Vietnamese airports to undergo repairs
Vietnamese airports to undergo repairs

A number of major airports, including Tan Son Nhat in Ho Chi Minh City, will undergo repairs between April and June, and the number of flights will be reduced as a result, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has announced.

Vietnamese airports to undergo repairs
Hai Phong fosters tourism development
Hai Phong fosters tourism development

The northern city of Hai Phong welcomed 964,300 tourists in the first three months of 2015, an increase of 7.23% from the same period last year, according to the city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Hai Phong fosters tourism development
Jetstar Pacific launches new air routes from Hanoi
Jetstar Pacific launches new air routes from Hanoi

Low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific on March 30 officially opened a direct air route between Hanoi and the Thai capital of Bangkok. 

Jetstar Pacific launches new air routes from Hanoi
Danang records strong increase in tourist arrivals
Danang records strong increase in tourist arrivals

Around 878,000 travellers visited the central coastal city of Danang in the first three months of 2015, up 17.3% against the same period last year, according to the municipal Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism.

Danang records strong increase in tourist arrivals
Legendary beauty of Lak lake
Legendary beauty of Lak lake

Lak lake, located in Lien Son, Lak district, about 52 km south of Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak province, is one of Vietnam’s most beautiful and largest fresh water lakes. 

Legendary beauty of Lak lake
Steep tour discounts at travel festival
Steep tour discounts at travel festival

Travel firms at the upcoming Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival will offer price discounts of up to 50% on many tour packages to attract customers to buy Reunification Day (April 30) and summer tour programs.

Steep tour discounts at travel festival
ITE-HCMC spotlights Mekong sub-region tourism
ITE-HCMC spotlights Mekong sub-region tourism

The International Travel Expo in Ho Chi Minh City (ITE- HCMC) has successfully promoted cooperation among the Mekong Tourism Alliance of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

ITE-HCMC spotlights Mekong sub-region tourism
Sketches from my Hanoi trip
Sketches from my Hanoi trip

(VOV) - Singaporean artist Teoh Yi Chie visited Hanoi for one week in March 2015 and sketched images of the city.

Sketches from my Hanoi trip
Insiders explain why Vietnam is losing its tourism appeal
Insiders explain why Vietnam is losing its tourism appeal

Vietnam wastes its chances at international tourism fairs while hindering vacationers with complicated visa rules, as industry insiders name more reasons to explain why the country has seemingly become less attractive to tourists worldwide.

Insiders explain why Vietnam is losing its tourism appeal
DailyMail – Halong Bay a world’s most stunning landscape
DailyMail – Halong Bay a world’s most stunning landscape

(VOV) -In a recent feature travel story, the UK's Daily Mail cited Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay as one of the world's most STUNNING panoramic landscapes.

DailyMail – Halong Bay a world’s most stunning landscape
Dark Cave to fully open to visitors
Dark Cave to fully open to visitors

Toi (Dark) Cave in the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, which is now partly open to tourists, will be fully opened next month since experts have finished exploring its nearly 5.3-kilometer length, news website VnExpress reported on March 24.

Dark Cave to fully open to visitors
HCM City tourism fest highlights world heritage in Vietnam
HCM City tourism fest highlights world heritage in Vietnam

(VOV) - The 11th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival 2015, themed “Impression of World Heritage in Vietnam”, will kick off on March 26. 

HCM City tourism fest highlights world heritage in Vietnam
TripAdvisor –  Hanoi among top 10 world’s best destinations
TripAdvisor – Hanoi among top 10 world’s best destinations

(VOV) -TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel site, has announced its 2015 Travelers' Choice has announced its 2015 Travelers' Choice awards for Destinations.

TripAdvisor –  Hanoi among top 10 world’s best destinations
Homestay tourism benefit Vietnamese farmers
Homestay tourism benefit Vietnamese farmers

Homestay tourism is not new in Vietnam but it is now being offered for the first time in Ca Mau, the country’s southernmost province.  

Homestay tourism benefit Vietnamese farmers
More Moscow-Cam Ranh charter flights
More Moscow-Cam Ranh charter flights

A Vietnamese-Russian venture is increasing the frequency of its charter flight service between Russia’s capital city and a Vietnamese airport near the resort town of Nha Trang. 

More Moscow-Cam Ranh charter flights
Singapore: from colonial backwater to high-tech city state
Singapore: from colonial backwater to high-tech city state

Following the death of Lee Kuan Yew, the architect of modern Singapore, we look at the transformation of the city state.

Singapore: from colonial backwater to high-tech city state
Investopedia: 3 top Vietnamese cities for American retirees
Investopedia: 3 top Vietnamese cities for American retirees

Investopedia asks rhetorically: Why would you go halfway around the world to retire in Danang, Nha Trang and Da Lat? It goes on to provide the answer: Because it’s cheap and charming.

Investopedia: 3 top Vietnamese cities for American retirees
Tra Nhieu, a peaceful village in central Vietnam
Tra Nhieu, a peaceful village in central Vietnam

Tra Nhieu village in the central Vietnamese province of Quang Nam which used to be a well-known commercial port, now has become an attractive, ideal eco tourism destination for travelers.

Tra Nhieu, a peaceful village in central Vietnam
Café Saigon 1975
Café Saigon 1975

Operational for more than one month, Café Saigon 1975 has quickly become an attractive destination, especially for Saigonese, as it reminds them of the wartime as seen through a number of items and pictures.

Café Saigon 1975
Mui Ne among 12 best beaches in Asia-Pacific
Mui Ne among 12 best beaches in Asia-Pacific

(VOV) - SkyScanner, the world’s travel search engine, has listed Mui Ne among 12 best beaches in the Asia-Pacific region.

Mui Ne among 12 best beaches in Asia-Pacific
Holiday home market show signs of recovery
Holiday home market show signs of recovery

Vietnam’s holiday home market shows signs of recovery with the revival of delayed projects and investors ramping up investments in this segment.

Holiday home market show signs of recovery
Int'l delegates participate in friendship spring tour
Int'l delegates participate in friendship spring tour

Over 200 delegates and representatives from embassies, diplomatic corps, international and non-governmental organizations in Vietnam, as well as central and local agencies took part in the 2015 Friendship Spring Tour on March 21 in the districts of Quoc Oai and Phuc Tho of Hanoi.

Int'l delegates participate in friendship spring tour
Yokdon National Park
Yokdon National Park

Yokdon National Park in Buon Don district, Dak Lak province is one of the largest nature reserves in Vietnam.

Yokdon National Park
Three Western style cafes for a coffee meeting
Three Western style cafes for a coffee meeting

(VOV) - Saigon is famous for its coffee culture and wide offering of many different environments where one can grab a cup of joe.

Three Western style cafes for a coffee meeting
Moscow fair promotes Vietnam’s tourism potential
Moscow fair promotes Vietnam’s tourism potential

(VOV) -Vietnam National Administration of tourism (VNAT) deputy director Nguyen Quoc Hung recently led a large delegation to an international tourism fair in Moscow, Russia.

Moscow fair promotes Vietnam’s tourism potential
Enchanted Sapa through the lens of American photographer
Enchanted Sapa through the lens of American photographer

(VOV) - Through the lens of American photographer Max Seigal, layers of thick clouds over Sapa in early morning create an incredible view of the northern mountainous city.

Enchanted Sapa through the lens of American photographer
Travel firms downbeat about business on upcoming holidays
Travel firms downbeat about business on upcoming holidays

Local travel companies are looking to modest growth in tour bookings during the upcoming holidays of Hung Kings’ death anniversary, Reunification Day, and International Labour Day from late April till early May.

Travel firms downbeat about business on upcoming holidays
Vietnamese tourists to Japan set record
Vietnamese tourists to Japan set record

(VOV) -The number of Vietnamese travellers to Japan for the first two months of the year surged 54.3% on-year to an estimated 21,800, a record high for the period, the Japan National Tourism Organization has reported.

Vietnamese tourists to Japan set record
Bangkok-Thua Thien Hue air route launched
Bangkok-Thua Thien Hue air route launched

(VOV) - The Bangkok-Thua Thien Hue first direct flight carrying 161 Thai passengers arrived at Phu Bai Airport on March 18.

Bangkok-Thua Thien Hue air route launched
Vietnam Airlines offers summer promotion
Vietnam Airlines offers summer promotion

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines launched its annual “Hello summer vacation 2015” promotion for passengers in Vietnam who buy tickets from March 17th-31st on both domestic and international flights.

Vietnam Airlines offers summer promotion
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