The 2013 Khau Vai Love Market Culture-Tourism Week is being held in Meo Vac district, northern mountainous province of Ha Giang from May 4-6.

(VOV) - The number of tourist arrivals increased sharply during the past five-day holiday in celebration of National Reunification Day and May Day.

(VOV) -An increasing number of Russian visitors are selecting Vietnam’s famous tourist attractions in the central region as ideal destinations for this year’s holiday season.

(VOV) - "Do Son-The Call of the Sea" festival was launched in Haiphong city on April 30 as part of the National Tourism Year 2013 in the Red River Delta.

(VOV) -Dr Ho Quang Minh from the Vietnam Central Hospital for Acupuncture has participated in an international tourism training conference in Zacatecas, Mexico.

(VOV) - Vietnam welcomed nearly 614,000 foreign visitors in April, bringing the total number of foreign arrivals to more than 2.4 million in the first four months, according to the General Statistics Office.

Banyan Tree Group of Singapore on April 27 put into service the integrated resort complex of Laguna Lang Co located in Lang Co town, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

A seminar was held in Can Tho city on April 26 to discuss ways to promote tourism in the Mekong Delta region, as part of Mekong Expo 2013’s framework.

(VOV) -A seminar was held in Phnom Penh on April 24 by the Cambodia Angkor Air (CAA), a joint venture between Vietnam Airlines (VNA) and the Cambodian Royal Government.

(VOV) - Malaysia is a key market Vietnam’s tourism industry should focus on in order to broaden its customer base.

(VOV) -The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, will operate 434 more flights than scheduled on April 30 and May Day.

Northwestern region attracted over 10 million visitors in 2012 thanks to a tourism development cooperation programme by eight provinces.

(VOV) - The Hanoi and HCM City Tourism Associations signed an official cooperative agreement in Hanoi on 20 April to implement a program to stimulate tourism in 2013.

The first Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM)—featuring more than 100 foreign and 260 domestic stalls representing six airlines, 134 travel operators, and 105 hotels and resorts—opened in Hanoi on April 18.

(VOV) -More than 60 percent of foreign tourists visiting Khanh Hoa province have said they would love to return thanks to its high-quality services, reasonable prices, and beautiful landscapes.

A system of lava caves including one considered as the longest lava cave of Southeast Asia has been discovered in the southern province of Dong Nai, according to researcher Truong Ba Vuong of the Vietnam's Institute of Tropical Biology.

A 20,000 seat stage has been set up along the Han River bank along Tran Hung Dao Street, the central road of the city, in preparation for the sixth Danang International Fireworks Competition. 

A heritage festival will be held in Quang Nam province from June 22-26 in a bid to boost tourism in the central region and the country as a whole. 

The 2013 Ha Long Carnival will spotlight tourism potential of the northern province of Quang Ninh.

(VOV) -The launch of different overseas tours during the 2013 summer holiday has attracted a large number of tourists.

Performers, artists and craftsmen form 16 provinces will bring their traditional cultures and arts to the ASEAN- Vietnam Heritage Space Programme at the Hoi An Statue Garden form June 18-23. 

The capital city of Hanoi received 5.12 million tourists, including 615,000 foreigners, in the first quarter of 2013, representing a year-on-year increase of 17 percent. 

The 2013 Sapa in the Cloud Festival will take place from April 26 to May 5, said the district People’s Committee. 

(VOV) - Vietnam’s leading low-cost carrier, VietJetAir, will officially open its Hanoi-Bangkok air route on June 1, starting with one flight a day. 

(VOV) - A sea tourism festival will be held in Do Son District of the northern port city of Haiphong from April 28 to May 6. 

HCM City’s 2013 Tourism Day Festival opened at 23/9 Park on April 4. 

Vietnam fetched VND53.5 trillion (US$ 2.5 billion) from tourism services in the first quarter of this year, equal to third of the sector’s total revenue in 2012.

(VOV) -Russia currently ranks first in the world, in terms of its visitors to Vietnam as they are granted visa exemption for their less than 15-day stay in the country.

The People's Committee of the central province of Quang Binh has approved an experimental adventure tour of Son Doong Cave suggested by Howard Limbert, expert of the British Cave Research Association.

Hilton Worldwide on April 2 announced the opening of Hilton Garden Inn Hanoi, the first such property in Southeast Asia .