Air Busan launches Busan–Da Nang direct route
Air Busan launches Busan–Da Nang direct route

Air Busan from the Republic of Korea has launched a new direct flight route connecting the southern port city of Busan and central Da Nang City, central Vietnam.

Air Busan launches Busan–Da Nang direct route
Floating market to stimulate southern economy and tourism
Floating market to stimulate southern economy and tourism

A pilot project has been launched to hold a floating market, called "Floating Bazaar Tani,” in the southern border province of Pattani on Fridays and Saturdays of the first week of each month, from 2:00 p.m. onwards.

Floating market to stimulate southern economy and tourism
Watching cloud from top of Vietnam’s highest mountain
Watching cloud from top of Vietnam’s highest mountain

(VOV) - Lying 2,979m above the sea, Ta Chi Nhu which belongs to Hoang Lien Son mountain range is one of the ten highest mountains in Vietnam. 

Watching cloud from top of Vietnam’s highest mountain
Vietnam Airlines to increase service for national holiday
Vietnam Airlines to increase service for national holiday

(VOV) -National carrier, Vietnam Airlines, has announced its plan to add 545 domestic and international flights between April 25 and May 4, more than 17.8% over normal service,and up 82.9% from last year’s corresponding period.

Vietnam Airlines to increase service for national holiday
VietJet Air unveils routes to Chinese cities
VietJet Air unveils routes to Chinese cities

Vietnam’s budget carrier VietJet Air revealed air routes linking the Southeast Asian country with China on April 8, part of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s official visit to China.

VietJet Air unveils routes to Chinese cities
Rambling through Ninh Thuy fishing villages
Rambling through Ninh Thuy fishing villages

(VOV) -Ninh Thuy commune with small and charming fishing villages is located near Doc Let Beach in Ninh Hoa township, the central province of Khanh Hoa.

Rambling through Ninh Thuy fishing villages
Vietjet offers extra daily Bangkok-HCM City round trip
Vietjet offers extra daily Bangkok-HCM City round trip

Vietjet has announced plans to increase the frequency of its international route linking Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok since May 18, 2015.

Vietjet offers extra daily Bangkok-HCM City round trip
Visa exemptions for Vietnamese citizens
Visa exemptions for Vietnamese citizens

(VOV) -With ordinary passports, Vietnamese citizens can travel freely to 44 countries in the world without needing to first obtain a visa.

Visa exemptions for Vietnamese citizens
Central provinces develop sustainable tourism
Central provinces develop sustainable tourism

Responsible and sustainable tourism, core of a community-based project developing sustainability practices among travelers and stakeholders, has yielded fruits since its launch in the central provinces of Quang Nam and Thua Thien-Hue one year ago.

Central provinces develop sustainable tourism
Luxury cruiser arrives at Chan May port
Luxury cruiser arrives at Chan May port

The luxury cruise liner Celebrity Millennium of Malta with over 1,600 tourists and crew members docked at the Chan May port in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on April 7. 

Luxury cruiser arrives at Chan May port
Vietnam opens royal theater to tourists in Hue
Vietnam opens royal theater to tourists in Hue

Duyet Thi Duong, considered the oldest theater in Vietnam, has been restored and is now open to the public in Hue.

Vietnam opens royal theater to tourists in Hue
10 Vietnamese food you need to try
10 Vietnamese food you need to try

Vietnamese food is distinct and unforgettable, according to UK magazine Rough Guides. 

10 Vietnamese food you need to try
Vietnam aims to attract tourists from India and Middle East
Vietnam aims to attract tourists from India and Middle East

(VOV) - A seminar has been held under the framework of the on-going Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) in Hanoi to seek measures to attract more tourists from India and the Middle East.

Vietnam aims to attract tourists from India and Middle East
The charm of Bao Loc Plateau
The charm of Bao Loc Plateau

(VOV) -Bao Loc plateau in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong is located at an altitude of over 800m, 190km from Ho Chi Minh City and 110km from Da Lat city. It is cool all the year round with high rainfall, humidity and mist, suitable for growing mulberries and raising silkworms.

The charm of Bao Loc Plateau
Moc Chau primed for national status
Moc Chau primed for national status

Authorities have announced a master plan on developing Moc Chau into a national tourism site by 2020 during a ceremony in the northern province of Son La.

Moc Chau primed for national status
Tourists flock to tourist destinations on long holiday
Tourists flock to tourist destinations on long holiday

A long holiday in late April combined with growing consumer confidence attributed to steady economic recovery has been inciting increased travel across the country. 

Tourists flock to tourist destinations on long holiday
International arrivals to Vietnam fall 10.4% in March
International arrivals to Vietnam fall 10.4% in March

An estimated 617,895 international arrivals was recorded in Vietnam in March, down 10.4% from February and 12.9% from the same period last year, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

International arrivals to Vietnam fall 10.4% in March
Hai Au Aviation to launch new tourist flights
Hai Au Aviation to launch new tourist flights

(VOV) -Many tourists visiting Ninh Binh province have limited time and are unable to visit all the places there are to see.

Hai Au Aviation to launch new tourist flights
Check out this Vietnam travel video
Check out this Vietnam travel video

(VOV) -João Cajuda is a traveller, blogger and videographer from Portugal. He travels the world and shares his adventures, travel videos and tips on his blog.

Check out this Vietnam travel video
Five authentic Saigon markets
Five authentic Saigon markets

Like the Notre Dame Cathedral and Independence Palace, Saigon’s five oldest markets have also become iconic landmarks.

Five authentic Saigon markets
Vietnam International Tourism Mart to open on April 3
Vietnam International Tourism Mart to open on April 3

The 2015 Vietnam International Tourism Mart (VITM) will take place in Hanoi from April 3-6, with the opening ceremony held on late April 2. 

Vietnam International Tourism Mart to open on April 3
Truong Sa set to be attractive destination for tourists
Truong Sa set to be attractive destination for tourists

(VOV) - The HCM City People’s Committee has authorized its Department of Tourism to cooperate with necessary departments and agencies to develop tours of Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.

Truong Sa set to be attractive destination for tourists
Sightseeing tour in Co Co River
Sightseeing tour in Co Co River

In a beautiful spring afternoon, 72-year-old Le Van Hiep rows a boat to take me around in a sightseeing tour along the snaking Lo Canh Giang River, known by local people as Co Co (stork’s neck) River.

Sightseeing tour in Co Co River
Flower street welcomes National Tourism Year
Flower street welcomes National Tourism Year

(VOV) - In the lead up to the – Connecting World Heritages – tourism year, the northern province of Thanh Hoa staged a flower street on April 1 decorated to feature the nation’s rich cultural heritage.

Flower street welcomes National Tourism Year
Over 2 million foreign visitors to Vietnam in first quarter
Over 2 million foreign visitors to Vietnam in first quarter

(VOV) - The number of foreign tourists to Vietnam in the first quarter of this year is estimated to reach 2,007,884, down 13.7% against the same period last year, announced the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO).

Over 2 million foreign visitors to Vietnam in first quarter
Vietnam Airlines inaugurates direct flight to London Heathrow
Vietnam Airlines inaugurates direct flight to London Heathrow

Vietnam Airlines ran its inaugural flight on the direct route to Heathrow Airport in London, the UK on March 31.

Vietnam Airlines inaugurates direct flight to London Heathrow
 Vietnam justifies cable car project at Son Doong Cave
Vietnam justifies cable car project at Son Doong Cave

Tourism authorities in the central province of Quang Binh have again defended a controversial plan to build a US$212-million cable car at Son Doong Cave, saying the media has misunderstood it.

 Vietnam justifies cable car project at Son Doong Cave
A stream of myths
A stream of myths

After a two-hour ride from the centre of Thanh Hoa province, 150 km south of Hanoi, I finally reached its principal tourist attraction, Cam Luong fish stream, lying at the foot of Truong Sinh Mountain in Luong Ngoc village.

A stream of myths
Hoi An comes under spotlight in Italy
Hoi An comes under spotlight in Italy

La Stampa, Italy’s third most popular newspaper, called the ancient town of Hoi An in central coastal Quang Nam province an ideal Asian destination in 2015 in an article titled “Hoi An, a multinational Vietnam”. 

Hoi An comes under spotlight in Italy
Vietnam – a best budget holiday destination
Vietnam – a best budget holiday destination

(VOV) -There simply is no denying that Vietnam is a destination that allows travellers to stretch their budget says the Travel and Tourism website etravelblog.com.

Vietnam – a best budget holiday destination
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