Tourism officials from northwestern provinces gathered at a workshop in Hanoi on April 15 to seek solutions to draw tourists to a region full of untapped tourism potential.

Traditional art performances by troupes from Indonesia, the Philippines and Russia opened the Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2016 on April 14 in Hanoi.

A tourism e-commerce system will help connect customers to travel companies in an easy and convenient way, spurring tourism, as heard a conference on the use of e-marketing in tourism promotion and e-commerce in tourism business in Hanoi on April 14. 

VOV.VN -With warm climate year-round, the following destinations in the central region of Vietnam are the best choice for working people to relax during their 3-day leave to commemorate Hung Kings’ death anniversary.

In my memories of childhood, every time I visited the beach in summer I wondered what lay beyond the horizon, and if I could walk there to discover the mystery.

The National Assembly’s decision last week to extend visas for US citizens to one year has been welcomed by businesspeople and analysts who say it will boost bilateral trade and tourism.

VOV.VN - The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is offering several promotion deals at the Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2016, which is taking place at the Giang Vo Exhibition Centre in Hanoi.

More than one million international visitors have entered Hanoi from the outset of 2016, a 25% surge year-on-year, and the strongest growth recorded by the tourism sector in recent years, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

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: