Mai Chau, a small town in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh, was named one of the top ten "fresh" Asian destinations by hotel booking site Agoda.com.

(VOV) - The Cat Ba Tourism 2013 opened on March 31 with an art performance in Cat Hai island district of northern Hai Phong port city.

About 70,000 visitors attended the Quan The Am (Avalokitecvara) Boddhisattva Festival that took place in the central city of Danang from March 28-30. 

(VOV) -Vietnam’s leading low-cost carrier VietJetAir will officially open its air route linking Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Buon Ma Thuot on May 25.

(VOV) - Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Limited (Dragonair) launched a direct air route between Danang and Hong Kong on March 28.

Mekong Delta region attracted more than 19.4 million visitors in 2012 and earned about VND4.3 trillion from tourism-related activities, an increase of 23.2 percent compared with the previous year, according to newly-released statistics. 

(VOV) - Three golden tourism weeks will be held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from April 21-27, September 2-8 and December 24-30. 

(VOV) - The south central Khanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee has approved a project to teach Russian to tourism staff in the 2013-2015 period.

(VOV) -Some Vietnamese tour operators, including Vietland Discovery, Images Travel and Tourism Hanoi, have taken part in the 38th Paris International Tourism Show in France.

The Ho Chi Minh City International Travel Expo 2013 (ITE-HCMC 2013) will be held in the city on September 12-14, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. 

(VOV) - More than 80 percent of foreign tourists to Hanoi said they want to return to the capital city after their first visit, according to a municipal survey.

(VOV) -The Vietnam General Department of Tourism, Vietnam Airlines, Viettravel  and over 10 Vietnamese tour operators have attended the 20th Moscow International Exhibition for Travel and Tourism (MITT) which opened on March 20.

Malaysian AirAsia Bhd announced it will terminate its weekly flights to Vietnam’s central city of Danang from June 10 as part of its route network re-alignment. 

(VOV) - CNN has judged Vietnam boasts five of the top nine most beautiful paradise resorts in the East Sea.

Vietnam Airlines has completed preparations for the official launch of a direct service between Cam Ranh International Airport in the central coastal Khanh Hoa province and Moscow.

My Son Community-based Tourism Village in Duy Phu commune, central Quang Nam province, was opened on March 14 by the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the International Labour Organisation (ILO). 

(VOV) -Vietnam has ranked second at the Go Asia Award-Most Popular Destination 2013 awards from the International Tourism Bourse (ITB).

Northern Quang Ninh province will develop three important heritage sites from next month until 2025 to promote their cultural values, contributing to the province's tourism and economy. 

(VOV) -The Ba Na Hills Mountain Resort in the central city of Danang will open its third cable car route on March 29 after 420 days of construction.

The four-star international cruise ship Columbus 2 of Germany with 900 tourists and crews on board, anchored at Saigon Port in Ho Chi Minh City on March 11 for the first time.

(VOV) - Over 200 international delegates took part in a friendship spring travel to Co Loa Relics in Hanoi on March 9.

Nearly 30 Vietnamese firms, led by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) are participating in the International Tourism Fair ITB, which opened in Berlin on March 6. 

(VOV) - Forty-six cruise ships carrying 50,000 arrivals are scheduled to dock at Tien Sa port in the central city of Danang over the first quarter of 2013.

A maritime tourist route between Beihai in the Chinese province of Guangxi and Ha Long Bay in Vietnam’s northern province of Quang Ninh is to start operating early this April.

(VOV) - The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is offering a 27 percent discount off ticket prices for a number of flights to selected European nations.

Located in the northern province of Quang Ninh, Bai Tu Long National Park comprises 40 islands, either earth or limestone, scattering across three communes, Ha Long, Van Yen and Minh Chau of Van Don district. 

The sustainable exploitation of natural resources, mineral resources in particular, has always been a hot issue and priority for developing countries. Among the potential solutions to this issue is the harmonisation of exploitation and conservation of the national natural and geological heritage to promote tourism. 

(VOV)- Air Astana officially launched its air route linking the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan and Ho Chi Minh City on March 1.

(VOV) -Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) Deputy General Director Nguyen Manh Cuong has announced the launch of the agency’s 2013 stimulus programme, designed to increase the number of international tourists visiting Vietnam.

The Hue Monuments Conservation Center will restore ceremonial activities conducted during the Nguyen Dynasty, thus creating an attraction for tourists to royal sites in Hue city.