Passengers will have the opportunity to buy cheap tickets on offer from Vietnam Airllines over three days this August as part of its autumn promotion programme.

The Mekong Delta is renowned for its floating markets which are typical of the Phung Hiep and Cai Be districts.

Ho Chi Minh City has recently been again ranked among the world’s top ten cities for street foods in a list made by travel website VirtualTourist.com.

Kazakhstan’s flag carrier Air Astania has decided to open a new air route between Ho Chi Minh city and Kazakhstan in December.

An international seminar on Ha Long Bay will be held in Ha Long City in Quang Ninh province on July 24. 

The flight No. 7555 of Asiana Airlines carrying 131 passengers from Incheon, the Republic of Korea (RoK), landed at Cam Ranh international airport on the night of July 12.

Japan's Waseda University and the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre have completed work on a scaled down replica of Hue Citadel's Can Chanh Palace.

Emirates Airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has decided to launch its new direct air route linking Moscow-Dubai- Ho Chi Minh City from June 22 to September 30.

Globalgrasshopper, a popular site for international tourists, has listed the top ten must-see destinations in Vietnam.

In the first half of this year, the central province of Quang Nam has received nearly 1.4 million tourists, presenting a year-on-year increase of over 30 percent and fulfilling more than 50 percent of its yearly target.

It is not easy for a particular vehicle to exist, to be honoured and loved for generations. However, a rudimentary and simple cyclo in Vietnam has done it!

The number of foreign tourists traveling to Vietnam by sea in the first six months of 2012 increased by 46.7 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Tourists are being asked to send holiday videos and their feelings about their trip to the country to the Green Vietnam Video Contest, which aims to promote tourism and raise people's awareness of sustainable tourism.

Singapore Airlines is offering heavily discounted airfares for flights departing from Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Danang to over 20 destinations around the world in celebration of its 20th anniversary in Vietnam.

More than one million foreigners have arrived Hanoi in the first six months this year, up 20 percent from a year ago.

Cambodia saw a large increase in the number of Vietnamese tourists visiting the country in the first five months of this year, to about 305,000.

David Nguyen takes his family on an adventurous trip to the wild and stunning beaches of Bai Tu Long Bay on Quan Lan island in the Tonkin Gulf to enjoy the start of the summer holidays.

More than 1.8 million foreigners have arrived in Ho Chi Minh City in the first six months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 10 percent, and equivalent to 48 percent of this year’s target.

Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi has been rated as the cheapest destination for travelers in summer 2012 (from June 1 to August 31), according to the US website TripAdvisor.

Built in the early 20th century by the French, Debay wine cellar in Ba Na resort (Danang city) has a unique architectural style in Vietnam. Standing the test of time, the structure remains primeval and mysterious.

Tourists to the former imperial capital of Hue will have the chance to enjoy the real life of the old city rather than just viewing relics or landscape as they usually do.

The 5-star cruise liner, the Voyager of the Seas, docked in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on June 14 with more than 3,200 passengers on board.

King Khai Dinh was so inspired by the beauty of Lang Co Bay that he composed a poem in its honor and had the words carved into stone and preserved in the village of An Cu Hong.

Located on the northern bank of the Red River, Kieu Ki is known as the only village in Vietnam still practicing the traditional craft of producing gold leaf. The deftness of Kieu Ki artisans can be seen in pagodas and temples where statues are covered with thin gold leaf.

The Lang Co-the World Beautiful Bay Festival will be held in Hue on June 16-17 within the framework of the 2012 National Tourism Year of Northcentral Coastal Region.

Thanh Toan Bridge, with its tiled roof, in the central province of Thua Thien Hue will be turn into a destination for community based tourism. 

The most popular flower in the northern port city of Haiphong, the flamboyant flower, ‘flame flower’ or royal Poinciana – was the main theme of a festival held in the city during the weekend.

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang will develop its Phu Quoc island into an eco-tourism centre, under the province’s tourism development strategy for the 2011-2020 period.

Vietnam’s leading travel agents, including Hanoi Toserco, Saigontourist and Fiditour, met with more than 150 Sri Lankan partners, at the Hilton Hotel in Colombo on June 8 to exploit growing interest in Vietnamese tourism.

Public museums in HCM City attracted around 2.6 million visitors last year, with the five museums administered by private organisations and individuals.