(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.

(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.