(VOV) - The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) marked its 55th founding anniversary on July 7 and launched a campaign encouraging Vietnamese people to travel domestically.

Travellers to Hanoi during the first six months of this year reached around 10 million, up 4% from the same period last year, according to the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The first trial flight linking the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and Thailand’s Bangkok is scheduled to take off on July 21, announced the Can Tho People’s Committee on July 6. 

The 2015 Mekong Delta Green Tourism Week in Can Tho province was rounded off on July 3 with more than 350,000 visitors recorded throughout the week.

More than 70 government officials and personnel from travel agencies, hotels as well as academics from Vietnam and the Republic of Korea exchanged notes and shared best practices at a tourism workshop held on July 3 in HCM City.

Free wifi, convenient transport, huge variety of cheap foods, resplendent sceneries... the list goes on.

Vietnam’s national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, began using its brand-new A350-900XWB aircraft for flights between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on July 3. 

Besides day tours, the Hoi An City People's Committee has opened all-day tours on Cu Lao Cham Island every Saturday, attracting many tourists. 

Central Quang Binh province earned more than VND22 billion (over US$1 million) in the first half of this year alone from tours into Son Doong, the world’s largest cave. 

(VOV) - The private plunge pool of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, Vietnam has entered the list of World's Coolest Hotel Plunge Pools on Travel&Leisure magazine.

(VOV) -Business Insider, a leading US business and entertainment website, has cited Vietnam’s Con Dao Islands as one of top 25 remote islands tourists should visit in their lifetime.

A decade ago few people thought that tourism development in Laos and Cambodia would outpace Vietnam’s.

A workshop was held in the Mekong Delta province of Can Tho on July 1 to seek ways to promote the application of the Green Lotus label in tourist accommodations in Vietnam with the ultimate goal of sustainable tourism development.

Muong Khuong and Bat Xat districts in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai boast high potential for tourism development alongside popular destinations like Sa Pa town and the Bac Ha market.

(VOV) -Vietnam is increasingly becoming popular as a romantic getaway with candlelit dinners, long walks on the beach, and pampering accommodations.

(VOV) - Northern Ninh Binh province which has a romantic and picturesque scenery and is home to famous tourist destinations like Trang An, Tam Coc, Bich Dong and Bai Dinh pagoda attracts tens of thousands of visitors annually.

Recently a number of lesser-known, remote islands across Vietnam have emerged as attractive tourist destinations. Co To in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh is one of them.

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is organising a 2015 Environment-Green Tourism Week from June 30 to July 4. 

(VOV) -Ho Chi Minh City has ranked sixth among the top 10 cheapest cities to buy beer across the world, with a bottle costing £1.15, according to the UK Daily Telegraph.

(VOV) -SkyScanner, the world’s travel search engine, has cited Vietnam’s central Danang city among top 8 most colourful cities in the world.

A tour to Son Doong, the new gem among Southeast Asian jungles and arguably the top choice for adventure seekers coming to Vietnam these days, needs a lot of exercises and costs US$3,000 for a week.

TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site, has named the Hanoi Daewoo Hotel as one of the best hotels in Vietnam in 2015 based on positive feedback from users worldwide, the hotel’s room rates and excellent service quality.

(VOV) -The 2015 Nha Trang Sea Festival themed “Peace and Creativity” is set to take place from July 11- 17 in central Khanh Hoa province.

(VOV) - The number of foreign arrivals visiting Vietnam for the month of June fell modestly by 1.9% when compared against the corresponding period last year to 529,000, according to the latest figures from the General Statistics Office (GSO).    

Close to 1.6 million tourists arrived in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue in the first six months of this year, including 572,000 international visitors. 

(VOV) - New York-based Business Insider, has announced top 20 gorgeous natural wonders around the world, including two Vietnamese tourism sites, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park and Ha Long Bay.

Given Hoi An's immense popularity, one should never have difficulties finding guidebooks which recommend them what to do in the ancient town. Cycling, riding a boat along the Hoai River, or simply having a cup of coffee at a street café, to name a few.

Readers of an online website, www.cntraveler.com, have selected Sao Beach on Phu Quoc Island as one of the top 10 island beaches to unplug and unwind.

(VOV) -No matter where you go around the globe, every major city puts its own spin on food, whether they're serving a slightly different version of a familiar favourite or a strange (to you) dish.

(VOV) - Ho Chi Minh City is famous for its impressive architecture which includes some beautiful pagodas that exemplify the Oriental architectural style. Over the centuries, these pagodas have been  popular destinations for Buddhist followers and world travelers.