A prime hotel to view Halong Bay
A prime hotel to view Halong Bay

Nestled in a prime location on a hill in Bai Chay area, Saigon-Halong Hotel is a lodging place of choice for tourists to stay and admire the charms of Halong Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

A prime hotel to view Halong Bay
Russian visitors to Vietnam rise in October
Russian visitors to Vietnam rise in October

(VOV) - The number of Russian visitors to Vietnam increased 1.5 times in October despite a continuous decrease to most of major destinations, according to the RBK-Russian news channel. 

Russian visitors to Vietnam rise in October
Unique architecture of Dong Van
Unique architecture of Dong Van

(VOV) - The charm of Ha Giang is not limited to its beautiful fields of buckwheat flowers, its breathtaking roads, and authentic ethnic markets. Ha Giang province is also home to amazing architectural treasures. 

Unique architecture of Dong Van
Quang Ba night flower market
Quang Ba night flower market

(VOV) - The Quang Ba wholesale flower market, the biggest in Hanoi, turns busy when night falls. Visiting the market is always an interesting experience.

Quang Ba night flower market
Vietnam’s coastal city launches electric car tourism service
Vietnam’s coastal city launches electric car tourism service

The coastal city of Quy Nhon in south-central Vietnam has recently launched two electric cars to serve tourists.

Vietnam’s coastal city launches electric car tourism service
One of Vietnam’s most beautiful waterfalls
One of Vietnam’s most beautiful waterfalls

(VOV) - The Ban Gioc Waterfalls in Cao Bang Province is definitely a natural wonder of the earth and a breathtakingly majestic sight that many tourists say they enjoy visiting.

One of Vietnam’s most beautiful waterfalls
Rough Guides: Ideal itinerary to discovering Vietnam
Rough Guides: Ideal itinerary to discovering Vietnam

(VOV) -When planning your itinerary for your next backpacking trip to Vietnam, the following suggestions of Rough Guides will help ensure that you don’t miss discovering any of the highlights.

Rough Guides: Ideal itinerary to discovering Vietnam
Legendary Long Bien bridge in autumn afternoon
Legendary Long Bien bridge in autumn afternoon

(VOV) - Long Bien - the historic Hanoi bridge crossing the Red River looks simple and romantic in autumn afternoon.

Legendary Long Bien bridge in autumn afternoon
Exploring Ho Chi Minh City’s heritage with British ‘tour guide’
Exploring Ho Chi Minh City’s heritage with British ‘tour guide’

A historian and anthropologist from the United Kingdom has authored several guidebooks on Ho Chi Minh City and launched tours to offer visitors a window on the metropolis’s history.

Exploring Ho Chi Minh City’s heritage with British ‘tour guide’
Trekking and exploring Crocodile Lake in Dong Nai's Cat Tien park
Trekking and exploring Crocodile Lake in Dong Nai's Cat Tien park

By the time we arrived at Bau Sau (the Crocodile Lake) in Cat Tien National Park of Dong Nai Province, we had already spent a remarkable morning trekking through 15km of rainy jungle.

Trekking and exploring Crocodile Lake in Dong Nai's Cat Tien park
Air New Zealand to consider direct route to Vietnam
Air New Zealand to consider direct route to Vietnam

Air travel between Vietnam and New Zealand will be made easier as Air New Zealand plans to launch non-stop services to Southeast Asian destinations, possibly including Vietnam, in 2016, according to the New Zealand press on November 12.

Air New Zealand to consider direct route to Vietnam
First “Memory of Hanoi” event planned for next month
First “Memory of Hanoi” event planned for next month

The first “Memory of Hanoi” event, to be held at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long from December 30, 2015 – January 4, 2016, will bring back to life the images and culture of the ancient capital city, according to the municipal Department of Tourism (DoT).

First “Memory of Hanoi” event planned for next month
Kayak club debuts in Danang
Kayak club debuts in Danang

The central city's Kayak Club and its 35 members made a recent debut in efforts to boost the sport's popularity and attract more tourists to the coastal destination.

Kayak club debuts in Danang
Tien An bat cave – the forgotten ‘Jurassic Park’
Tien An bat cave – the forgotten ‘Jurassic Park’

Located in Tien An commune, Tien Phuoc district, 35km far from Tam Ky city, Quang Nam province and over 100 km from Danang city, Tien An bat cave is similar to Jurassic park with its natural beauty and fossil rocks.

Tien An bat cave – the forgotten ‘Jurassic Park’
Train tours to central coast to begin this month
Train tours to central coast to begin this month

Tourists traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to the central coast will have more options this month with discounted tours being launched jointly by tourism agencies and the railways.

Train tours to central coast to begin this month
Experience the Dong Van Karst Plateau
Experience the Dong Van Karst Plateau

(VOV) - Every year, thousands of visitors travel to the Dong Van Karst Plateau to experience geological attractions and outdoor adventures found nowhere else in Vietnam. 

Experience the Dong Van Karst Plateau
Vietnam among top 8 best Christmas trips for solo travellers
Vietnam among top 8 best Christmas trips for solo travellers

(VOV) -Vietnam has been named top 8 best Christmas trips for solo travellers by the UK's prestigious magazine Wanderlust.

Vietnam among top 8 best Christmas trips for solo travellers
Tan Lap floating village, ideal for weekend holiday
Tan Lap floating village, ideal for weekend holiday

(VOV) - Tan Lap floating village in Long An southern province, more than 60km from HCM City, is an attractive tourism destination at weekend, exclusively for young backpackers.

Tan Lap floating village, ideal for weekend holiday
Hanoi, HCM City among Top 10 wallet-friendly destinations
Hanoi, HCM City among Top 10 wallet-friendly destinations

Lonely Planet, the world’s popular travel guide book publisher, has listed Hanoi capital city and Ho Chi Minh City in the Top 10 best-value destinations for 2016. 

Hanoi, HCM City among Top 10 wallet-friendly destinations
Tourists from almost all nations to visit Vietnam visa-free
Tourists from almost all nations to visit Vietnam visa-free

The Government of Vietnam has told relevant ministries and agencies to weigh granting visa exemptions to tourists from almost all countries after some European nations have got such unilateral treatment.

Tourists from almost all nations to visit Vietnam visa-free
Market sessions in Ha Giang
Market sessions in Ha Giang

(VOV) - Markets in Ha Giang always attract tourists because they are not just places for buying and selling, they are also meeting places for local ethnic minority people.

Market sessions in Ha Giang
Vietnam hopes to attract more Chinese tourists
Vietnam hopes to attract more Chinese tourists

Vietnam has launched its biggest ever promotional campaign in China, its largest visitor market, in an attempt to reverse a downward trend in the tourism industry.

Vietnam hopes to attract more Chinese tourists
Cities to see before they sink beneath the sea
Cities to see before they sink beneath the sea

(VOV) -Ho Chi Minh City and Haiphong were among the Huffington Post’s list of 16 coastal and river port cities around the globe that travellers should visit sooner rather than later before they sink beneath the sea.

Cities to see before they sink beneath the sea
US Business Insider praises beauty of Ha Long Bay
US Business Insider praises beauty of Ha Long Bay

(VOV) -‘No trip to Vietnam would be complete without seeing it’, says the New York-based news website Business Insider in its article featuring Ha Long Bay in the Northeast of Vietnam.

US Business Insider praises beauty of Ha Long Bay
Beautiful Xin Man district in Ha Giang province
Beautiful Xin Man district in Ha Giang province

(VOV) - Xin Man mountainous district in northern Ha Giang province is famous for magnificent terraced fields, golden rice fields and pretty buckwheat flower fields like a picture.

Beautiful Xin Man district in Ha Giang province
Unique architecture of ancient towers in Tay Ninh
Unique architecture of ancient towers in Tay Ninh

 A visit to the southern province of Tay Ninh would not be complete without a journey to Binh Thanh Cham Tower, which is known as one of the most attractive destinations of the area.

Unique architecture of ancient towers in Tay Ninh
Vietnam mulls scrapping visas for int’l customers of selected travel agents
Vietnam mulls scrapping visas for int’l customers of selected travel agents

The government has asked relevant agencies to study the feasibility of granting a policy to waive visas for international tourists who visit Vietnam via tour packages offered by local travel firms.

Vietnam mulls scrapping visas for int’l customers of selected travel agents
Destinations that see repeat visitors
Destinations that see repeat visitors

Hoi An, Danang, Moc Chau, Co To, Ha Giang, Tam Binh and Da Lat are places that travellers like to revisit.

Destinations that see repeat visitors
China carrier to fly to Phu Quoc in January
China carrier to fly to Phu Quoc in January

China Southern Airlines plans to begin a direct service between Guangzhou in China and Vietnam’s resort island of Phu Quoc in January.

China carrier to fly to Phu Quoc in January
Tu Lan caves to welcome tourists in November 10
Tu Lan caves to welcome tourists in November 10

Tu Lan caves system in the central province of Quang Binh will be reopened to tourists on November 10 after being closed for two months for ecological recovery. 

Tu Lan caves to welcome tourists in November 10
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