VOV.VN -TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel site, has announced its "Best Time to Book" report, revealing the cheapest time to book hotels for summer travel in 25 popular destinations around the globe.

An online travel mart will be officially operated at www.tripi.vn within the framework of Vietnam International Travel Mart 2016 (VITM).

Vietnam will extend its visa exemption policy for Western Europe tourists, which will expire on July 1, said the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) at a press conference in Hanoi on April 12. 

The low-cost carrier Vietjet Air will start operating new routes from Ho Chi Minh City to Tainan (Taiwan) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) from this June.

Binh Lap Peninsula, some 35 kilometers from Cam Ranh Airport, has been dubbed “Vietnam’s Maldives” because of its white sand stretches and crystal clear water.

Da Nang city in Central Vietnam has set out its goal of welcoming 8 million tourists per year by 2020 with two millions of them international visitors generating a total revenue of VND27.4 trillion (US$1.2 billion). 

The number of Russian holidaymakers coming to Vietnam rose by 13.5% to 108,750 in the first quarter of 2016, according to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR). 

VOV.VN - The central province of Quang Binh set a target of attracting some 3.3 million visitors this year through discovery trips to Son Doong cave and homestay and farmstay models which are popular with foreign tourists. 

Thua Thien-Hue Province is known for a variety of delicious cakes. Among those cakes is banh goi, a type of dumpling wrapped in dong (phrynium placentarium) leaves. 

At dawn, water drains out of the island surface, revealing the green mossy rocks on the San Ho (Coral) Island of Ninh Thuan Province.

Some F&B outlets of the InterContinental Asiana Saigon are offering their special programs during this month.

Café Central An Dong on level 4 and Ngan Dinh on level 5 of the Windsor Plaza Hotel Saigon are preparing some attractive F&B promotions to serve guests in April.

The online tourist portal www.tripi.vn was officially debuted on April 11 on the threshold of the 2016 Vietnam International Tourism Mart (VITM). 

VOV.VN -Many islands around the globe derive their name from geographical formations, birds, sea creatures, holidays or other animals. Following are eight of the more popular animal named islands located in Vietnam.

Phu Quoc Island and the Mekong Delta feature heavily in the promotional activites for National Tourism Year 2016, which officially kicked off on April 10 under the theme “Discover the Southern Land”. 

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong attracted 1.32 million tourists in the first three months of this year, an increase of 10.9% from the same period last year, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

VOV.VN - Hai Duong province in the Red River Delta is considered to be the cradle of the Vietnamese culture. The province embraces an age-old culture and history.

VOV.VN -The People’s Committee of Quang Binh Province have voted to rescind their application for Son Doong Cave to be recognized as a world’s largest cave, citing the associated fees as excessive.

VOV.VN -Riccardo Fasoli travelled Vietnam for two weeks with a Canon 5d Mark III video camera in his hands. He recently posted this fast-paced vibrant video that we think you’re going to like.

Passenger ships will soon be banned from staying overnight in Ha Long and Bai Tu Long bays, local authorities in the northern province of Quang Ninh said.

An Bang Beach, 3km east of Hoi An city, central Quang Nam province, has been voted one of the top 25 beaches in Asia by travel website TripAdvisor, according to the ancient city’s officials.

VOV.VN - Bach Moc Luong Tu range, with different types of terrain like bare hills, wood and bamboo forest, and high and sheer rock was discovered by adventurous travellers in 2012. Here are breathtaking photos about Bach Moc Luong Tu mountain top:

VOV.VN - Vietnam has been named one of the world's best places to go sea kayaking by the UK's prestigious magazine Wanderlust. These are the top places to take to the seas:

The five-star New World Saigon Hotel has prepared numerous promotions during this month.

The Hotel Nikko Saigon in District 1, HCM City introduces its “Labor Day Weekend Getaway” to celebrate one of the biggest holidays in Vietnam, from April 28 to May 4.

Low-cost airline Vietjet will expand the connection between the capital city with the southern region by launching a route from Hanoi to Tuy Hoa in the central coastal province of Phu Yen from May 20, 2016.

VOV.VN - Given the average cost per person for a day trip in each destination, the airport transfer website Hoppa recently released a ranking of the world’s top 19 cheapest holiday destinations on Earth, including Hanoi (Vietnam). 

VOV.VN - The annual traditional boat races on the Nhat Le River sponsored by the central province of Quang Binh will take place during the week of April 26-May 2 as part of the Dong Hoi Culture and Tourism Week.

VOV.VN - The annual Hotel Stars Awards were recently held in Dubai and at this annual event, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) recognised hotels and people for their performance and contributions to the business and the local community in which they operate.

Tens of thousands of low cost air fares and tourism packages will be offered at the Vietnam International Travel Mart – VITM Hanoi 2016, to be opened in Hanoi from April 14-17.