(VOV) -Leading low-cost carrier, VietJet Air has announced it is providing 2,000 cheap tickets for flights from Hanoi to the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and Bangkok (Thailand).

(VOV) -Three Vietnamese cities have been listed among top 25 destinations in Asia by TripAdvisor – the world’s largest tourism website.

(VOV) -For the fourth consecutive year in a row, Vietravel has been honourably awarded the title “Best Vietnam Travel Agency”, by leading Asia Pacific TTG Asia Magazine.

A workshop was held in Hanoi on October 2 to introduce a draft report on Vietnam’s tourism in 2013, the first of its kind built following international practice. 

(VOV) -Salvaged Ring, an airy and spacious coffee shop located in the countryside of the coastal city of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province has been listed as one of strong competitors at World Architecture Festival taking place at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore from Oct. 1-3.

(VOV) - Budget carrier Jetstar Pacific has announced the launch of roundtrip flights between Hanoi and Vinh as of October 27 using Airbus A320 aircraft with 180 economy class seats.

(VOV) -The Republic of Korea (RoK) held a seminar on MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention and Exhibition) tourism at the Lotte Hotel in Hanoi on September 30 with the participation of around 180 Vietnamese and Korean delegates.

(VOV) - Ha Long Bay of Vietnam has been selected as one of the 12 greatest coastlines in the world by US travel website WhenOnEarth.

(VOV) - Vingroup has announced it will officially inaugurate its five-star resort in the Long Beach area in the district island of Phu Quoc on November 1. 

Vinpearl Joint Stock Company (Vinpearl) will launch the five-star Vinpearl Resort&Villas 1 in Hon Tre Island, Nha Trang, the coastal province of Khanh Hoa, in April 2015. 

(VOV) - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has been forced to cancel flights from Ho Chi Minh City to France as French pilots kicked off a two-week strike from September 16-28.

(VOV) - Distinguished winners of the 2013 Vietnam Tourism Awards were applauded on September 26 at a gala industry night in Hanoi.

(VOV) - Across much of the world, autumn is the most beautiful time of the year.

Developing community-based tourism is expected to help local residents improve their living standards and promote their cultural values, a senior tourism official said at a ceremony in Hanoi on September 26 on the occasion of World Tourism Day. 

(VOV) -Vietnam has welcomed more than 6 million foreign arrivals over the past nine months, a year-on-year increase of 10%, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

Mu Cang Chai district’s Culture and Tourism Week was launched on September 25 in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai, attracting a large number of local residents and tourists. 

Hanoi’s tourism sector is taking a wide range of measures, including increasing the number of services on offer, improving the quality of services, and boosting links with other localities in an effort to lure more holiday-makers to the capital. 

(VOV) - Travel guide Fodor has cited the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Hotel as one of the top 100 hotels in the world.

Two air routes connecting Phu Quoc island district in southern Kien Giang province with Singapore and Siem Riep of Laos will be officially launched in November this year.

With many natural, cultural heritages and rich history, Vietnam has many destinations to attract tourists. The tourism industry needs to work out suitable strategies to tap tourism potential, the Vietnam Business Forum Magazine (VBF) reported.

Quang Ngai province is located in the central coastal region, bordering Kon Tum province and the Truong Son mountain range to the west, Quang Nam to the north, Binh Dinh to the south and the East Sea to the east, with a coastline of more than 140 km. 

The Vietnam Book of Records organisation has announced the top 45 attractive destinations in Vietnam based on selections by travel agencies and tourists at home and abroad.

The Culture, Sport and Tourism Department of the central city of Danang will launch the Danang Smiling City project as a part of tourism promotion next month.

(VOV) -Stretching along the central coast of Vietnam, the province of Phu Yen is blessed with the Ghềnh Đá Đĩa (The Cliff of Stone Plates), a masterpiece of stone gifted by nature, recognised as a national heritage.

(VOV) - In the eight months leading up to September the Hanoi Tourism Association successfully organized a record number of visits to Australia, Russia and Western Europe with the aim of promoting both inbound and outbound tourism.

(VOV) -The first Vietnamese travel website dedicated to assisting consumers booking of air tickets, hotels and tours– www.gotadi.com – officially launched on September 18.

(VOV) - A forum opened in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK), on September 17 to introduce Vietnam’s tourism potential and create a forum for travel agents of the two countries to seek partnerships and boost cooperation.

This year, more than 34,000 international cruise holiday-makers landed in Chan May port to visit Hue’s imperial sites in the central province of Thua Thien–Hue.

The Hanoi-based GIICO International Investment Group has announced a plan to build a US$2-billion tourism complex on Cat Ba Island in the northern city of Haiphong.

(VOV) - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on September 16 announced the cancellation and delays of hundreds of flights as typhoon Kalmaegi makes its way towards Vietnam.