(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. 

Vietnam is ranked fourth best ASEAN tourism attraction in 2012, according to an ASEAN report released on September 17.

(VOV) -As many as 1,000 delegates from countries and territories are attending the Global Tourism Economy Forum (GTEF 2013) in Macao from September 17-19.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s Hanoi capital has risen to fifth place among the top ten destinations in Asia 2013, according to a recent report by Hong Kong-based travel and trade journal, Smart Travel Asia.

(VOV) - More than 50 international reporters and representatives of travel agents from Russia, Germany, France and the US gathered at a meeting to explore BinhThuan’s potential tourism.

(VOV) - A touring roadshow introducing Vietnamese travel agencies to the Republic of Korea’s (RoK) “Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions” (MICE) tourism opened in Ho Chi Minh City on September 12.

(VOV) - A conference on Vietnam-Russia tourism development cooperation was held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 12.

(VOV) - Trademark building is an important lever for the development of the tourism industry, but many local tourism businesses find themselves in a weak position to have a leg up on international competition.

Tourism growth should be viewed as a “win-win game” for the entire lower Mekong Sub-region, speakers at an international tourism summit in Ho Chi Minh City said on September 11. 

(VOV) - The first Ayeyarwady - Chao Phraya - Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) tourism ministerial meeting was held in HCM City on September 11 within the International Tourism Fair framework.

Low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific has announced that it started selling air tickets for the Lunar New Year from September 9, with 136,000 seats to meet travel demand during Vietnam’s most important festival which will come by the end of the next January.

Oriental Sails Company will operate a five-star cruiser on Ha Long bay from September 15.

(VOV) - A craft village tourism festival will take place in Hanoi over October 9–12, featuring exhibitions, food tastings, and folk games in Red river delta provinces.