Tourism authorities have approved the Vietnam Tourism Occupational Skills Standards, the first of 10 job standards for the tourism sector.

(VOV) - Low-cost airline VietJet Air has received a new Airbus A320-200 to meet the increasing consumer demand during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

(VOV) - Hanoi is aiming to welcome 15 million domestic tourists and 2.8 million international visitors during 2014.

The TouristCard, a promotion card for tourists, has been introduced at 200 locations in six cities and provinces nationwide.

The central province of Quang Binh has been included in a list drawn up by the New York Times of 52 global places to go to in 2014.

(VOV) -The American Business Insider Magazine has recognised Vietnam’s Son Doong cave system as one of the world’s 12 most impressive.

(VOV) - The first flight linking central Nghe An province’s Vinh City and the Lao capital city of Vientiane landed at Wattay International Airport on January 12.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s tourism potential was introduced to international tour operators at a workshop in Belgium on January 9.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has unveiled a plan to promote the tourism industry overseas with a target to welcome 8 million foreign visitors this year.

The US-based food website Daily Meal continues its culinary tour of the world with its first-ever roster of the 101 Best Restaurants in Asia, which honours five Vietnamese restaurants.

(VOV) -La Residence Hotel & Spa, run by Vietnamese staff, has been listed as one of the world’s 500 best hotels in 2014 – a prestigious honor in the travel industry.

(VOV) -The Mekong Delta City of Can Tho expects to attract 1.3 million tourists this year and increase tourism revenue by 13.4%.

Phu Quoc island, endowed with wild and natural beauty, has always attracted a large number of domestic and international visitors.

(VOV) -Vietnam is listed in first place among the five top destinations serving the cheapest beer in the world, according to Thrillist edition - a leading men's digital lifestyle brand.

(VOV) - Hubpages.com has unveiled a list of top ten friendliest nations in the world, including Vietnam.

(VOV) - The southern island district of Con Dao received 19,000 foreign visitors in 2013, representing a year-on-year increase of 49% and making up 20% of the total number of visitors to the locality known as Poulo Condor. 

(VOV) - The central province of Nghe An expects to welcome 4 million visitors this year and increase tourism revenue by 18% to 20% compared to last year.

Most travellers to Vietnam are attracted wonderful natural beauty, from the green rice fields in the north to the fascinating bustle of the Mekong Delta in the south.

(VOV) - The south-central province of Binh Dinh aims to welcome over two millions tourists in 2014 and increase tourism revenue by 32% to VND780,000 billion.

The Dong Van Stone Plateau Global Geo-park in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang held a ceremony to welcome its first New Year visitors on January 1 with flowers and gifts. 

(VOV) -The number of foreign visitors to Vietnam has risen sharply during the 2014 New Year holiday as many provinces and cities across the country have offered attractive tourism services and incentives.

(VOV) -Russia has provided Vietnam with its most foreign visitors for the second year running, with 250,000 arrivals recorded in 2013.

(VOV) -The northern mountain province of Lao Cai is hoping to welcome 1.5 million visitors in 2014, earning at least VND2,850 billion from tourism services.

(VOV) -HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat international airport has flown more than 83,150 flights and welcomed an estimated 9.14 million passengers since it enter operations in 1999.

The golden tourism week with big discounts to attract tourists to the ancient imperial city of Hue , the central province of Thua Thien-Hue , which closed on December 30, is a big success, according to the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre.

Boutique Hoi An Resort sits on the pristine Cua Dai Beach on the doorstep of one of Vietnam’s most celebrated UNESCO sites, Hoi An.

The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa received more than 3 million tourist arrivals in 2013, an increase of over 29% against the previous year.

(VOV) - Foreign arrivals are estimated at 7.572 million this year, up 10.6% compared to a year earlier, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO).

(VOV) -The national flag carrier will run eight new direct flights from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to Taiwan (China) during the coming lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

The West Lake, which is dubbed as the lung of Hanoi, will be turned into an attractive cultural and spiritual tourist site.