(VOV) - A seminar was held in Thua Thien Hue central province on April 24 to discuss the implementation of a project on sustainable and responsible tourism in the central region.

(VOV) - The central province of Quang Binh in coordination with Vietnam Helicopter Corporation on April 24 launched helicopter tours of heritage sites and other tourist destinations in the locality.

Travel agencies in Hanoi reported a surge in travel demand on the upcoming national holiday that begins at the end of this month.

(VOV) -The Hapag-Lloyd-operated ship Hanseatic, with 750 foreign passengers and crew members on board, docked at Phu Quoc island on April 23.

(VOV) -Vietnam recorded 170,772 Japanese arrivals, ranking third in international travel volume, in the first quarter of 2014, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

Most hotels in Da Lat city, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, have been fully booked for the upcoming national holiday at the end of this month.

The Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam visited the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai on April 22 with the aim of studying investment potential in the province’s tourism sector. 

(VOV) -Six more streets in Hanoi’s Old Quarter have been pedestrianised every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 6pm to 11pm.

(VOV) -According to the Ramsar Convention, the picturesque Con Dao National Park in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has been internationally recognised as a new wetland Ramsar site.

(VOV) -As many as 33 tourism teachers, directors and representatives of Vietnam Tourism Association completed a training course on responsible tourism in Hanoi on April 18-19.

(VOV) - Dien Bien is experiencing a surge in tourism as a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory (May 7) draws near, according to provincial officials. 

A Bahamas national ship with more than 1,000 passengers and crewmembers on board docked in the Chan May port in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on April 17.

(VOV) -The development of Vietnam’s cruise ship tourism was discussed at international seminar held in Hue on April 16 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Thua Thien Hue provincial People’s Committee, and the Asian Cruise Association (ACA).

(VOV) - The Japanese government is considering an initiative to grant visa exemption for citizens from Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines, in an effort to turn Japan into an attractive tourist destination.

(VOV) -Low-cost airline VietJetAir announces exciting new flight schedule, of seven direct fights per week between Hanoi-Phu Quoc, as from May 28, 2014.

Quang Ninh is blessed with rugged mountains, an incredible coastline and Ha Long Bay. The province is a source of great national pride, yet, like a sleeping dragon, it needs to be awoken.

(VOV) -The central province of Thua Thien-Hue will organise a festival on April 24-25 to introduce its Lang Co Bay as one of the most beautiful bays of the world.

(VOV) -National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced that it will add 342 domestic flights on 16 routes on April 30 (country reunification) and May 1 (Labour Day).

(VOV) -TripAdvisor has examined millions of travelers’ reviews to come up with the top worldwide travel destinations for the year, citing Hanoi as the eighth top choice.

(VOV) - Vietnam is filled with beautiful and exotic sights ranging from rural countryside to ancient Temples and tombs. Petal Mashraki, a freelance travel writer, has suggested 10 of the most beautiful places to visit in Vietnam in an article published on globalgrasshopper.com

(VOV) - The weekly feature Viaggli of Italian daily Le Repubblica recently introduced foreign visitors to major tourist attractions in Vietnam, including capital Hanoi, Ha Long Bay and some others in the northern mountainous region.

(VOV) - Saigontourist on April 8 received a record high of more than 8,500 travelers aboard luxury cruise ships coming from Europe, America and Australia.

(VOV) -Tourism associations from Hanoi, Thua Thien-Hue and Ho Chi Minh City representing the three regions of Vietnam signed a cooperation programme on April 5 to stimulate national tourism development.

(VOV) - The northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh welcomed 650,000 visitors in the first quarter of the year including 48,000 foreign arrivals, up 37.4% from last year’s same quarter, said provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Director Bui Ngoc Lam.

The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh plans to become an international tourism hub able to compete with foreign hotspots.

(VOV) -The Hue relics complex in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue welcomed more than 500,645 visitors in the first quarter of 2014, including 320,740 foreigners.

(VOV) - National flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, has announced its continued participation in this year’s upcoming – Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) – set to take place in Hanoi from April 3-6. 

Ho Chi Minh City authorities have signed a tourism co-operation agreement with 30 cities and provinces so that it can promote inter-regional tourism. 

(VOV) - An All Nippon Airways of Japan (ANA) plane landed at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport on March 30, kick-starting a weekly direct air route between Hanoi and Haneda (Tokyo).

(VOV) - Danang city has recorded a sharp increase in the number of international arrivals in the first quarter of 2014, up as much as 10-20%, according to travel agents Vitours, Vietravel and Saigontourist.