(VOV) - A VietJet Air flight safely touched down in India on December 5, marking the start of the airline’s new international service connecting Vietnam – Thailand – India, a milestone in the airlines growth strategy. 

Brand development has the utmost significant role in tourism promotion and marketing, requiring the involvement of different stakeholders across sectors. 

The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa aims to attract 4 million tourists and gross VND6.5 trillion (US$309 million) in revenue next year, representing a respective rise of 17% and 30% year-on-year. 

(VOV) -TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel website, has named the central coastal city of Danang as a top destination on the rise in Asia and the world.

The central province of ThuaThien-Hue welcomed more than 2.65 million tourists, including more than 935,000 foreigners, in the Jan-Nov period this year, up 9.13% compared with the same period last year.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has launched a programme to promote in-country tourism by Vietnamese as part of national efforts to mobilise the national economy.

(VOV) -Cape Ca Mau feels like the end of the world. This southernmost point in Vietnam is a place where land, sea and sky mingle at the edge of mangrove forests teeming with wildlife.

(VOV) - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) has proposed exempting visa for Indian tourists, said MCST Deputy Minister Ho Anh Tuan at a Vietnam-India tourism and aviation cooperation conference in Hanoi on November 29.

(VOV) - The country’s top 47 travel agencies have received a prestigious award from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) for their contributions to a successful campaign to increase inbound tourism to Vietnam.

(VOV) -Renowned US business magazine Forbes has named Vietnam as top 10 coolest places to visit in 2015 thanks to its attractive tours including hydro-plane service between Hanoi and Ha Long Bay, and Saigon Vespa tour.

(VOV) - Cai Be floating market is always bustling, bearing all the characteristics of the locals’ life in the south western region. All the goods are transported to the market by rafts and boats.

(VOV) - The Vietnam Embassy in India on November 26 sponsored an international marketing seminar in New Delhi, India with a plethora of attendees, providing an opportunity to discuss ways it could assist them in promoting inbound tourism to Vietnam.

(VOV) - A Hungarian delegation comprising representatives of TV stations, press and travel agents are visiting Vietnam’s famous landscape and tourism sites and enjoying cuisines.

(VOV) -Prestigious online tourism magazine, Smart Travel Asia, has cited Hanoi and Danang of Vietnam as top holiday destinations in Asia.

(VOV) -The General Department of Tourism in coordination with Vietnam Airlines will hold a ‘thank you ceremony’ at the JW Marriot Hotel in Hanoi on November 28 in appreciation of the travel agencies bringing tourists to Vietnam.

(VOV) -Low-cost carrier Vietjet has announced its flights connecting Vladivostok of Russia to several Vietnamese localities, including Hanoi, HCM City, Nha Trang, Danang, Hue, and Phu Quoc.

(VOV) - The escalating number of international tourists visiting Vietnam over recent years has motivated almost every ethnic group to set up their own homestay and this type of tourism is rapidly gaining in popularity.

The Japanese Embassy in Hanoi announced that on November 20, Japan started a simplified application procedure for single tourist visas for Vietnamese nationals as part of efforts to further promote people-to-people exchanges between the two countries. 

Vietnam expects to welcome 100,000 Indian tourist arrivals in the near future as the two countries hold huge potential to develop bilateral ties in this field, stated Nguyen Quoc Hung, deputy head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VAT).

(VOV) -National Geographic has named Vietnamese dish Bun Cha as top 10 world’s best street food.

The Mekong Delta Green Tourism Week will take place in Can Tho city on April 26-28, 2015, according to the Steering Committee for the Southwestern Region.

The low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific has announced its plan to introduce a new round-trip service between Hanoi and the Thai capital of Bangkok with a flight a day as from March 29 next year.

(VOV) -Pho is quite simply, an utterly captivating dish – simple in execution yet enormously complex in flavour – says Business Insider and “One of the top 43 meals everyone should eat in their lifetime”.

(VOV) -Rough Guides, a global leading publisher of travel guides, has listed three photos of Vietnam as best world food images from the photo-sharing and selling site.

The central coastal city of Nha Trang has long been well known as a top tourist destination, thanks to its deep blue sea, untouched islands and unique gastronomy. However, now it is coffee that is attracting a new wave of visitors to this beautiful beach city. 

(VOV) - Ao Dai museum tells the story of the Vietnamese traditional long dress and its changes in the social development process.

The People’s Committee of Thanh Mien district in northern Hai Duong province held a ceremony on November 16 to receive a certificate recognising its Dao Co (Stork Island) as a national relic site.

(VOV) - Vietnam is the top destination of Spanish visitors last summer, according to Spanish Atrapalo travel agent.

(VOV) - Hoi An, with its beautifully restored houses, shops and public buildings has a reputation of being a favourite getaway of budget minded travellers, the type of cultural hub where tourists come to visit for a few days and end up staying for weeks.

(VOV) -Hue continues to grow its cruise tourism sector, with the arrival of the sixth Royal Caribbean cruise ship this year docking at Chan May port on November 15, carrying more than 1,000 visitors from the US, UK, Canada and Australia.