(VOV) - The HCM City People’s Committee has authorized its Department of Tourism to cooperate with necessary departments and agencies to develop tours of Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.

In a beautiful spring afternoon, 72-year-old Le Van Hiep rows a boat to take me around in a sightseeing tour along the snaking Lo Canh Giang River, known by local people as Co Co (stork’s neck) River.

(VOV) - In the lead up to the – Connecting World Heritages – tourism year, the northern province of Thanh Hoa staged a flower street on April 1 decorated to feature the nation’s rich cultural heritage.

(VOV) - The number of foreign tourists to Vietnam in the first quarter of this year is estimated to reach 2,007,884, down 13.7% against the same period last year, announced the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO).

Vietnam Airlines ran its inaugural flight on the direct route to Heathrow Airport in London, the UK on March 31.

Tourism authorities in the central province of Quang Binh have again defended a controversial plan to build a US$212-million cable car at Son Doong Cave, saying the media has misunderstood it.

After a two-hour ride from the centre of Thanh Hoa province, 150 km south of Hanoi, I finally reached its principal tourist attraction, Cam Luong fish stream, lying at the foot of Truong Sinh Mountain in Luong Ngoc village.

La Stampa, Italy’s third most popular newspaper, called the ancient town of Hoi An in central coastal Quang Nam province an ideal Asian destination in 2015 in an article titled “Hoi An, a multinational Vietnam”. 

(VOV) -There simply is no denying that Vietnam is a destination that allows travellers to stretch their budget says the Travel and Tourism website etravelblog.com.

A number of major airports, including Tan Son Nhat in Ho Chi Minh City, will undergo repairs between April and June, and the number of flights will be reduced as a result, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has announced.

The northern city of Hai Phong welcomed 964,300 tourists in the first three months of 2015, an increase of 7.23% from the same period last year, according to the city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific on March 30 officially opened a direct air route between Hanoi and the Thai capital of Bangkok. 

Around 878,000 travellers visited the central coastal city of Danang in the first three months of 2015, up 17.3% against the same period last year, according to the municipal Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism.

Lak lake, located in Lien Son, Lak district, about 52 km south of Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak province, is one of Vietnam’s most beautiful and largest fresh water lakes. 

Travel firms at the upcoming Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival will offer price discounts of up to 50% on many tour packages to attract customers to buy Reunification Day (April 30) and summer tour programs.

The International Travel Expo in Ho Chi Minh City (ITE- HCMC) has successfully promoted cooperation among the Mekong Tourism Alliance of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

(VOV) - Singaporean artist Teoh Yi Chie visited Hanoi for one week in March 2015 and sketched images of the city.

Vietnam wastes its chances at international tourism fairs while hindering vacationers with complicated visa rules, as industry insiders name more reasons to explain why the country has seemingly become less attractive to tourists worldwide.

(VOV) -In a recent feature travel story, the UK's Daily Mail cited Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay as one of the world's most STUNNING panoramic landscapes.

Toi (Dark) Cave in the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, which is now partly open to tourists, will be fully opened next month since experts have finished exploring its nearly 5.3-kilometer length, news website VnExpress reported on March 24.

(VOV) - The 11th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival 2015, themed “Impression of World Heritage in Vietnam”, will kick off on March 26. 

(VOV) -TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel site, has announced its 2015 Travelers' Choice has announced its 2015 Travelers' Choice awards for Destinations.

Homestay tourism is not new in Vietnam but it is now being offered for the first time in Ca Mau, the country’s southernmost province.  

A Vietnamese-Russian venture is increasing the frequency of its charter flight service between Russia’s capital city and a Vietnamese airport near the resort town of Nha Trang. 

Following the death of Lee Kuan Yew, the architect of modern Singapore, we look at the transformation of the city state.

Investopedia asks rhetorically: Why would you go halfway around the world to retire in Danang, Nha Trang and Da Lat? It goes on to provide the answer: Because it’s cheap and charming.

Tra Nhieu village in the central Vietnamese province of Quang Nam which used to be a well-known commercial port, now has become an attractive, ideal eco tourism destination for travelers.

Operational for more than one month, Café Saigon 1975 has quickly become an attractive destination, especially for Saigonese, as it reminds them of the wartime as seen through a number of items and pictures.

(VOV) - SkyScanner, the world’s travel search engine, has listed Mui Ne among 12 best beaches in the Asia-Pacific region.

Vietnam’s holiday home market shows signs of recovery with the revival of delayed projects and investors ramping up investments in this segment.