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.

(VOV) - Representatives of Saigontourist met with Vice Chairman of the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) Kazuaki Maruo on August 22, discussing measures to increase the flow of tourists between Vietnam and Japan.

(VOV) -Over 200 companies from 19 countries and territories have registered to participate in International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (ITE-HCMC) 2014 to take place from September 11 to 13.

The number of Chinese tourists visiting the central city and the central region this month is expected to reach 15,000 this month.

(VOV) -Hai Au Airline will launch a Hanoi-Ha Long route this September, using two of the latest generation Cessna Grand Caravan EX hovercrafts.

Tourism industry of the central province of Thua Thien- Hue has just introduced a large-scale tourism promotion with discounts of up to 50% for many services in an effort to meet its target of 3 million visitors in 2014. 

(VOV) - Danang has launched a new advertising campaign touting its new slogan “Danang City – a friendly, safe and hospitable community” aiming to attract more domestic holiday and foreign tourists from traditional markets. 

A Vietnamese tourism company has been chosen to represent Vietnam in an international competition for start-ups, Seedstars World, to be held in Geneva in February.

(VOV) -Danang city launched its tourism promotion programme in Moscow on August 18, expecting to break into this strong Russian market which sees an increasing number of visitors to Vietnam every year.

(VOV) -The number of Vietnamese travellers to Japan jumped 15.6% year-on-year reaching nearly 4.9 million in the first seven months of the year.

(VOV) -The central province of Khanh Hoa is widely known for its pristine coastline and the stunning majesty of its waterfalls and natural landscape. The central province of Khanh Hoa is widely known for its pristine coastline and the stunning majesty of its waterfalls and natural landscape. The central province of Khanh Hoa is widely known for its pristine coastline and the stunning majesty of its waterfalls and natural landscape. The central province of Khanh Hoa is widely known for its pristine coastline and the stunning majesty of its waterfalls and natural landscape.

(VOV) -The Vietnam Society of Travel Agents (VISTA) on August 15 introduced a Japanese travel club in southern Vietnam with the aim of increasing the number of tourists travelling between Vietnam and Japan.

(VOV) - Vietnamese low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific (JP) on August 15 received an additional Airbus A320.

(VOV) -The Huffington Post website has named Vietnam as a top five tourist budget destination, which can be visited for less than US$50 per day.

Airlines operating international flight routes to Phu Bai, Cam Ranh, Lien Khuong, Can Tho and Phu Quoc airports are about to benefit from a 50% reduction in airport service.

(VOV) - International tourism to Danang city has picked up remarkably over the past two months thanks to the establishment of direct overseas air routes, said Tran Chi Cuong, deputy director of the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.  

(VOV) - Lao Cai province recorded a 25% on-year jump in tourist arrivals in the first seven months of 2014, largely attributable to a new marketing campaign raising its image as a safe, friendly and attractive destination. 

(VOV) -A delegation from Global Geoparks Network (GGN) conducted a survey from August 6-9 of the construction and development of the Dong Van Karst Plateau Global Geopark.

Ho Chi Minh City and some other provinces in Vietnam will be joining a programme to showcase their tourism products and services at a major tourism event in Russia next month.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue welcomed nearly 1.8 million tourist arrivals in January-July, including 650,000 foreigners visiting the imperial city of Hue. 

(VOV) -Fourteen out of 15 chartered air routes from China to Vietnam’s central Danang city have been cancelled until the end of September 2014.

(VOV) - Tuan Chau Marina in the northern province of QuangNinh officially becomes the largest artificial port in Vietnam as of August 4. 

(VOV) - A 14 member Bulgarian delegation led by former minister of tourism, Anelia Krushkova, arrived in HCM City on August 4 to conduct a tourism survey in Vietnam and the Southeast Asian region. 

(VOV) - Amidst the bustling city streets in Ho Chi Minh City, filled with shabbily dressed street peddlers, alongside the ancient architecture and markets with names like Ben Thanh and Binh Tay, there are always great numbers of tourists.