Cat Tien national park develops ecotourism
Cat Tien national park develops ecotourism

The Cat Tien National Park, located in the south of Vietnam, is expected to welcome over 26,000 visitors in 2015 based on its ecotourism development. 

Cat Tien national park develops ecotourism
HCM City, a food heaven for vegan, vegetarian travelers
HCM City, a food heaven for vegan, vegetarian travelers

US travel website When On Earth has listed Ho Chi Minh City among the ideal cities worldwide for vegans and vegetarians.

HCM City, a food heaven for vegan, vegetarian travelers
Da Nang hotels, cafés letting tourists use clean toilets for free
Da Nang hotels, cafés letting tourists use clean toilets for free

More than 40 hotels, restaurants and cafés in Da Nang are opening their toilet doors to the public for free under an unprecedented campaign to make the city more friendly to tourists. 

Da Nang hotels, cafés letting tourists use clean toilets for free
Tourist attractions crowded on reunification holiday
Tourist attractions crowded on reunification holiday

Vacationers, at home and abroad, swarmed around places of attractions across Vietnam during the six-day holiday starting from April 28 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of southern liberation and national liberation (April 30). 

Tourist attractions crowded on reunification holiday
Hoa Lo Prison, one of few places in Hanoi with memories of war
Hoa Lo Prison, one of few places in Hanoi with memories of war

Whenever he has come to Vietnam for tourism or work in the past decade, Richard O' Neill, an information technology teacher from the US, has visited the former prison Hoa Lo, where American prisoners, including Senator John McCain, were held during the Vietnam War.

Hoa Lo Prison, one of few places in Hanoi with memories of war
Tourists flock to Hue during holiday week
Tourists flock to Hue during holiday week

More than 81,000 tourists, 66% of whom were domestic travellers, visited Hue city from April 28 to May 1, according to Thua Thien Hue’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Tourists flock to Hue during holiday week
Thanh Hoa: Sam Son moves to lure tourists
Thanh Hoa: Sam Son moves to lure tourists

A marine tourism festival opened on April 29 in Sam Son town, central Thanh Hoa province, drawing tens of thousands of tourists from across the country.

Thanh Hoa: Sam Son moves to lure tourists
Daily Mail- Hang En a world's third largest cave
Daily Mail- Hang En a world's third largest cave

(VOV) -The UK's Daily Mail has cited Vietnam’s Hang En Cave as the third largest cave in the world which has its own climate as well as a river and jungle.

Daily Mail- Hang En a world's third largest cave
First five-star hotel inaugurated in Can Tho
First five-star hotel inaugurated in Can Tho

The first five-star standard Muong Thanh Hotel was officially opened in the southern city of Can Tho on April 28, with the attendance of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and a number of state officials.

First five-star hotel inaugurated in Can Tho
Aerial photos of Nguyen Hue Walking Square
Aerial photos of Nguyen Hue Walking Square

(VOV) -The former Nguyen Hue Flower Street has been upgraded to become a – walking square – and has officially opened on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of South Vietnam and National Reunification (April 30).

Aerial photos of Nguyen Hue Walking Square
Tien Ca Cave in Ninh Binh province
Tien Ca Cave in Ninh Binh province

(VOV) -Not as famous as Tam Coc-Bich Dong or Trang An, Tien Ca Cave in Thung Nham, Ninh Hai village, Hoa Lu, northern Ninh Binh province is its own unique attraction.

Tien Ca Cave in Ninh Binh province
Tourist numbers plummet in first four months
Tourist numbers plummet in first four months

Up to 2,698,324 foreign visitors were estimated to visit Vietnam during the first four months of the year, an annual reduction of 12.2%.

Tourist numbers plummet in first four months
Picturesque seascapes of Son Tra Peninsula
Picturesque seascapes of Son Tra Peninsula

(VOV) -So encaptivated were the French during their occupancy of Vietnam in the 19th century that they gave Son Tra Peninsula the title Tien Sa – Angels' Landing –  which is now the name of the main seaport.

Picturesque seascapes of Son Tra Peninsula
Ham Rong Mountain among world’s top 8 stunning sunsets
Ham Rong Mountain among world’s top 8 stunning sunsets

(VOV) -Ham Rong Mountain of the majestic Hoang Lien Son Range in northern Lao Cai province’s Sapa district has been listed among top 8 stunning sunsets in the world, according to the US’ Huffington Post newspaper.

Ham Rong Mountain among world’s top 8 stunning sunsets
Dak Lak Museum of Ethnology
Dak Lak Museum of Ethnology

(VOV) - Dak Lak Museum of Ethnology is a place that should not be missed if you visit the Central Highlands. 

Dak Lak Museum of Ethnology
Danang marine tourism season 2015 begins
Danang marine tourism season 2015 begins

The 2015 Danang tourism season was kicked off on April 25 at the Bien Dong (East Sea) Park in Son Tra Peninsula in Danang to promote the city as a safe, friendly and attractive destination among tourists.

Danang marine tourism season 2015 begins
Five holiday travel hotspots
Five holiday travel hotspots

(VOV) - Here are five of the top holiday destinations in the north of Vietnam to visit during the upcoming six-day Reunification Day holiday filled with historical artefacts. 

Five holiday travel hotspots
Hung Temple Festival 2015 opens
Hung Temple Festival 2015 opens

(VOV) - The 2015 Hung Temple Festival casting the spotlight on the tourism potential of eight north-western localities kicked off on April 25 in the northern province of Phu Tho. 

Hung Temple Festival 2015 opens
A visit to Saigon’s time capsule
A visit to Saigon’s time capsule

At first I think it is not a good day to visit the Independence Palace. It is blazing hot at 1:30 p.m. as Saigon has just entered the “hotter” season. To reach the palace itself, visitors have to walk a long way from the gate under the merciless sun.

A visit to Saigon’s time capsule
Tour of villages in Dak Lak
Tour of villages in Dak Lak

(VOV) - Visitors to Dak Lak province in the central highlands have an opportunity to ride an elephants and learn how local people hunt and tame elephants. 

Tour of villages in Dak Lak
Sapa prepares for long holiday rush
Sapa prepares for long holiday rush

The district of Sapa in the northwest province of Lao Cai, one of the top tourism destinations in Vietnam, is expected to welcome about 50,000-70,000 visitors in the upcoming six-day vacation which starts from April 28. 

Sapa prepares for long holiday rush
Tourism SMEs receive training to enhance competence
Tourism SMEs receive training to enhance competence

The National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) in cooperation with the Pacific-Asia Travel Association(PATA) has held a training programme to improve the competitive ability of small and medium tourism enterprises. 

Tourism SMEs receive training to enhance competence
Quang Binh’s exotic cave chosen for film Peter Pan
Quang Binh’s exotic cave chosen for film Peter Pan

(VOV) - The central province of Quang Binh has much opportunity to cooperate with international film production companies, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Tran Tien Dung told a recent tourism promotion workshop in Hanoi. 

Quang Binh’s exotic cave chosen for film Peter Pan
Ben En, home to many rare species
Ben En, home to many rare species

We arrived at Ben En National Park, one of the most relaxing parks in north Vietnam, early this month to join a reforestation programme with people in Thanh Hoa's Nhu Thanh District.

Ben En, home to many rare species
Newly discovered grotto-a promising tourist attraction
Newly discovered grotto-a promising tourist attraction

With access to a newly discovered grotto within the UNESCO-recognized Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark being restricted to facilitate further study, the resplendent cave promises to become a touristy spot.

Newly discovered grotto-a promising tourist attraction
Vietnamese tourism popularised in India
Vietnamese tourism popularised in India

A delegation from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and 15 leading tourism agents are showcasing their products at the Global Exhibition on Services GES-2015, which is taking place in India from April 23-25.

Vietnamese tourism popularised in India
A peek inside HCM City's new, lavish Reverie Saigon hotel
A peek inside HCM City's new, lavish Reverie Saigon hotel

(VOV) - The US’s LA Times newspaper has released photos on Reverie Saigon hotel, the most luxurious hotel to-date in Ho Chi Minh City. 

A peek inside HCM City's new, lavish Reverie Saigon hotel
Majesty of Tuyen Quang reservoir
Majesty of Tuyen Quang reservoir

(VOV) - Rich with the images of ancient traditions and fascinating culture of its ethnic minorities, the two districts of Na Hang and Lam Binh in Tuyen Quang province hold great promise for tourism.

Majesty of Tuyen Quang reservoir
Nha Trang to host first tourism fair
Nha Trang to host first tourism fair

(VOV) - The first Nha Trang tourism fair is set to be held on July 3 in the central coastal city of Nha Trang as part of activities pertaining to the Sea Festival 2015 slated for July 11-14. 

Nha Trang to host first tourism fair
 Back to nature at Bidoup Nui Ba park
Back to nature at Bidoup Nui Ba park

A morning, we visited Bidoup Nui Ba National Park in Dalat City, one of the five largest national parks of Vietnam.

 Back to nature at Bidoup Nui Ba park
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