Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in conjunction with the municipal Tourism Association and Vietnam Airlines, held a ceremony on December 24 to welcome the 4 millionth foreign visitor, a Japanese, to the city.

(VOV) -The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will officially open its air route linking Nghe An’s provincial centre Vinh with the Lao capital of Vientiane on January 12, 2014.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s leading low-cost airline VietJetAir has secured a loan agreement with BNP Paribas bank to purchase three new aircraft in 2014.

(VOV) -The national carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) has seen its impressive growth in both scale of operation and sales revenue in the Republic of Korea (RoK) market.

Vietnam Airlines’ affiliate in Germany has seen an impressive business performance with 10% and 5% increases in passenger number and revenue, respectively.

(VOV) -A tourism promotion night was held in Danang city on December 17 with the participant of travel agencies from Danang and the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Central Hue city is offering a variety of promotions for visitors during the year's third Golden Tourism Week at Hue Heritage Site, which will last from December 24 to 31.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) will offer its clients passage on Airbus A330-300 aircraft for flights from and to Ho Chi Minh City starting January 1 next year, according to the Vietnam Investment Review.

(VOV) -Vietnam Airlines plans to increase its Vietnam-Moscow flights using A330 aircraft to seven a week in summer and eight in winter.

(VOV) - On December 15 Jetstar Pacific officially launched two new low-cost domestic air routes linking Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang and Phu Quoc. 

(VOV) -US flagship Celebrity Millennium docked at Ba Ria-Vung Tau province’s Cai Mep international port on December 13, bringing 3,000 foreign passengers and crew to the southern locality.

The Hue Relic Conservation Centre in collaboration with the local tourism and hotel associations will launch a tourism promotion week from December 24-30, to lure more tourists during the festival season at the end of the year.

(VOV) - Hanoi has welcomed more than 2.58 million foreign visitors by far this year, up 12.2% compared to last year’s figure.

(VOV) - Mexican daily El Financiero recently ran an article describing Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay, as an ideal destination for visitors to enjoy peaceful sailing and admire beautiful karst scenery and emerald waters.

(VOV) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed a decision recognizing 14 sites as special national relics.

(VOV) -All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced on December 9 that it will operate direct flights from Tokyo to Hanoi and Vancouver in addition to others to London, Paris, Jakarta and Manila.

A ceremony to welcome the 12 millionth passenger to Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi was held on December 5.

Winners of the Vietnam Tourism Awards 2012, the most prestigious in the sector, were announced at a ceremony in Hanoi on December 5.

(VOV) - On December 4 TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site, announced a list of top ten tourist destinations around the world.

(VOV) - Dragonair of Cathay Pacific announced it will raise the number of weekly flights between Danang and Hong Kong to 7 from the current 4 as of December 18.

(VOV) - Travel operator Saigontourist welcomed US luxury liner, Azamara,and its 750 passengers and crew members to Vietnam, for the first time this year.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s leading low-cost carrier VietJet Air will officially open a new route from Vinh to Da Lat as of December 24 to mark the fifth Da Lat Flower Festival and 2013 Da Lat Culture and Tourism Week.

(VOV) - The number of international visitors to Vietnam over the last eleven months is estimated at 6.85 million, a year-on-year rise of 10.2%, according to the General Statistics Office.

Cam Ranh International Airport on November 26 welcomed the first direct flight from Ukraine carrying 238 tourists to the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa.

(VOV) -Hanoi is set to host the 2012 Tourism Awards on December 4 to honour select hotels and travel agencies for their excellent performance in the past year.

An international conference on spiritual tourism for sustainable development opened in the Red River Delta province of Ninh Binh on November 21. 

(VOV) - CNN has listed a system of tunnels in HCM City’s Cu Chi district as one of the world’s top underground tourist attractions.

(VOV) - Asiana Airlines has announced it will add four more weekly flights to its Hanoi-Incheon route as of December 9.

Da Lat city is on its last- minute preparation work to celebrate a long-awaited tourism week which is scheduled from December 27 to 31. 

(VOV) -The national carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) is offering 25–30% discounts on flights to the Republic of Korea (RoK) as part of a VNA and Korea Tourism Organisation (KTO) campaign launched on November 12.