient port town.

The northern central province of Nghe An has been channeling more resources into developing tourism, towards the sector becoming a driving force in the local development.