(VOV) - The low-cost Jetstar Pacific airline has announced that it will open two new domestic air routes from HCM City to Nha Trang and Phu Quoc as of December 15 to meet  travelers growing demands.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has decided to publish online a "black list" of dishonest tourism services and facilities that tend to rip off customers.

Located in Bai Tu Long Bay in the northeastern province of QuangNinh, Ba Mun Island is one of the largest and most beautiful clusters of isles with the greatest abundance of flora in Bai Tu Long National Park.

Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of KienGiang is famous not only for its wild and beautiful beaches but also for its prestigious pearl farming. 

Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam has won the 2013 Asian Townscape Awards given by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme.

(VOV) - The central province of Thua Thien Hue has welcomed 2.12 million visitors including 784,000 foreigners with a turnover of VND2.026 billion over the past ten months.

(VOV) -Two famous tourist attractions in Sapa district of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai have been listed in Vietnam Records Book, according to the Lao Cai provincial Department for Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The northern mountainous province of Lao Cai expects to welcome the one-millionth tourist this year during a festival celebrating the 110th anniversary of Sa Pa , the province’s renown resort town, slated for October 25 - November 3.

(VOV) - Students studying tourism across the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) gathered for an exchange at the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Cultural House on October 18.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s ancient town of Hoi An has been voted as the second most favourite tourist destination in Asia after Japan’s Kyoto.

(VOV) - Russia’s Nordwind Airlines will open a direct Nizhny Novgorod - Cam Ranh Bay route as of October 25, according to the Voice of Russia.

After a few months in Hanoi, Ounkham Pimmata considers the differences between his hometown of Vientiane and Vietnam’s capital city.

(VOV) - Sixteen art troupes representing 11 countries and international organisations have registered to participate in the biennial Festival Hue next year. 

(VOV) - The 2013 traditional craft village tourism festival in Hanoi and Red River Delta area opened at the Palace of Sports Apparel Horse in Hanoi on October 8.

The People’s Committee of central Thua Thien- Hue province has decided to invest VND9 billion to restore and develop its traditional craft villages between 2014 and 2015. 

The total turnover of Thua Thien-Hue tourism sector reached VND4.6 billion (US$2.1 million) in the first nine months of this year, according to provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s leading travel operator Saigontourist will welcome 4,500 foreign passengers and crew members on three luxury cruise ships touring Vietnam this October.

(VOV) -More than 478,000 international tourists have visited Khanh Hoa province so far this year, up nearly 25% from a year earlier.

(VOV) - Etihad Airways, the national flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), opened direct flights between Abu Dhabi and Ho Chi Minh City on October 2.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s only representative, Vietravel tourist company, has been honorably awarded the 2013 titles “Vietnam’s Leading Travel Agency” by World Travel Awards (WTA) and “Vietnam’s Best Travel Agency” by TTG Asia.

Famous for its numerous islands rising from the emerald water, caves with amazing stalactites and unique animal life, Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh has been listed among the world’s top 10 most impressive coastlines by Huffington Post Magazine. 

(VOV) - Haiphong city leaders held a meeting with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on September 28 to consider Haiphong’s dossier seeking a UNESCO title for its Cat Ba islands. 

(VOV) - The Scientific Union for Sustainable Tourism Development (STDe) hosted a seminar in Hanoi on September 28, introducing the potential for developing water tourism in Vietnam.

(VOV) - The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has announced the nation’s foreign arrivals totalled 5.5 million after the first nine months of this year, up 9.9% compared to the same period in 2012.

(VOV) - Phan Thiet-Mui Ne in the southern province of Binh Thuan has become one of Vietnam’s most attractive tourist destinations, proving particularly popular with Russian visitors in recent years.

(VOV) - Hanoi and HCM City are among the most attractive Southeast Asian cities and have become ideal destinations for young people from the UK.

Foreign arrivals to Ho Chi Minh City rose above 2.8 million in the first nine months of the year, up 3 percent from the same period in 2012.

(VOV) -National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) has announced its plan to increase the number of flights between Vietnamese and Republic of Korean destinations as of October 28.

(VOV) - A famtrip delegation comprised of 30 international travel agencies conducted a fact-finding tour of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on September 20.

Long Bien Market in Vietnam’s Hanoi capital city has been named by travel website gobackpacking.com among the top five most exciting markets in Southeast Asia.