(VOV) - VietJetAir officially launched a new route on June 1 with seven flights per week between Hanoi and Bangkok.

The embassies of India, Malaysia and Ireland together with 11 consulates general in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang have registered to attend the Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa Sea Festival 2013, scheduled for June 8-11 in central Khanh Hoa province. 

(VOV) -A ceremony was held at the Lotte Hotel in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on May 30 to announce the official opening of direct flights between Incheon and Danang.

(VOV) -The Vietnam Investment Construction And Trading Joint Stock Company (CTX Holdings) began constructing its five-star Sapa Indochina International Hotel, in the northern hill province of Lao Cai, on May 30.

(VOV) - Vietnam hopes to boost domestic tourism growth and attract more foreign visitors, when launching the 2013 tourism stimulation programme in HCM City on May 29.

Sofitel Metropole Hanoi and Park Hyatt Saigon have just been selected by Robb Report Magazine as two of the world's best 100 hotels in 100 cities globally. 

(VOV) - Akitek Tenggara-Singapore Company is helping the central province of Thua Thien-Hue with its overall planning for tourism development in the 2013-2025 period, said Nguyen Van Cao, Chairman of provincial People’s Committee.

(VOV) -The Head of the Vietnam National Agency of Tourism (VNAT), Nguyen Van Tuan, on May 27 met with the Chairman of Egypt Tourism Authority (ETA), Naser Hamdy, in Cairo before ending his week-long visit to the country.

Ho Chi Minh City welcomed more than 1.6 million foreign visitors in the first five months of 2013, a year-on-year increase of 7 percent, according to the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. 

(VOV) -A forum was held in Da Lat city on May 25 to discuss ways to tap the tourism potential of the Central Highland region.

Vietnam has welcomed 2.9 million foreign arrivals in the first five months of this year, representing a decrease of 1.4 percent against the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.

(VOV) - The second Cave Festival opened on May 25 at the 34.1 km long Thien Duong cave in the central province of Quang Binh.

(VOV) - The Red River Delta is developing tourism as the region’s key economic industry, aiming to attract 24-25 million domestic visitors and 4.5-5 million foreigners by 2020.

Ho Chi Minh City is expected to welcome 4.1 million foreign guests in 2013 to achieve a year-on-year increase of 8 percent. 

(VOV) -Vietnam’s leading low-cost carrier VietJetAir is offering a week-long special promotion for its newly-launched Ho Chi Minh City-Buon Me Thuot flight from now until May 26.

(VOV) - Malaysia Airlines is providing package tours of three days and two nights from Kuala Lumpur to Ho Chi Minh City at a cost of US$292 from now until August 31.

(VOV) -A Spanish-funded project on sustainable tourism development in Vietnam’s highland regions has been a great success, a conference was told in Hanoi on May 21.

World Heritage sites in Vietnam’s central region have been introduced to the world through the offering of a travel book called My Son Sanctuary World Heritage Site and flyers on international flights of the Republic of Korea’s Asiana Airlines.

(VOV) -Mai Chau, located in northern Hoa Binh province, has been included in the US-based Business Insider’s top 10 incredible places for cultural tours.

(VOV) - Three Vietnamese restaurants have been listed among the US-based food website The Daily Meal’s 101 best restaurants in Asia. 

(VOV) -Hanoi hosted the May 16 launch of a promotional campaign from Mekong Delta tourism in the hope of attracting more domestic and international visitors to the region.

(VOV) -As many as 80 businesses from Portugal, France, Russia, Australia, Singapore and Spain have registered to attend the first International Islands-Sea Travel Expo Nha Trang-Vietnam 2013 (ISTE 2013).

(VOV) - The Tourism Board and Association of Travel Agents of Nepal hosted a seminar in Hanoi on May 15 promoting tourism in Nepal.

Ho Chi Minh City will host the Southern Land Cuisine Festival and the Southern Fruit Festival as part of its strategy to stimulate tourism demand in 2013, according to the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. 

The number of customers booking tours to popular destinations in the central and southern regions increased by 20-25 percent against the same period last year. 

(VOV) -Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Deborah Chatsis has congratulated Don’s Tay Ho in Hanoi for being listed among Asia's 50 Best Restaurants in 2013 as well as for winning last March’s San Pellegrino Award in Singapore for Vietnam’s Best Restaurant.

(VOV) - More than 120 international Sofitel Luxury Hotel branches, including those in Vietnam, will play host to the French multi-genre musical celebration La Fête de la Musique on June 21. 

(VOV) - The fifth Quang Nam Heritage Festival, scheduled for June 21–26, will honour local and national cultural values with the ultimate goal of boosting tourism development.

Eight Italian couples are participating in a game show organised by the European country’s RAI Television (RAI TV) which introduces various localities in Vietnam.

(VOV) - More than 33,000 visitors, including 1,503 foreigners, have gathered for a week-long festival in Sapa district, Lao Cai province.