(VOV) - HCM city has become the first national tourism body to launch a free directory for tourism and hospitality businesses of any size or location.

(VOV) -Buzzfeed, an American online social news and entertainment giant, has announced the list of top 20 Vietnamese Foods visitors need to try now.

Local travel agencies have voiced outcry over a new immigration rule that requires the period between two visa-exempt entries into Vietnam by foreign passport holders to be at least 30 days.

As one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the Central Highlands, Voi (Elephant) Waterfall has made many visitors infatuated with its magnificent and impressive appearance as well as the story behind it.

(VOV) -The Scientific Union for Sustainable Tourism Development (STDe) has launched a special tour named “self-happiness” to mark International Day of Happiness (March 20) and its 5th founding anniversary.

Around Hanoi’s most famous lake, Ho Tay (West Lake), are more than 20 temples and pagodas ranked as national relic sites for their unique cultural and architectural values such as Tran Quoc, Kim Lien, Pho Linh, Tao Sach and Van Nien.

Low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific announced several flight changes for those destined for the Cat Bi and Vinh airports on March 17 due to bad weather.

Homestay services are bringing a good income for farmers in Ca Mau province, who are promoting the flora and fauna of the region's wetland ecosystem.

Hanoi needs to develop its own brand of tourism, focusing on craft villages, eco-tourism and cultural tourism, said Nguyen Cong Hoan, the deputy director of Hanoi Redtours.

(VOV) -American photographer Ryan Deboodt recently uploaded an incredible six-minute video to the internet capturing the amazing images of Son Doong, the world’s largest cave.

Low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific announced on March 15 that it is ready to launch a new air route between Ho Chi Minh City and Tuy Hoa city in the central province of Phu Yen later this month. 

(VOV) -The central province of Thua Thien Hue is set to join two major international tourism fairs- annual Korea World Travel Fair (KOTFA) and JATA Tourism Expo-Japan.

Already famous as one of Vietnam’s leading holiday destinations, the central province of Khanh Hoa’s Nha Trang city continues to attract foreign invested hospitality and housing projects. 

Malaysia expects an upsurge in Vietnamese tourists this year to more than 275,000 as tourist operators and the country promotes its attractions in Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City and a seaplane operator are in discussions on a new tourism product that will allow tourists to tour the city from the sky.

Kontum leaf salad last year was recognized among top 10 Vietnamese specialties of Asian cuisine for the second time by the Asian Record Organization. 

The budget airline Vietjet was the top working place in the tourism and hospitality industry in 2014, according to an annual survey “Best Places to Work in Vietnam”, conducted by Anphabe, a career networking platform, and Nielsen, a leading market research firm.

Nearly 1,000 travellers aboard the Celebrity Century cruise ship participated in a royal banquet in Hue Citadel’s Can Chanh Palace in the Dai Noi (Royal Palace) on March 12.

Transport authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have requested that the city’s first electric bus route, which will be set up for the downtown area, include an area known as the “Westerner’s zone” or “backpacker area.”

The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak held its traditional elephant race in Lak district on March 11 as part of the fifth Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival.

A group of local youths have produced several video clips on the country’s landscape and cultural identity, and one of these featuring the charms of a central Vietnamese province has bewitched locals and foreigners alike.

Work on a six-hectare area that consists of 20th-century French-styled castles and houses is set to be completed by the end of April on popular tourist mountain Ba Na in Danang.

A cluster of 1,000-year-old Cham towers in a central Vietnamese province has just been added to the revised edition of a British book that highlights must-see architectural buildings across the globe.

(VOV) - Bac Ha market in Lao Cai province is held every Sunday morning and offers a wide range of products, including clothes, farm tools, and housewares. It is a trading center for ethnic minority people in Bac Ha district and neighboring areas.

The national flagship carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced the temporary suspension of flights to and from the central Highlands city of Pleiku from March 15 to October 25 due to scheduled expansion work on the Pleiku airport.

(VOV) - US online newspaper Huffington Post has posted an article themed “The future of Vietnam travel is anchored by deep traditions” written by Tamar Lowell, CEO of Access Trips.

Cai Mep port in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau will welcome four international cruise liners in early this month, carrying over 7,000 tourists to Vietnam. 

(VOV) -More than 50,000 people visited the Con Son – Kiep Bac relic site in northern Hai Duong province during its spring festival from the 14th to 17th day of the first lunar month (March 4-7). 

(VOV) -A number of interesting and highly entertaining videos about travellers’ visits to Vietnam have shown up on the internet recently.

(VOV) - Kenya Airways will commence a new route to Hanoi and become the first African nation to fly to Vietnam on March 30, bringing to five the number of its destinations in Asia.