The Ho Chi Minh City’s People’s Council approved a proposal on September 11 to establish a municipal Department of Tourism to manage and develop the city’s booming tourism sector. 

(VOV) - Vietnam considers France one of its key tourism markets and it wants to expand tourism cooperation with the European country.

(VOV) -The Italian daily Le Repubblica has recently run an article on its Viaggi (Travel) column highlighting the stunning beauty of Ha Long Bay which was recognized as a World Natural Heritage site in 1994 by UNESCO and voted as one of the seven New Natural Wonders of the World in 2011.

(VOV) - A large number of Italian tourism businesses and agents attended a seminar on Vietnamese tourism held by Vietnam Airlines in Italy on September 11.

(VOV) -Mother Nature website recently listed the terraced fields of Sapa in its superlative list of top 30 most beautiful places in the world.

(VOV) - The 10th International Travel Expo – Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC 2014) themed “Five nations – One Destination” officially opened in HCM City on September 10. 

(VOV) -Budget carrier Jetstar Pacific has launched a series of promotional deals for travelers in Vietnam to travel to their favourite holiday locations in Asia.

The first ever lighting show of boat parade, themed “Vibrant Ho Chi Minh City” held at Saigon Harbour on September 9 night, greatly impressed tourist officials and travel agents from regional countries who are in the city for the 10th International Travel Expo (ITE). 

Visitors to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh can now take to the skies with ziplining, a new adventure tourism service launched on September 9.

Hai Au Aviation Joint Stock Company launched a tourist seaplane route from Hanoi to Ha Long Bay, in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh, on September 9.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has proposed BBC Television of the UK develop a 30-second video clip advertising Vietnam’s tourism and broadcast it on the BBC channel in the Asia-Pacific region.

(VOV) -The Thua Thien-Hue provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has outlined a raft of tax cuts and other stimulus measures as part of efforts to shore up tourism, which include ramping up its marketing and advertising programmes.

(VOV) -Leading low-cost airline, VietJet Air has announced it is launching a new air route from Vietnam to Vladivostok in Russia.

(VOV) -Vietnam is enjoying a surge of interest by international travellers, which explains why leading luxury small ship cruise line operator Aqua Mekong has decided to launch a seven-night journey along the Mekong River.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s many bridges are incredible architectural achievements and pieces of history. They not only create a convenient traffic network and bring a source of pride for local people but are some of the most attractive tourist destinations in the nation.

(VOV) - Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has recommended the Prime Minister consider visa exemptions for travellers from France, Germany, the UK, Australia and India. 

(VOV) - A tourism forum in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 2 provided a great opportunity for nearly 60 Indonesian entrepreneurs, starting or planning to expand tourism related businesses in Vietnam to locate cooperation partners. 

(VOV) - Thousands of local and foreign visitors flocked to the coastal city of Nha Trang on August 31 to celebrate the National Day (September 2) holiday and partake in cultural and scenic tours of the Nha Trang Bay area. 

Bang Lang stork sanctuary is seen as one of the most attractive tourist destinations in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, which with a primitive beauty allows visitors to wallow in nature. 

Representatives of Malaysian travel agencies are taking familiarisation tours in some central localities of Vietnam on August 30 to link tourist destinations there to Malaysia.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s National Day brings a bargain holiday bonanza as tour operators slash prices to offload unsold flights and hotel rooms.

(VOV) - Malaysia-based budget carrier AirAsia has resumed an air route between Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Danang city (Vietnam), operating four flights per week, starting on August 29.

Jetstar Pacific is the first airline in Vietnam to practise an emergency evacuation and landing on water using a real airplane at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City, on August 28. 

The number of foreign tourists visiting Vietnam increased by 9.5% month-on-month in August 2014, according to figures from the General Statistics Office (GSO).

(VOV) - The Republic of Korea (Rok) has made it easier for Vietnamese tourists, patients, and students to obtain a visa, requiring fewer evidentiary documents when applying for the visa and enjoying a greatly reduced processing time and application fee. 

Vietnam’s Kon Tum province and Thailand’s Ubonratchathani province are cooperating in developing a road tour linking localities in the two countries and Laos via Bo Y border gate, the Saigon Times Daily reported.

(VOV) - The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines plans to increase an additional 147 flights on key domestic routes from August 29 to September 3, to meet passengers’ increasing demand for travel during the upcoming National Holiday.

(VOV) -Jetstar Pacific Airlines (JPA) on August 25 announced that it will launch a new air route between Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok, Thailand as of December 10.

(VOV) - Air routes specifically aimed at promoting increased tourism between Phu Quoc and the Republic of Korea (RoK) are to officially open in early November. 

Following approval from the governments of Cambodia and Laos, Vietnam plans to launch a new direct air route through the three countries.