First Can Tho - Da Lat flight launched
First Can Tho - Da Lat flight launched

(VOV) - The first flight from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and the Central Highlands city of Da Lat, Lam Dong province was conducted on May 7, helping to reduce the travel time between the two localities from 12 hours to one hour. 

First Can Tho - Da Lat flight launched
White Waterfall wows visitors in remote countryside paradise
White Waterfall wows visitors in remote countryside paradise

Tourists may feel lost in the beauty and majesty of nature when they arrive at Thac Trang (White Waterfall), one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the mountainous province of Quang Ngai.

White Waterfall wows visitors in remote countryside paradise
National park ranks with top 10 forgotten places
National park ranks with top 10 forgotten places

(VOV) -The US online newspaper,  Huffington Post, has named Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Vietnam’s central Quang Binh province as top 10 travel destinations that are popular today, while wouldn't have even been considered such a decade ago.

National park ranks with top 10 forgotten places
Tourists flock to President Ho Chi Minh’s hometown
Tourists flock to President Ho Chi Minh’s hometown

The Kim Lien special national relic site in central Nghe An province’s Nam Dan district where is the late President Ho Chi Minh’s hometown welcomed more than 136,000 visitors during the six-day holiday which began on April 28.

Tourists flock to President Ho Chi Minh’s hometown
Admiring starry sky on Bach Moc Luong Tu mountain top
Admiring starry sky on Bach Moc Luong Tu mountain top

(VOV) - Bach Moc Luong Tu range which is 3,046m above the sea level has become an attraction to many adventurous tourists because of its primary and breathtaking beauty.

Admiring starry sky on Bach Moc Luong Tu mountain top
Ha Long to launch electric car service for tourism in June
Ha Long to launch electric car service for tourism in June

An electric car service is expected to be launched in Ha Long City, home to the UNESCO-recognized Ha Long Bay, next month to diversify its tourism products.

Ha Long to launch electric car service for tourism in June
Vietnam Airlines tops the list of flight delays during holiday
Vietnam Airlines tops the list of flight delays during holiday

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines topped the list of flight delays during the six-day holiday starting April 28 with 249 flights delayed, accounting for 49.4% of the total, local media reported, citing data from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

Vietnam Airlines tops the list of flight delays during holiday
Son Doong cave among world’s top 15 unbelievable places
Son Doong cave among world’s top 15 unbelievable places

(VOV) -Boredpanda – the leading art, design and photography community website has cited Vietnam’s Son Doong Cave among top 15 unbelievable places that look like they are from another planet.

Son Doong cave among world’s top 15 unbelievable places
Thousand-year old cave gives Cao Bang a splendid beauty
Thousand-year old cave gives Cao Bang a splendid beauty

(VOV) - Northern Cao Bang province is home to many tourist attractions like Ban Gioc fall, Pac Bo historical site, and particularly Nguom Ngao cave.

Thousand-year old cave gives Cao Bang a splendid beauty
Foreign tourists to Can Gio must get permission
Foreign tourists to Can Gio must get permission

Travel enterprises arranging tours for international cruise passengers to Can Gio Biosphere Reserve in HCMC have got confused as the city police require foreigners to obtain permission before coming there, citing regulations on visits to border areas.

Foreign tourists to Can Gio must get permission
Over 62,000 vacationers in DakLak on holiday
Over 62,000 vacationers in DakLak on holiday

Over 62,000 domestic and foreign visitors vacationed in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak during the six-day holiday which began on April 28, marking a 69.3% annual increase. 

Over 62,000 vacationers in DakLak on holiday
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
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