(VOV) - Vietnam received around 7.874 million foreign visitors this year, a year-on-year increase of 4%, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO).

(VOV) - Sapa, Da Lat and Mai Chau are considered most attractive destinations for tourists during New Year holidays thanks to their natural beauty, fresh air and peaceful environment.

(VOV) - The Central Highlands-Da Lat National Tourism Year 2014 has attracted 6 million visitors and generated a revenue of over VND10,000 billion to the tourism sector, a 12% increase over last year. 

(VOV) - A marketing campaign encouraging Vietnamese to escape the daily grind of day to day living and become a tourist in their own country has been launched by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST).

(VOV) -Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved master plans on developing tourism in the southeastern and southern central coastal regions until 2020 with a vision for 2030. 

Flamingo Dai Lai Resort was listed in the Top 10 Hotels and Resorts of 2014 on December 24 by DESIGNBOOM, the world’s first and most popular digital architecture and design magazine.

The tourism sector posted the highest ever increase of 15% year-on-year to VND230 trillion (US$10.9 billion) in revenue despite an array of difficulties in 2014.

(VOV) -Four Vietnam hotels – the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, Park Hyatt Saigon, Nam Hai (in Hoi An) and La Résidence Hue Hotel & Spa – have made Travel + Leisure’s list of World’s Best Hotels.

(VOV) - St. Joseph's Cathedral (Nha Tho Lon) is located on Nha Tho (Church) Street in Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi.

(VOV) -Vietnamese luxury hotel The Reverie Saigon has topped the list of “11 hotels opening in 2015 that we cannot wait to check into”, said CNN.

(VOV) - Royal Caribbean Cruise's luxury cruise ship Celebrity Millennium docked on December 24 at Hon Gai port in Ha Long city with nearly 3,500 visitors from the US, Canada, UK, and Australia.

The northern central region will focus on developing culture-history tourism taking advantage of the rich cultural and historical heritage, it was agreed at a December 22 conference on how to implement the Master plan on the region’s tourism development to 2020 with a vision to 2030.

Vietnam has been named as one of top 4 travel hotspots of the coming year, according to the online travel agency Destinia.com.

(VOV) -Amiana Resort Nha Trang has received the global prestigious World Luxury Hotel Award 2014 in the Luxury Honeymoon Hotel category.

US-based Trave Channel has recently made a documentary on the magnificent scenery and caves at Phong Nha–Ke Bang national park and surrounding areas, according to the park’s management board. 

(VOV) -Well-known American travel guide Fodor’s has named Vietmam as top 25 can't-miss spots that should be on every traveller’s radar in 2015.

(VOV) -Conde Nast Traveler, one of the world's premier luxury and lifestyle travel magazines, has cited three famous resorts in Vietnam’s central region as top 40 of World's Best Beach Resorts: Readers' Choice 2014.

(VOV) - Nearly 100km from Ho Chi Minh City from the north-west, Tay Ninh is an ideal getaway for holidaymakers at the weekend.

(VOV) -To meet the increased demand of inbound and outbound tourists between Vietnam and Korea, Jeju Air has announced the opening of a new daily route connecting Incheon and Noi Bai International Airport.

(VOV) -Vietnam welcomed more than 7.2 million foreign visitors in eleven months of 2014, up 5.4% compared to the same period last year.

The remote rural commune of Suoi Bang in Van Ho district, the northern mountainous province of Son La, is a popular destination for adventure and discovery tourism not only for its natural beauty but also for the mystery existence of caves full with ancient hanging coffins, with remains found to date back to 1,240 years ago. 

(VOV) - Four more foreign airlines began to launch their flights to Tan Son Nhat international airport between mid-October and mid-November, according to the Saigon Ground Services Company Limited (SAGS).

(VOV) - The 2014 Korea Double Double Incentive awards ceremony was held on December 12 in Hanoi by the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) of Vietnam.

Ha Long Bay and the Son Doong cave have been named among the top 10 of the most breathtakingly beautiful places to visit on the planet by the global travel website GlobalGrasshopper.

(VOV) -The maiden flight of a new Jetstar Pacific air route connecting HCM city to Bangkok by Airbus A320 with 180 economy seats lifted off from HCM City on December 10 at 13.05 and returned safely the same day.

(VOV) -National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on December 11 announced its adjustment to flight schedule as typhoon Hagupit is forecast to hit central Vietnam.

(VOV) -The InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort was recently named a World’s Leading Luxury Resort at the World Travel Awards (WTA) held at the Caribbean island of Anguilla.

The Government has assigned specific tasks to ministries and localities nationwide to make tourism spearhead economic growth. 

(VOV) -Vietnam welcomes its victory in the coveted ‘top value for world travel’ category of the Telegraph Travel Awards 2014, the world’s biggest reader travel awards.

(VOV) -The Vietnam Record Centre (Vietking) has announced top 5 floating markets in the western region of the country that attract a huge number of domestic and foreign visitors.