(VOV) - The number of Russian tourists to the south central province of Khanh Hoa reached 70,000 in the first half of this year, making up 45.5% of the total Russian arrivals in Vietnam.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s world heritage Phong Nha cave in the central province of Quang Binh has been certificated as one of world’s best destinations by the US famous tourism website TripAdvisor.

(VOV) -The Movenpick Hotel Hanoi and the Movenpick Hotel Saigon, owned by Movenpick Hotels and Resorts, have become the first hotels in Vietnam to receive Green Globe certification recognising their significant environmental, social, and cultural preservation efforts.

(VOV) - Da Vien Islet, formed by silt deposits from the Huong (Perfume) River, covers more than 100,000sq.m (890m in length, and 185m in width).

A long-term plan has been devised to conserve biodiversity in the mangrove swamp ecosystem. 

Vietnam’s tourism sector sees Russia as a potential market when an increasing number of Russian tourists are choosing Vietnam as a holiday destination. 

Two hotels in Vietnam have been ranked among the five that have the best hotel spas in the world by readers of the US Travel&Leisure Magazine, the world’s leading travel guides, articles and information. 

Quang Binh plans to launch experimental adventure tours of Son Doong Cave, which is considered the largest in the world, in early August this year. 

The number of tourists visiting two central coastal cities, Danang and Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa province), has so far risen by 16 percent and 20 percent compared with the same period last year. 

Jetstar Pacific will add 194 extra flights between Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Danang to meet the rising tourist demand of summer peak-time. 

(VOV) - Quang Ninh province plans to open its representative offices in Japan and the Republic of Korea in an effort to introduce its tourism potential to international friends. 

(VOV) - The fourth Vietnam tourism and culture festival opened at Arko Art Theatre in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK) on July 2.

(VOV) -In the past six months, more than 3.54 million foreigners came to Vietnam up 4.9 percent from a year earlier, according to the General Statistics Office.

The Vietnam Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is hosting a culture festival together with tourism seminars in the Republic of Korea (RoK) in effort to lure more visitors from the country.

(VOV) - Vietnam welcomed more than 567,000 foreign visitors in June, a year-on-year increase of 29.9%, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s budget carrier VietJetAir has entered into a partnership with a Thai air carrier to capitalise on this lucrative market.

The first international route linking Dong Hoi in Vietnam’s central Quang Binh province with Taipei, Taiwan (China), is to open from August this year. 

(VOV) - The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines will officially open two international air routes from Danang to Seoul (the Republic of Korea) and Siem Riep (Cambodia) as of July 1, 2013.

(VOV) -The Republic of Korea is one of Vietnam’s key tourism markets, with more than 700,000 visiting Vietnam last year alone, doubling the 2009 figure.

(VOV) -The Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board launched a marketing campaign in HCM City on June 20, in an effort to attract more Vietnamese visitors to its country.

(VOV) - The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) says it is working with relevant Thai agencies to bring home Vietnamese stranded tourists.

(VOV) - Vietnam is showcasing its tourism products and services at the ongoing International Travel Expo Hong Kong (ITE HK) in China.

(VOV) - Tourism experts have proposed that the government continue offering unilateral tourist visa exemptions for travellers from major markets to attract more visitors and generate revenue.

(VOV) - Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hoi An and Halong are four of the Top 25 Travellers’ Choice Asia Destinations recognized by the world’s largest travel site, TripAdvisor.

(VOV) -Luxury cruise ship Costa Atlantica is scheduled to dock at Ba Ria-Vung Tau province’s SP-SPA seaport on June 14, bringing 2,200 crew members and passengers to Vietnam.

Over 100 representatives from the tourism sector met in Khanh Hoa province on June 9 discussing how Vietnam can become a more attractive destination for foreign cruise tourists. 

(VOV) - Local and foreign visitors have flocked to Nha Trang city in central Vietnam to attend an international sea and island tourism fair, which opened at the Diamond Bay Resort on June 8.

(VOV) - Visitors to the Trang An tourism site in Ninh Binh province are very impressed by Tam Coc which looks like Ha Long Bay on land. 

(VOV) - Hoanh Son Beach in Ky Nam commune, Ky Anh District, central Ha Tinh province is 2km from Ngang Mountain Pass.

(VOV) -An Bang beach in Hoi An and Bai Dai (Long Beach) in Phu Quoc were placed 86th and 93rd on the list of the 100 best beaches in the world, as announced recently by CNN Travel News.