(VOV) - The National Flag Carrier Vietnam Airlines on December 14 launched the Hanoi- Phu Quoc direct air route in the presence of Primer Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, former Party General Secretary Le Kha Phieu and other senior officials.

(VOV) -The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced it will launch 11 new routes from Can Tho City and other Mekong Delta provinces to Taiwan to mark the upcoming New Year.

(VOV) - The northern border province of Quang Ninh has so far this year welcomed 6.4 million holidaymakers, including 2.2 foreigners, up 9 percent and 6 percent respectively.

(VOV) - The capital city will be developing six typical traditional craft villages till 2015 closely linked with the tourism sector in the hope of exploiting its cultural and economic advantages.

(VOV) -Since November 2012 the south-central coastal province of Ninh Thuan has attracted more than 550 Russian tourists who stayed between 10-13 days.

(VOV) - Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountains) is a famous destination in the central city of Danang that tourists should put it in their itinerary.

Thirty six hotels in Vietnam are among 494 outstanding hotels worldwide selected to win the Gold Circle Award 2012 presented by leading Asian hotel booking site, Agoda.com. 

(VOV) - Vietnam Airlines’ first flight carrying 143 passengers landed at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, on December 2.

(VOV) -The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will begin patroning Duong To commune’s new Phu Quoc Island airport from December 2, ending its use of Duong Dong town’s older facility.

(VOV) -Vietnam’s leading low-cost carrier VietJet Air has annouced that it will launch a new route from Ho Chi Minh City to Thailand’s Bangkok capital in early 2013.

(VOV) - The number of the Republic of Korean tourists to Vietnam in November showed the highest year-on-year increase of 31.5 percent, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). 

(VOV) - Vietnamese tourists topped the list of foreign visitors to Cambodia during the past ten months with 638,000 arrivals, showing a year-on-year increase of 24 percent. 

(VOV) - The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has hosted almost 2.4 million tourists so far in 2012, up 25 percent against the same period last year.  

(VOV) - The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) organised the inaugural meeting of the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) in Hanoi on November 27.  

(VOV) - The southern Tra Vinh province hosted an exhibition and trade fair on November 24 to promote tourism and highlight the 2012 Ok Om Bok festival of Khmer ethnic groups.

The northern province of Quang Ninh expects to reel in European travellers during its Ha Long Tourism Week 2012 from November 27-30.

Lang Co Bay in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has emerged as a popular destination for both foreign and local tourists.

The low-cost carrier VietJetAir on November 22 officially launched a domestic route linking Ho Chi Minh City with the central city of Hue to meet the increasing demand from domestic and foreign passengers. 

(VOV) -Mui Ca Mau (Ca Mau Cape) National Park in the southernmost province of Ca Mau will be recognised as a new Ramsar site of the world and the fifth in Vietnam.

(VOV) -Vietnam Airlines, the national flag carrier, has announced it will officially open two new air routes in December.

(VOV) - The increase in the number of foreign tourists to Vietnam impacts many areas of the economy.

The Ha Long Week 2012 will take place in the northern province of Quang Ninh from November 27-30, with a focus on European market. 

The Tuan Chau port in the northern province of Quang Ninh has welcome the first foreign cruise ship after it was given permission to receive foreign ships from November 2. 

Even if you are lucky enough to visit the southern city of Vung Tau’s Long Son island commune, you may miss the chance to see a beautiful sunrise over the newly-built Go Gang Bridge.

Malaysia’s budget carrier Air Asia has announced a plan to increase its current seven flights from Kuala Lumpur to Hanoi per week to ten, according to Hanoi Moi newspaper. 

(VOV) - The Saigontourist Travel Service Company welcomed 2,150 foreign passengers and crew members on board the cruise ship SuperStar Aquarius that docked at Halong harbour on November 3.

(VOV) - Eleven Red River Delta cities and provinces will take part in National Tourism Year 2013 on the theme “Red River Civilization” and activities scheduled to take place during the year will be officially announced in January 2013.

The national airlines of Kazakhstan, Air Astana, will launch the first route linking Ho Chi Minh City and the biggest Kazak city of Almaty on January 2, 2013. 

Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh is among tourism draws to bring more Japanese tourists to Vietnam, according to Japanese travel agencies.

(VOV) - Developing responsible tourism closely linked to environmental and social issues was at the centre of a conference in Hanoi on November 2.